Expedia Inc. (EXPE) agreed to buy a majority stake in travel metasearch engine trivago for about EUR 477 million, expanding the Internet travel agent’s exposure in Europe.

The deal also increases consolidation in Expedia’s market following priceline.com Inc.’s (PCLN) $1.8 billion purchase agreement for travel metasearch company Kayak Software Corp. (KYAK) last month.

Expedia will acquire 61.6% of trivago for about EUR477 million, or roughly $632 million–including EUR434 million in cash and EUR43 million in Expedia stock.

Founded seven years ago, trivago grew into one of the largest travel sites in Europe and now conducts more than 100 million hotel searches annually, Expedia said. The company is expected to deliver about EUR100 million in revenue for 2012.

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2012

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December 19, 2012

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#5. Game – Jesus Piece – 86,000 (87,000)

#8. Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire – 61,000 (298,000)

#14. Rihanna – Unapologetic – 51,000 (420,000)

#25. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.F.I.C. – 40,000 (182,000)

#28. Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment – 36,000 (113,000)

#33. Big Boi – Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors – 30,000 (30,000)

#40. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 24,000 (506,000)

#65. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 12,000 (176,000)

#82. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up – 9,800 (759,000)

#103. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 7,800 (274,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Instagram Changes Privacy Policy

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December 18, 2012

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Instagram now says it has the right to sell users’ photographs without payment or notification unless users delete their account by a January deadline. It’s the first major policy shift since Facebook bought Instragram.

Will you delete your instagram due to new policy?

$315 Billion Worth of Gold

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December 17, 2012

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The Bank of England protects about £197 billion ($315 billlion) worth of gold.

Film by Brady Haran.

Weekend Box Office: December 14-16, 2012

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December 17, 2012

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Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd $$$)

The Hobbit $84.7 m
Rise of the Guardians $7.1 m
Lincoln $7 m
Skyfall $6.5 m
Life of Pi $5.4 m

Checkout How Much Pacquiao vs Marquez generated

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December 17, 2012

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According to Dan Rafael at ESPN.com:

The fourth fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao generated about 1.15 million buys on HBO PPV, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com on Saturday..

The final numbers were not in yet, but HBO did not dispute Arum’s figure, which means the fight will generate in the neighborhood of $70 million in domestic television revenue.

Future of Magazines | Hybrid

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December 16, 2012

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This is the idea and concept that came up with in the course “The future of media” at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 2012. The theme for the course was: “Future of magazines”.

Project group: Joel Arnkvist, Eva Olsson, Jens Muller, Havva Gocmenoglu.

2012 Highest Paid Women in Music

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December 14, 2012

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1. Britney Spears ($58 million)

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To form list, Forbes looked at income from record sales, touring, endorsements, merchandise sales and other ventures. The figures represent earnings from May 2011 to May 2012, before subtracting management fees, legal costs and taxes.

Britney Spears $58 Million
Taylor Swift $57 million
Rhianna $53 million
Lady Gaga $52 million
Katy Perry $45 million
Beyonce $40 million
Adele $35 million
Sade $33 million
Madonna $30 million
Shakira $20 million

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/9/2012

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December 12, 2012

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/9/2012

#2. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.F.I.C. – 141,000 (141,000)

#6. Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire – 77,000 (237,000)

#11. Rihanna – Unapologetic – 59,000 (369,000)

#24. Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment – 30,000 (77,000)

#30. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 25,000 (481,000)

#44. The Weeknd – Trilogy – 14,000 (145,000)

#56. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 11,000 (428,000)

#67. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up – 9,900 (749,000)

#72. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 9,300 (266,000)

#152. Wu-Block – Wu-Block – 4,200 (13,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Facebook Trends of 2012

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December 12, 2012

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On Wednesday, Facebook revealed the most talked-about events on the social network for 11 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Australia and France.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the single most talked about event in the U.S. was the presidential election, followed by the Super Bowl and the death of Whitney Houston, the last of which was a top trending topic in several other countries as well. Hurricane Sandy ranked fourth on the list in the U.S.

source: Facebook