http://verticalsearch.net/2006/04/17/yahoos-farechase-takes-off/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:28:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1 http://verticalsearch.net/2006/04/17/yahoos-farechase-takes-off/#comment-1512 Thu, 25 May 2006 22:55:53 +0000 http://verticalsearch.net/2006/04/17/yahoos-farechase-takes-off/#comment-1512 [...] ips to develop into something more meaningful for all parties, but at this point, only the FareChase/Yahoo! integration has much bite. In separate news, there’s an [...] […] ips to develop into something more meaningful for all parties, but at this point, only the FareChase/Yahoo! integration has much bite. In separate news, there’s an […]

]]> http://verticalsearch.net/2006/04/17/yahoos-farechase-takes-off/#comment-142 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:50:47 +0000 http://verticalsearch.net/2006/04/17/yahoos-farechase-takes-off/#comment-142 Yahoo bought FareChase before either Kayak or SideStep.com (the Website) was launched. Even with Yahoo's massive warchest and consumer application development prowess, FareChase is hardly ahead of where it was when it was bought. They still don't have a car search, their interface is clumsy and confusing, and they don't have the cachet of the other travel search engines. I hope that Yahoo's promotion of FareChase signals a commitment to more design/development resources, but my guess is that it's an experiment, Travelocity will still yield more money, and it'll be some time before Yahoo Travel can stand on its own. Yahoo bought FareChase before either Kayak or SideStep.com (the Website) was launched. Even with Yahoo’s massive warchest and consumer application development prowess, FareChase is hardly ahead of where it was when it was bought. They still don’t have a car search, their interface is clumsy and confusing, and they don’t have the cachet of the other travel search engines. I hope that Yahoo’s promotion of FareChase signals a commitment to more design/development resources, but my guess is that it’s an experiment, Travelocity will still yield more money, and it’ll be some time before Yahoo Travel can stand on its own.

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