Monday, August 3, 2009

United Airlines, Jet Blue tweeting cheap fares -- chicagotribune.com

Tech-savvy fliers who are members of the micro-blogging site Twitter have a new way to find last-minute fare deals.

United Airlines and JetBlue have introduced Twitter-exclusive promotions -- "twares" in the case of United and "cheeps" for JetBlue. These deals reward the companies' Twitter followers, or those that sign up to receive the airlines' updates via the site. The deals are announced on Twitter and can disappear within hours, so consumers either need to be glued to their screens or have great timing...