Gtrot

One of my friends who attends Harvard sent me a new website that two Harvard
students started. It's a website that enables you to use your social network
to facilitate travel. It sounds typical, but it's actually a really cool &
useful site.

Gtrot works with Facebook to form a giant friend map that displays where all
your Facebook friends have traveled to and where they currently are. It's
useful because it makes it a lot easier to see who will be in the same place
as you, instead of having to ask around. Or, you can see who has traveled
somewhere you want to go, and you can ask for their expertise on your
destination.

You can also share your itinerary with your friends and utilize copycat
booking, which allows your friends to book the same itinerary as you.
Another feature of Gtrot is ride-sharing, where you can easily coordinate
cab rides with your friends or people in the area.

We already know how connected the everyone is already with each other, and
it's cool to see social networking is now being integrated into travel as
well. A lot of people talk about how Facebook minimizes face-time with your
Facebook "friends," but this website actually instigates more real-life
socializing with your "friends." It'll make it even easier to keep in touch
with those you've lost touch with, and you will be less inclined to decline
to speak with someone just because you aren't familiar with them. The notion
of saving money and having company will likely induce someone to reach out
to someone. Gtrot lets people know where you are without you having to
personally update someone, and you can see where your other friends are
going as well. A common destination results in not only increasing the depth
of your Facebook "friendships," but you also save money (on cab rides, etc)
and time.You can revive old friendships, strengthen new ones, or get to know
someone that you never really got to know. And-- you'll always have company!


http://gtrot.com/


Sharon Lin
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