Tue, 04/10/2012 - 09:45 — Anonymous by Frances Cha, Seoul EditorYou
wouldn't think it'd have taken so long for social media sites to start taking
travel seriously. Sure, for years we've been making our sedentary friends
back home jealous by posting "me tanning on deserted beach" photos on
Facebook. And sites like CouchSurfing, which claims to host "the world's
largest travel community," and Airbnb and Wimdu, global social networks
listing accommodations provided by locals, have been helping budget travelers
find lodging around the world for several years. But only recently have
social media sites aimed directly at enhancing the travel experiene begun
popping up. The best of the new sites go beyond Yelp reviews and Wikitravel,
pushing toward a type of extremely personal travel guide based on users'
social networks and experiences of like-minded travelers.read more
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