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Expedia, Inc.
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average score:
- type of organization: public
- size: gargantuan (1,001 to 10,000 people)
- website: expedia.com
- development offices:
Expedia is an online travel company.
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Whooaaa Daddy
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by
travelmuffin
on
January 08, 2007
Expedia was cool to start with, but it got very corporate very quickly.
I have worked for various travel companies in the past like Amadeus, Galileo and the rest, all doing big mainframe style programming. Wehn I got the opportunity to try to strike back at the big box mentallity I came to Expedia.
When I first got their, it was like I was in heaven. then the companies mental shift occured - back to a big box mainframe mentality of reservation systems. more...