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I'm a tinkerer with technology, and occasionally strike lucky with it. I co-chair the O'Reilly Open Source Convention and I'm in charge of designing O'Reilly's conference software platform, Expectnation.
I've written a few computer books, most recently "Learning Rails", in collaboration with my old friend and co-conspirator Simon St.Laurent.
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Google has acquired ITA, developer of the airfare search and pricing system QPX that is used by major airlines. The deal is for $700 million in cash and comes after months of rumors about Google buying ITA.
I can't wait to see what Google is going to do with this data set. Searching for flights is such a painful experience. It's also a fun thought experiment to consider what other data they could join this up with.
Because your iPhone knows your location, the app can show you nearby places to eat, stay and explore, as recommended by the Dopplr community. It also comes with built-in recommendations for 250 popular cities around the world.
Very excited to see Dopplr's iPhone app hit the Apple app store today. I've been privileged to be an early tester of this, and can't wait to use it for real over the next two weeks at OSCON in San Jose.
Congratulations to @mattb and all at Dopplr!
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