Ben Kazez launched the FlightTrack app in November 2008, and overnight it became the best-selling travel app worldwide, dubbed “brilliant” by David Pogue of the New York Times. Funded by app sales, Mobiata grew to millions of dollars in annual revenue, with a suite of travel apps featured by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, TechCrunch, CNN, TIME (Top 10 iPhone Apps), and the Webby Awards (Best Travel App). In November 2010 Mobiata was acquired by Expedia, where Kazez now leads mobile products.