TrafficTalk.info – Traffic Reports Powered By Users
A service which is quite clever, Traffic Talk will let commuters know all that there is to know about the traffic lying ahead, and pick up the roads that will help them get to their destinations faster. “But don’t we have traffic maps that already do that?”, I hear you say. The answer is yes… and no. As a service, Traffic Talk is entirely powered by users; it is truly a “People-Powered Traffic Information Service” as its creators so...
Bumped.in – Letting Commuters Make A Connection
At its core, Bumped.in is a community for people on the move. The ones who created it thought about the many people we cross paths with on a daily basis, and how they could actually enrich our lives if we actually interacted with them. Hence, this site was born. It will let us connect with that people and get to know them better. The dynamics of the site are as follows. Upon signing up (or logging in via Facebook Connect) you will be...
SubMate.com – A Social Site For Subway Commuters
I don’t know how likely is SubMate to succeed (let alone cause a sensation), but you have to give it credit for being a little different from the usual crop of social sites that bring nothing new to the table and that are forgotten as soon as they launch. SubMate is a social resource that is aimed at those who travel by subway every day. Apparently, the site was conceived because the programmers felt that such people always had...
CommuTweet.com – Tweets About Your Daily Commute
At its heart, CommuTweet is a Twitter-related application that enables anybody to post and find tweets appertaining to his or her daily commute. This include not only road accidents but also delays in subways and trains. This way, vital information can be procured and acted upon. As they say on the site, “Our goal is to provide real time information to commuters by using community’s power”. As a service, it is rendered free of...
Zimride.com – A Carpool Community
Zimride is a provider of online social rideshare services. Using it you can find a carpooling match anywhere within the territory of the US. The platform combines social networking elements with Google Maps technology and a ride matching algorithm that has been developed by the company. An account can be created for free, and a search tool will let you find a ride for any purpose – regular commutes and one-time trips are fully...