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“Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would be fun to do a quick poll. While Chicago has birthed a number of start-ups over the years from 37signals and Threadless and SitterCity to Feedburner and Groupon, we wanted to find out the hottest early-stage startup in the area.” Have a second to show some gtrot love? One click voting & no registration required. THANK YOU! RT’s are also welcome.

“Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would be fun to do a quick poll. While Chicago has birthed a number of start-ups over the years from 37signals and Threadless and SitterCity to Feedburner and Groupon, we wanted to find out the hottest early-stage startup in the area.”

Have a second to show some gtrot love? One click voting & no registration required. THANK YOU! RT’s are also welcome.

After months of development, customer feedback and lots of insonmia, gtrot Version 2.0 is now live! We want to change the way you think about planning travel- making it more about experiences from friends than just searching an endless abyss of irrelevant travel info online. I’m super psyched that what we put on paper in May is now live for the whole interwebz to see. We’re still making changes, updates and our content is just starting to grow but I love what I’m seeing. Some highlights from the new gtrot: 1) Share any trip with a unique link. Post the link to your blog, Twitter, Facebook, or email so that all friends can follow your trip – even if they’re not on gtrot!  See an example here: http://gtrot.me/HePPT 2) Connect your Foursquare account. We’ll automatically add check-ins to your past and current trips, making it easy to track and share the places you experience as you travel. 3) Give and get travel advice. On the new Trip Chat page, you and your friends can post updates and travel tips by destination. Tag and rate your favorite places in each city, and see what your friends recommend doing before you go. So, what do you think? Let me know: @gtrot @blocks8 brittany@gtrot.com High-res

After months of development, customer feedback and lots of insonmia, gtrot Version 2.0 is now live!

We want to change the way you think about planning travel- making it more about experiences from friends than just searching an endless abyss of irrelevant travel info online. I’m super psyched that what we put on paper in May is now live for the whole interwebz to see. We’re still making changes, updates and our content is just starting to grow but I love what I’m seeing.

Some highlights from the new gtrot:

1) Share any trip with a unique link. Post the link to your blog, Twitter, Facebook, or email so that all friends can follow your trip – even if they’re not on gtrot!  See an example here: http://gtrot.me/HePPT


2) Connect your Foursquare account. We’ll automatically add check-ins to your past and current trips, making it easy to track and share the places you experience as you travel.


3) Give and get travel advice. On the new Trip Chat page, you and your friends can post updates and travel tips by destination. Tag and rate your favorite places in each city, and see what your friends recommend doing before you go.


So, what do you think? Let me know: @gtrot @blocks8 brittany@gtrot.com

Apple as ticket retailer? It looks like Apple is eyeing the event ticket market with the filing of a new patent. One day you may be able to buy a concert ticket through the Apple iTunes stores. That means the store-front that can provide users with digital content may be able to link to in-person events.  If iTunes tickets become a reality, there is huge potential to cross-sell products. If you buy a ticket to a Passion Pit concert maybe you can buy the band’s album for $7 more. Beyond music, what if you bought a conference badge for next year’s SXSW. What if you were then offered hotel discounts or restaurant coupons in the surrounding area? I’ll be curious to see how the larger ticket market reacts, if and when this type of product comes available. Will companies like Ticketmaster collaborate or compete? Will tickets be sold exclusively through iTunes?Will the purchase and interface allow non-iTunes users to make purchases through it? I see this as a big move for Apple to get more local. Real-life location based events in combination with the recent announcement of Apple Advertising means they may be a even bigger threat to Google’s local features. More information on the apple patent here. High-res

Apple as ticket retailer?

It looks like Apple is eyeing the event ticket market with the filing of a new patent. One day you may be able to buy a concert ticket through the Apple iTunes stores. That means the store-front that can provide users with digital content may be able to link to in-person events. 

If iTunes tickets become a reality, there is huge potential to cross-sell products. If you buy a ticket to a Passion Pit concert maybe you can buy the band’s album for $7 more. Beyond music, what if you bought a conference badge for next year’s SXSW. What if you were then offered hotel discounts or restaurant coupons in the surrounding area?

I’ll be curious to see how the larger ticket market reacts, if and when this type of product comes available. Will companies like Ticketmaster collaborate or compete? Will tickets be sold exclusively through iTunes?Will the purchase and interface allow non-iTunes users to make purchases through it?

I see this as a big move for Apple to get more local. Real-life location based events in combination with the recent announcement of Apple Advertising means they may be a even bigger threat to Google’s local features.

More information on the apple patent here.