LAtwiist Interview
Jet-setters alike can now migrate to the beta release of Driftr.com, a social network dedicated to user generated content “by travelers, for travelers.” Based in Venice, CA, the site allows its users to upload trip photos, recommend and review places during travel, and keep track of where they’ve been and where they’re going. READ MORE
CenterNetworks - Round 2
"Dopplr appears to be the travel social networking site with the most buzz currently but Driftr is sexier and sleeker." -- Allen Stern, CenterNetworks
Who are we to argue?
:)
1,000 Registered Members!
Since we opened the site up three weeks ago and allowed our members the ability to invite friends, we've ballooned from 120 alpha members to 1,000! That's a whopping 880 people in 3 weeks! Hot damn!
Thanks everyone!
ReadWriteWeb Write-Up!
Try saying that 5 times fast. All kidding aside, we were thrilled to find ourselves on ReadWriteWeb this morning. Thanks to Sarah for the post.
All Grown Up?
Well not quite, but we do have our very own profile on TechCrunch's CrunchBase!
Now if we could only move out of our parent's basement ;)
We're on Revision3's Tekzilla!
If you don't have time to watch the entire episode, fastforward to 21:40.
Tekzilla Episode 13
The Mighty Blogosphere Has Spoken
Somewhat Frank
DanLin.net
Blogger Trail
Earn Blogger
FeedMyApp
enjoy.
We're on CNET's Webware.com!
Our new friends over at Webware just did nice little write up on Driftr. Thanks to Josh for the plug!
Two Scoops of Driftr
Driftr popped up on two tech blogs today, VentureBeat and CenterNetworks. Thanks to Len and Allen for the great posts and the pile of traffic. :)
Introducing the Driftr Travel Community!
WHAT IS DRIFTR?
Driftr is a user-generated content site for travelers, by travelers. At Driftr, YOU are the travel writer, the photographer, and the reviewer. All of your travel experiences and information you provide become part of the shared Driftr community. The result is a great big worldwide social network full of fascinating and useful information. Everything from where to find those dinosaurs from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, to the best place to stay in Cape Town, South Africa, to what goes down during Oktoberfest...it's all here. And it all begins and ends with you. And, of course, the people you meet here.
Why is it user-generated? Because nobody knows the world better than you do. Not the airlines, the hotels, the travel agents, or the weirdly snooty travel writer who keeps recommending places that end up smelling like old cheese. Not even us. We'd have trouble giving you directions to the bathroom in our own office, let alone tell you the best way to get around Buenos Aires (we also have trouble with ping-pong, gardening, hopscotch, and putting together a decent fantasy football team). No, our purpose is to connect you to each other, so that you can better connect to everything the world has to offer.
What's the catch? There is none. All we ask is that you be interested in travel. If you're here to blog about the nobility of stamp collecting, read about Lindsay Lohan's latest bout with bulimia, or chat about that rash of yours, you're in the wrong place. Unless, of course, you got the rash traveling. Then, welcome aboard!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The Driftr experience is driven by a proprietary map that lets you highlight and track the places you've been and intuitively search for community-driven content relating to the places you'd like to go. Much like the explorers of the Age of Discovery, we use maps to help you plan your trip and record where you've been. Only unlike their maps, ours have fancy colors, are actually accurate, and link up to all the information the entire Driftr network has to offer.
All of this makes Driftr THE place to keep track of your travels and share your trip photos, reviews, and blogs with friends and family, as well as research destinations before you book a trip.
So sign up now to get on the BETA invite list! What have you got to lose? Oh, that's right...only a shot at seeing the world. No biggie.
Cheers!
Erick, Sandra, and Ismail