Tripwolf, the Frankenstein of travel sites By Michelle Thatcher, Webware (July 1)
This improbably named social travel site, Tripwolf, gets a somewhat favourable review from Webware.
"The massive international site, which has local versions in German- and English-speaking countries, is a travel guide, reviews site, social network, blogging platform, photo- and video-sharing site, wiki, and (soon, I'm told) travel booking site all rolled into one. It sounds overwhelming, and it is: every city page shows a map with points of interest, a brief overview of the city, a list of friends' recommendations in that location, several sections for user-submitted comments (e.g., best time to go) and content about that city pulled from elsewhere on the Web (e.g., YouTube). On the flip side, the Tripwolf city page does give you a quick overview of information about your destination, along with starting points for further research."
I looked at Montana - videos, photos - no overview. Too much of the wrong content for me. There was a map - that helped.
There are social networking capabilities - of course - but how many people travel in groups larger than two. I know - sometimes class mates etc - but mostly not.
Posted by Gwen at July 2, 2008 10:26 PM