Facebook Acquires NextStop (Travel Website)

Facebook Acquires Social Travel Recommendation Site Nextstop
http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/08/facebook-acquires-social-travel-recommendation-site-nextstop/

Facebook is acquiring social travel recommendation site Nextstop, according a blog post on the startup’s site.

The startup, which launched in early 2009, mixes social recommendations with search and adds a reputation system and elements of gameplay. It was founded by a couple of ex-Googlers, Carl Sjogreen and Adrian Graham, who helped launch Google Calendar (Sjogreen) and Google Groups, and Picasa. The site grew out of their frustration with finding interesting things to do in unfamiliar places.

Website:
http://www.nextstop.com/

It appears they are going to shut down NextStop in September -- maybe they just want the travel & user data and the programmers...