You know my thoughts about redundant scuba web sites but here's one with a good premise: DiveBuddy.com. Touting itself as a "social network for scuba divers" it offers members a way to find a dive buddy around the corner from you or at your next dive destination.Membership is free and offers a profile page, buddy search, blogs, classifieds, event calendar, and photo galleries. The blog entries were fun to read and presented in more of a "blurb" style (quick to read) than a conventional blog post. The photo gallery doesn't hold a candle to This Is Why We Dive and I fear the event calendar is doomed to a life of neglect.
To find dive buddies I'm guessing most divers reach out to the shop that trained them, but if you hate your shop or live in an area devoid of one, this may be a useful resource. Sign-up if you're remotely curious since DiveBuddy's success hinges on building a large network.
[Via ScubaPRWire]
1. Hey Eric, thanks for the quick write up of divebuddy.com. I tried to create a cool site for divers to find each other. My dive buddy moved away and that started my curiousity on the net to find a new buddy. So I created my own site and it's taken off. I agree with the calendar...it's content is up to the instructors and dive centers that use divebuddy. But the real success has been with the diver profiles, searching for new buddies, blogs, buddy board and photos. Thanks again!
Posted at 9:40AM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Greg