TripAdvisor Acquires Where I've Been; Are They Crazy?


	TripAdvisor Acquires Where I've Been; Are They Crazy?

josefresco

8-17-2007 7:55 AM

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facebook, travel, investing, business

josefresco says:

TripAdvisor is reportedly paying $3,000,000 for a free application, that runs on another free application (at the pleasure of the latter app). Are they crazy or does this make business sense?

Hmmm, they now own the #1 and #2 apps in this category on Facebook and are displaying a new trend in tech spending.

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