Sacramento, CA - November 2, 2007

YowTRIP is reviewed and listed worldwide!

YowTRIP is going on two months since launch and is gaining more and more attention worldwide. YowTRIP has been listed in and reviewed by several well-known blogs and directories, including go2web20.net, Listio.com, FeedMyApp.com, KillerStartups.com, Despegar.com and SomewhatFrank.com, and other blogs in Spanish and Chinese (see links at www.yowtrip.com/press). YowTRIP was also bookmarked and added to our members' Facebook, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, and Digg pages.

All of this buzz has increased significantly the number of new members and potential partnerships and investment opportunities. YowTRIP has been contacted by Japanese investors, a Russian media company, and other companies and non-profits for partnerships.

All of these contacts and recognition just make us more and more excited about YowTRIP! We will keep adding new features to provide the best experience to our fellow travelers.

And as always, please make sure you tell your friends about YowTRIP!

New layout! New features!

A couple of weeks ago, YowTRIP changed its logo and layout following the new web 2.0 technologies trend. Besides the user interface changes, YowTRIP added some new features:

Popular cities: You can now see what cities are searched the most by our visitors.
YowMaps: The functionality of the YowMaps section that was added at the end of September has been enhanced to display on the map all the cities you have visited.

iPod Nano Contest!
Hurry up! Only one more month...

The iPod Nano giveaway is under way. On December 1st, YowTRIP will send an iPod Nano to our biggest contributor. There is still time to participate! All you need to do is invite your friends to join YowTRIP, add photos, videos, tips, and your travel plans to start saving Yoints (YowTRIP points).

For more details and to see who is currently leading, go to www.yowtrip.com/ipod

YowTRIP supports Schools for Humanity

YowTrip is a proud sponsor of Schools for Humanity (SFH), a small but effective non-profit dedicated to building schools for underprivileged children in developing countries. SFH was born through a very moving experience by its founder, Dave Brown, during his stay in Shashemene, Ethiopia last year building homes in the community as a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. He grew very close to the children and their families, and was saddened to learn that they would most likely not have opportunities for an education. So, he made a personal vow that he would return to build them a school.

This summer, a small volunteer team traveled to Shashemene to make arrangements to rent a building that would act as a temporary school until the new school is built. As a result, SFH is now providing an education to 160 children who otherwise would go without one. But to continue its work, SFH needs our help. For a mere $20 a month, much less than a month’s worth of Starbucks, they can provide the support for one child to attend this school. Working together, we can eliminate illiteracy one village at a time.

To learn more or to donate, please visit www.schoolsforhumanity.org

What's coming next?

We at YowTRIP will continue to improve our services and add new and exciting features in the next few months. We're also going to look for sponsors to provide various free, travel-related services/products to our members.

Thank you for using YowTRIP. I hope to see you on the road someday!

Felipe Coimbra
Founder/Software Developer

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