Dopplr right now is by far my favorite social networking tool. It's sparse on participants but those who are in there have lots of value to share. Basically is a social networks based around travel, primarily business travel. The real value of the site is discovering those great places you wouldn't otherwise discover in a guide book or from your concierge. And maybe discovering someone you know will be in the same place as you.
I've got a weekend jaunt to Portland booked in a week, as you can see on my Dopplr profile, and thanks to Dopplr and a write up from Mr. Russell Davies have a sweet diner lined up for brunch on Sunday. Will be interesting to see if my friends who live their even know of it...
It will be interesting to see as it gets more membership whether the quality of recommendations goes up or down. Part of me wants more suggestions but part of me thinks that right now you have a certain like minded kind of crowd that wants neat, maybe quirky and eclectic spots to discover but next thing you know it's all write ups on PF Changs and Red Robin. So more or less useless.
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