This month we bid bon voyage to a new, Adelaide-based, Web2.0 startup, find a plan incubator, look at a new identity sniffer, and get some inspiration for a life-or-death fitness workout.

Trace My Trip

Steve Davis in San Francisco

A new Web2.0 site was launched this week in Adelaide, and has dubbed itself the “Facebook for travellers”. It is still in its early days after launch and I have had some trouble accessing some of the features. However, this could be a site to watch because it couples specifically-designed tools for sharing holiday planning and publishing with tight security options for privacy.

Founder, Ryan Adams, said the difference between his site and Facebook is that TraceMyTrip is specifically designed in a way that travellers can plot their journey and then share it with the select few friends and family they want to choose.

There are other travel-sharing sites out there but one thing this site promises is that you can upload your photos and videos along the way, in high resolution. This means serious photographers won’t have to lug hard drives around with them: they can just upload when they need to and know their memories are safe.

It is only open for Australians at the moment with the rest of the world invited in come 2011. Continue reading →