St. Petersburg, FL

Simple, effective

By Jules Allen

www.MeetUp.com

Yahoo used to do it, Google still does it, and so does Meet Up, the new kid on my block. I'm talking about practicing simplicity, of course, or at least the illusion of simplicity for us knuckle draggers on the receiving end of the browser. The idea behind this gem of a site is that you and your like-minded friends use it to agree on a spot to meet such as a coffeehouse or bookstore. When there, you can talk about whatever makes you like-minded and have a whale of a time. Mac addicts, Xena warriors and ex-Jehovah's Witness are among the most popular topics. Others include vegans, politicos and those who watch Oprah. They're all good reasons to get out of the house.

Link: http://www.sptimes.com/2002/09/30/Technology/Site_Seeing.shtml