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Making More Internet Friends

CouchSurfing is great when the site isn't in the throes of self-destructing, as it did recently, but what if you want to keep in touch after you're done sleeping on someone's futon? Enter Tripmates, a comprehensive site for keepi track of fellow travelers before and after trips.

A more accurate name , though, would be "MyTripSpace". Users can create a travel blog, post what music they are listening while traveling, organize a trip with a group of people on the site, or write reviews of hotels, restaurants, and bars. If you're into one-stop shopping, the site could have an interesting future, but ultimately we're tired of filling out profiles; give us Flickr and mass emails any day. Those emails are annoying but still the most efficient.