Esther Dyson and Dopplr
In a column entitled “The Coming Ad Revolution” in today’s Wall Street Journal, famed thinker and investor Esther Dyson puts Dopplr into an emergent social-media context:
Look at Dopplr (where I plan to become an investor), a site for travelers. I list my trips, and see how they intersect with my friends’ itineraries. “Oh, we’ll both be in London April 4? Let’s get together!” Or, “Juan and Alice will be in town next Tuesday. Let’s hold a dinner!” You can imagine or visit equivalent approaches for books (a hypothetical Amazon 2.0, new and more personalized), clothes (Glam.com and Stardoll.com), and even money management.
So…how does one invest in Dopplr as this author is suggesting? Is Dopplr public?
Dopplr and Tripit: next-gen strategies ? Part 1…
Dopplr launched for its part as a pure social network for frequent travelers, with a single feature: register your travel plans and connections, and Dopplr alerts you whenever you and your connections are in the same location at the same time.
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As stated above, I am quite interested investing in such a wonderful venture.
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We’re grateful for your investment interest, but Dopplr is a privately held business, not a public one.