Blog homeI have written before about how it is a classic head to head between WAYN (Where Are You Now) and the new kid on the block - Dopplr. Both have aims to connect travellers whilst travelling - and to help users understand where friends may be over the coming months - assisting friends to meetup etc.
WAYN have the users (about 8 million) and some VC backing (from Howzat Media - who know pretty much what there is to know about monetising non-product travel websites through creating advertising opportunities for the traditional travel industry).
Dopplr aren’t out of beta yet - but are well backed by west cost USA web VCs (not travel ones).
Here is a preview of the new Dopplr website made by Matt Dickman. Thanks Matt.
You may also like to go and take a look at this neat Dopplr video that you can find on the ValleyWag blog. It is a pretty good parody. Made me smile. Video link
So why am I covering this (again)? Well its VC vs VC (always fun to watch), Europe vs USA (fairly fun), established vs new (can the established brand retain their userbase when faced with capable opposition?).
Besides - with two nice videos - this is an easy blog post to write! (I have spent all day dealing with issues relating to global sales tax handling within various travel products….. and frankly that has used up all my energies!)
Read my previous coverage about WAYN and Dopplr
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Alex — Glad you liked the Dopplr video! I hope they look to build on the platform to help add more value to the travelers who are using it.