Comments on: Dopplr keeps trying to send me to Canada http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html Adventures in travel and serial expattery at zurika.com. These are the tales of two Americans currently based in Munich, Germany. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: scatterlined http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-300 scatterlined Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:20:41 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-300 With regards to Traxo, I completely disagree with the approach. I don't mind forwarding emails, as long as the service can properly decode them.<br /><br />But I am not at all comfortable with giving a website my accounts and passwords for 30 other websites. With regards to Traxo, I completely disagree with the approach. I don't mind forwarding emails, as long as the service can properly decode them.

But I am not at all comfortable with giving a website my accounts and passwords for 30 other websites.

]]> By: Jul http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-301 Jul Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:44:41 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-301 Yeah, that lack of browser compatibility sounds like a pain in the ass. <br /><br />I've always liked TripIt's layout better, but maybe that's because I use it more often than I do Dopplr. It's more familiar. Yeah, that lack of browser compatibility sounds like a pain in the ass.

I've always liked TripIt's layout better, but maybe that's because I use it more often than I do Dopplr. It's more familiar.

]]> By: cliff1976 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-302 cliff1976 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:21:41 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-302 <i>Cliff - it scrolls past October for me.</i><br /><br />Yeah, it does for me too — but only in MSIE6 (boo)...so add browser-compatibility (I use Chrome) to the list of grievances.<br /><br />Dopplr <i>feels</i> smoother to me. I'm not sure how much of that is just <i>looking</i> smoother to me. Cliff – it scrolls past October for me.

Yeah, it does for me too — but only in MSIE6 (boo)…so add browser-compatibility (I use Chrome) to the list of grievances.

Dopplr feels smoother to me. I'm not sure how much of that is just looking smoother to me.

]]> By: Andres Fabris http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-303 Andres Fabris Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:44:22 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-303 Please take a look at our new social travel site that just launched into public beta a couple of weeks ago -- www.traxo.com. <br /><br />No need to forwad e-mails or manually enter trips. You basically set it up one time, and it then goes out and AUTO-IMPORTS, and AUTO-UPDATES your trips (similar to what mint.com does in the financial services space) from any of the online travel sites where you've booked. We've invested heavily in our location normalizer and "TripBuilder" engine. Site is admitedly north-american centric, but we are in the process of adding many more supported sites and launching new features. <br /><br />Please send us any feedback you have! <br /><br />Rgds, Andres (Traxo co-founder) Please take a look at our new social travel site that just launched into public beta a couple of weeks ago — http://www.traxo.com.

No need to forwad e-mails or manually enter trips. You basically set it up one time, and it then goes out and AUTO-IMPORTS, and AUTO-UPDATES your trips (similar to what mint.com does in the financial services space) from any of the online travel sites where you've booked. We've invested heavily in our location normalizer and "TripBuilder" engine. Site is admitedly north-american centric, but we are in the process of adding many more supported sites and launching new features.

Please send us any feedback you have!

Rgds, Andres (Traxo co-founder)

]]> By: Jul http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-304 Jul Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:22:06 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-304 I agree, nothing wrong with going to Canada. Except it's really far away, and I hate long flights...<br /><br />Glad I convinced a few of you to sign up. Will be interested to hear more of your impressions. <br /><br />Cliff - it scrolls past October for me. Maybe when you tried it none of your friends had trips planned for past then? I agree, nothing wrong with going to Canada. Except it's really far away, and I hate long flights…

Glad I convinced a few of you to sign up. Will be interested to hear more of your impressions.

Cliff – it scrolls past October for me. Maybe when you tried it none of your friends had trips planned for past then?

]]> By: Kelsey http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-305 Kelsey Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:28:47 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-305 I'm a fan of TripIt, myself. I've tried using Dopplr, but until they implement one-way trips, it's pretty useless for me. I'm a fan of TripIt, myself. I've tried using Dopplr, but until they implement one-way trips, it's pretty useless for me.

]]> By: cliff1976 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-306 cliff1976 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:20:51 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-306 Hmm.<br /><br />My initial impressions:<br /><br />Clunkier to use than Dopplr.<br /><br />Doesn't seem to play nice with Google Chrome, my browser of choice on Windows (haven't tried it out on Firefox or Safari on other platforms yet) — something about javascript onmouseover events, I'm guessing.<br /><br />Does the calendar view of my contacts really not let me scroll past October 2009?<br /><br />The ads seem more intrusive that those over on Dopplr. Hmm.

My initial impressions:

Clunkier to use than Dopplr.

Doesn't seem to play nice with Google Chrome, my browser of choice on Windows (haven't tried it out on Firefox or Safari on other platforms yet) — something about javascript onmouseover events, I'm guessing.

Does the calendar view of my contacts really not let me scroll past October 2009?

The ads seem more intrusive that those over on Dopplr.

]]> By: cliff1976 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-307 cliff1976 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:08:38 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-307 <i>Dopplr seems to be more popular with other bloggers I know, but I'm not sure why. It has done a horrible job of interpreting travel emails.</i><br /><br />Yeah, not really good at reading my Google Calendar's RSS feed for importing trips that way, either. <br /><br />As to why it's more popular than Dopplr — not sure. When I signed up for it, I liked it immediatly due to its aesthetics, mostly. It was a clean and intuitive design. I'll take a look at TripIt though — I'm curious. Dopplr seems to be more popular with other bloggers I know, but I'm not sure why. It has done a horrible job of interpreting travel emails.

Yeah, not really good at reading my Google Calendar's RSS feed for importing trips that way, either.

As to why it's more popular than Dopplr — not sure. When I signed up for it, I liked it immediatly due to its aesthetics, mostly. It was a clean and intuitive design. I'll take a look at TripIt though — I'm curious.

]]> By: Expat Traveler http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-308 Expat Traveler Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:18:55 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-308 I ditto that, maybe you are set to see the olympics in person instead? I ditto that, maybe you are set to see the olympics in person instead?

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-309 Jennifer Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:36:47 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2009/09/dopplr-keeps-trying-to-send-me-to-canada/#comment-309 Hey! There is nothing wrong with going to Canada! Hey! There is nothing wrong with going to Canada!

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