Through the online Web2.0 course I'm taking, I came across an excellent travel resource: TripTouch. We are exploring mashups in the course and I have to say I'm impressed with what I've seen so far. TripTouch is a one stop shop for traveling. Not only can you find hotels and restaurants, but information on the current exchange rate, weather, is all available right on the homepage. By creating a profile, you can also share your travels with others - like an online, interactive travel journal. The coolest feature has to be the maps: you type in your travel destinations and a map is provided with flags of where you've been. Bryan and I meet many people during our travels and this could be a great way to stay in touch with new friends. The pages do not provide as detailed information as I would like (for example the restaurant information is not as detailed for some cities), but the merging of the different technologies (rss feeds, Google Maps, and so on) makes for a great resource!
Also part of our task was to give Rollyo a try. To say the least, I'm not impressed. Granted, the idea of picking your top web places to search and rolling them into your own search engine is an interesting concept; its was Rollyo itself I found annoying. Following along with the search instructions I came across a few pages related to privacy that I found interesting (such as Printers and Patron Privacy from the Librarian In Black - spooky what your printer remembers - and Big Brother Hits the Books from the Shifted Librarian, which struck me as an aggressive yet poignant take on the FBI's invasion of patron records); however, having sponsored links randomly thrown throughout the search list was irritating. I'm also a bit confused on how the results are put in order (relevance? date?) and that you are limited to seeing 10 results at a time. This may be a search tool I use for myself, but not something I'd encourage patron's to use.
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