Gogobot Brings Game Mechanics And Rewards To OnlineTravel
For this reason, it’s of no surprise that, according to Gogobot CEO Travis Katz, the site has begun to gain a lot of traffic from Yelp users — those who like to travel, try new places, accommodations, and restaurants, and share their experiences after the fact
The online travel industry, for one, is composed of sites that came of age early in the evolution of the Web, and by and large, still lacks many of the features of Web 2.0, like discovery, openness, and social integration to name a few
The Gogobot badge system is very similar to the commenting reward system used by Bleacher Report
After all, when it comes to finding good places to visit when you’re traveling or on vacation, recommendations from friends tend to be of the most value
With the rise in prominence of the social graph, we’ve seen the proliferation of services like Facebook Connect, which have brought the social web to third party sites and helped make sharing an integral part of the Web’s new plumbing
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