Wetpaint Wikis Are Hot This Summer

Collaborative Wiki communities provide fresh ideas and inspirations for BBQ, books, travel, and love


Seattle, WA – June 20, 2007 – With the summer solstice right around the corner, it’s time to check out “What’s Hot” at Wetpaint (www.wetpaint.com), creator of the consumer-friendly Wiki for collaborating and publishing online. Wetpaint users are cooking up all sorts of summertime fun on more than 400,000 user-generated free websites. So before you fire up the barbecue, plan a road trip, spark a summer flirtation, or dip into your beach reading list, drop by Wetpaint.com.

Before your 4th of July cookout, backyard bash, or camping trip, visit The Smoke Shack to bone up on the essentials of the art of barbecue. This Wiki community invites experienced and aspiring barbecue masters to get their grub on and offers pointers for buying a grill, hosts the eternal "gas versus charcoal" debate, recommends the best BBQ spots, and shares delicious marinades, sauces, slaws, rubs, and other not-so-secret family recipes.

Craving a really great read? Don’t have time to commit to a monthly book club? Seeking suggestions for those muggy summer nights or your next vacation? Connect with other readers on the Book Lust Wiki, the community that features favorites from Nancy Pearl's Book Lust series, such as first novels and armchair travel, as well as user recommendations across the fiction-nonfiction spectrum, from bestsellers and biographies to chick lit and children’s books. Book Lust community member Julia Temlyn says, “This site gives avid readers like myself easy access to recommendations by librarian Nancy Pearl, plus a chance to share opinions and favorite finds with other book fanatics.”


To discover and share unforgettable road trips, entertaining car games, fascinating pit stops, and the best greasy spoons across America, it’s worth cruising over to the Road Trips USA Wiki. Plan a trip along the famous Route 66 between California and Texas, follow the scenic Great Lakes Loop in Michigan, or meander along the Oregon Coast to see the elephant seals — all these itineraries, plus a slew of relaxing Sunday drives and multi-day trips are mapped out on the Wiki. If you take a road trip this summer, be sure to come back and add your own tips, advice, and photos!

The How to Date Wiki caters to the single and searching crowd with information on the top 50 online dating sites, best dating blogs, relationship tips, and survival advice for all stages of dating. Conversations on the Wiki are sometimes casual, sometimes serious, sometimes comical, but always lively.

With more than 400,000 Wetpaint Wikis created to date by everyday Internet users, chances are there is a site to match every interest at Wetpaint. If by chance there isn’t one matching yours, you can start your own free Wetpaint site in three easy steps at Wetpaint.com. In less than a minute you can join the growing population of people using Wikis to create and collaborate online.

About Wetpaint
Wetpaint is changing the way people share and collaborate about passions and interests online through its consumer-friendly Wiki platform. For the first time, anyone who knows how to use Microsoft Word can use Wetpaint to click and type online. Wetpaint has powered more than 400,000 user-created community sites since launching in June 2006. The Seattle startup has also caught the attention of prominent consumer brands such as ABC, BET, CBS, T-Mobile, and HTC. These companies have partnered with Wetpaint to create community sites for their most active and knowledgeable users. Wetpaint is backed by Accel Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Frazier Technology Ventures. For more information, visit www.wetpaint.com.