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A 'Trippy' Way to Travel

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    Website allows your friends to recommend cool attractions while you're on vacation

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Next -- -- dot com TR I PPY dot com.

When -- say travel web site interesting to me that you guys are starting it another one because there's a lot of travel web sites out there.

What makes your -- -- different.

-- there is a lot of there is a lot of -- -- sites out there.

The big difference between Trippi and and things that are out there is the the crowd sourcing factor.

I'm you take a look at -- -- community C -- planned trip to O'Malley you get a lot of reviews and content from places that you don't necessarily trust.

You know can be a review by the hotel owner of next door or from restaurant.

-- -- is upset about the reviews.

What -- -- does is it helps it facilitates the communication between friends.

To get.

-- been so.

OK I say years say -- that my friends are gonna tell me where I should stay because they know me better.

Yes so you're yes your friends basically.

Is this really what your friends no value and what you know about your friends so you're planning a trip to Mallory.

They can.

Your friends know kind of how you how you like to travel -- -- if you're taking your kids with you.

And -- not they know more about your tastes and likes them with the strangers do so -- kind of facilitates that that communication that.

That -- the -- help you.

Provide that better information.

Did you actually go tell my friends like hey I'm trying to plan a trip on trip me.

And I need you to go in -- two cents in.

That's correct -- -- so you Basie go to the site -- say you're gonna be a trip to Mallory.

You can't put is amazing details about the trip.

And the -- out message to your friends and what what's -- -- -- -- -- service.

From from the social network from FaceBook.

Wish wish of your friends have been denied based on all that information that we've been adding into FaceBook -- last.

-- four years.

For example -- -- work there traveled there checked in there.

So.

Give you.

People that they can actually help you -- -- trip that you know and that no you.

You're -- founder it was with virtual tourist which grew into one of the best travel sites out there -- only just 35 best travel sites I know He knows you guys know the travel business.

I think kind of like the notion that you know I think I -- -- amount because your friends are very honest with you they'll be the first to say.

That place up don't go near Wright as opposed to sometimes may be you know get the truth out there I don't know.

Right yes so absolutely and you know that's the thing about you asking your friends for for those recommendations.

Is -- they arguments do you wrong mean their reputation is on the line every time you about on a trip.

And one of the cool things about -- -- is why you're in that trip we haven't.

Faced iPhone app.

Seem to have an android -- but when you're on that trip you know you -- it take all that all that travel recommendation with you.

And why you're in your unit -- fish house -- take a picture -- real quick.

And then you send them back to your friends and telling them hey thanks for the recommendations.

And I can think gives a gives the few that held view that that little bit enjoy that they get from from -- from helping out.

Yet from the C echoed -- Tim how are you guys funding this thing.

Will apparently -- -- funny but we're we're looking for you know we're looking for investors right now so -- announced private money that -- out there searching for some angels.

That we are the web -- -- -- the what's -- been up.

Let's say it's been up since we lost July 12 so -- -- about a month now we've been -- and live.

OK so it's should be TR I PPY.

Dot com and your Twitter handle is used should be.

I think you guys my beyond is something here I like I said I know my friends are certainly be -- -- be like oh you would so -- that that's a good part I guess about it right.

The had a great fans can -- those recommendations from your friends you know take it with you and -- -- share back with your friends when you're on -- trip.

Good step Jim Olson vice president of product -- trip the dot com thanks to be honest or good luck.

I thank you.

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