TechCrunch writes about Social Tv service Joost:

Joost CEO Mike Volpi just suggested on stage at Web 2.0 that Joost is working on a browser-based version of its peer-to-peer Internet TV service. ?At some point, when we can deliver the quality that Joost is known for, we will deliver an in-browser experience,? he told the audience here.

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TechCrunch writes about social travel site Tripit:

It?s dead simple to use and it keeps you organized - all you have to do is forward confirmation emails to them when you purchase airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, etc. Tripit pulls the relevant information out of the emails and builds an organized itinerary for you. You can send emails in any order, for multiple trips, whatever. It just figures everything out and organizes it.

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Mashable writes about social travel site TripAdvisor:

TripAdvisor is undergoing a makeover. Of course, this includes a cleaner, simpler look, that?s more organized and bears easier site navigation. While this is what every site aims for, it?s especially important for TripAdvisor, as some have complained about the cluttered homepage.

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Mashable writes about social music site Last.fm:

Last.fm is teaming up with blog network LiveJournal to help the social music service grow in Russia. Users of LiveJournal?s Russian site will now be able to easily embed Last.fm widgets onto their blogs, allowing them to share their playlists with friends. Additionally, the two companies plan a number of marketing initiatives designed to help bring more music fans in Russia on board with both services.

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Mashable writes about social travel site Extravigator:

Extravigator, the online blogging and social network for discerning luxury travelers, has finally launched, emerging from private beta.

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Rev2 writes about social travel site Tripcart:

This is where a new breed of services such as Tripcart come into play. Tripcart is a service that helps you plan your road trip within the USA. If you have ever been to the states for an extended period of time you will know its a big place and there are a whole bunch of choices when it comes to things to do, places to see, activities and the like. There are not many other places in the world where you can stay in one country whilst experiencing a true `road trip?. Tripcart have obviously identified this and aim to help those of us who are keen to plan our USA road trip online.

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TechCrunch writes about social music site Ezmo:

Ezmo, like Anywhere.FM, is a clone of iTunes on the web that just came to the United States. Their Flash based player lets you upload your music to the web, organize it into playlists, and share with your friends (just 10). Unlike Anywhere.FM, Ezmo lets you not only pull music from iTunes, but upload music from your Windows Media Player and Winamp music collections too.

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TechCrucnh writes about social travel site Kango:

Does the world really need another travel site? With Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, TripAdvisor, Farecast, TripHub, Yapta, and many more, prospective travelers already have more than enough to choose from. (With an estimated $87 billion in travel booked online, it?s no wonder why). Soon they will be able to add Kango to that list.

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TechCrunch writes about social music site Grooveshark:

Grooveshark is an interesting service that we?ve not covered previously, but has been reviewed by CrunchGear. Users upload their music to Grooveshark, and any member can listen to those tracks for free. If they want to download a song, they can purchase it DRM free and the user who uploaded the song gets a cut of the sale; previously this was 10c and now its 25c. The remainer of the 99c sale goes to the record companies; the service is legal and Grooveshark has agreements with the record companies to provide the service and to cover copyright obligations.

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TechCrunch wites about the mobile social network Jaiku:

BREAKING NEWS: Jaiku, the Twitter (and Pownce)-like service from Finland, has been bought by Google.

Jaiku Founders Jyri Engestrom and Petteri Koponen today posted this on their homepage:

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