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Dopplr keeps the dream alive

Posted by Tattletech on Sep 30, 2009 in Entrepreneurs, M & A, Travel 2.0, What makes good news, social media
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We love optimism. We especially love it when start ups that aren’t making money get bought by big companies with deep pockets that want to be something else. We like it when we hear stories like Dopplr being acquired by Nokia because it keeps the dream alive, the dream of creating a business that people like but doesn’t make any money. Beautiful. I keep thinking of Laura on the Little House on the Prairie and wondering what Pa would say if she came home from school one day and pitched him her idea of a social networking site where kids out on the prairie could have a place to talk about all their chores and trips they would take together in the covered wagon. My, we’ve come a long way. – JLH

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I want my Internet Videoguide for Hotels

Posted by inkgirls on Jun 13, 2007 in Entrepreneurs, New things, Technology, Travel 2.0, Web 2.0 stuff, What makes good news
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Okay – well its here! Trivop is the the first ever internet video guide for hotels. Yes its true – you don’t ever have to wonder what a hotel looks like again or if that neighborhood is dicey. Trivop is the brainchild of Thomas Owadenko – a young, exceedingly good looking French entrepreneur, who by the age of 33 has already launched a few enterprises all to great acclaim. But this time, we think he’s got it – right now the site has hotels in France and the UK (two great places to go) but by year end they will have more than 70o hotels in 10 of Europe’s leading cities and will have dominance in the US. Sure, copycats are out there, but Trivop is the first and the original, sort of like Krispy Kreme doughnut. The company is funded by some of Europe’s leading private investors (more on that later) and is truly out to disrupt the travel industry.

The cool factor lies in the fact that there are no “words” and this makes the site universal – no need for multiple language sites – everyone is equal. Truly in Trivop’s case, a picture is worth a thousand words.

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