Comments on: iPhone Rideshare App To Cut 73.6 M Tons of CO2 Annually http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Irina Muschamp http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-4304 Irina Muschamp Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:58:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-4304 My first impressions of the iPad are largely positive. Apple has once again built a product that looks good and feels great in the hand, and the familiar user interface, borrowed from the iPhone and iPod touch, is perfectly suited to the bigger screen. The iPad whizzes along, opening applications, re-sizing web pages, and zooming in and out of maps almost instantaneously. Does someone know the release date? i love it and i want it... My first impressions of the iPad are largely positive. Apple has once again built a product that looks good and feels great in the hand, and the familiar user interface, borrowed from the iPhone and iPod touch, is perfectly suited to the bigger screen. The iPad whizzes along, opening applications, re-sizing web pages, and zooming in and out of maps almost instantaneously. Does someone know the release date? i love it and i want it…

]]> By: Irina Muschamp http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-20877 Irina Muschamp Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:58:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-20877 My first impressions of the iPad are largely positive. Apple has once again built a product that looks good and feels great in the hand, and the familiar user interface, borrowed from the iPhone and iPod touch, is perfectly suited to the bigger screen. The iPad whizzes along, opening applications, re-sizing web pages, and zooming in and out of maps almost instantaneously. Does someone know the release date? i love it and i want it... My first impressions of the iPad are largely positive. Apple has once again built a product that looks good and feels great in the hand, and the familiar user interface, borrowed from the iPhone and iPod touch, is perfectly suited to the bigger screen. The iPad whizzes along, opening applications, re-sizing web pages, and zooming in and out of maps almost instantaneously. Does someone know the release date? i love it and i want it…

]]> By: Global Patriot http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-4303 Global Patriot Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:33:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-4303 This is an amazing application, though adoption will be the key to success. I can see it working for college kids who need a ride to/from campus from the surrounding area. Business rides will be a bit more problematic, but if you tried it a few times you might build a network of people that often are going your way. This is an amazing application, though adoption will be the key to success. I can see it working for college kids who need a ride to/from campus from the surrounding area. Business rides will be a bit more problematic, but if you tried it a few times you might build a network of people that often are going your way.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-20876 Global Patriot Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-20876 This is an amazing application, though adoption will be the key to success. I can see it working for college kids who need a ride to/from campus from the surrounding area. Business rides will be a bit more problematic, but if you tried it a few times you might build a network of people that often are going your way. This is an amazing application, though adoption will be the key to success. I can see it working for college kids who need a ride to/from campus from the surrounding area. Business rides will be a bit more problematic, but if you tried it a few times you might build a network of people that often are going your way.

]]> By: Steffen Frost http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-4302 Steffen Frost Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:20:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-4302 Sarcasm aside, the question of security comes up quite frequently for us, especially in the US which some call a fear based society. In Europe this is not a concern. But if you don't have to wait for AveGo, you can download Carticipate to your iPhone for free now, which is the first rideshare social network application on a location aware mobile platform. We gave a talk on Monday at the Silicon Valley iPhone Developers' Meetup in Palo Alto where we demoed the Carticipate app. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaphdB6Wafs Sarcasm aside, the question of security comes up quite frequently for us, especially in the US which some call a fear based society. In Europe this is not a concern.

But if you don’t have to wait for AveGo, you can download Carticipate to your iPhone for free now, which is the first rideshare social network application on a location aware mobile platform.

We gave a talk on Monday at the Silicon Valley iPhone Developers’ Meetup in Palo Alto where we demoed the Carticipate app.

]]> By: Steffen Frost http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-20875 Steffen Frost Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-20875 Sarcasm aside, the question of security comes up quite frequently for us, especially in the US which some call a fear based society. In Europe this is not a concern. But if you don't have to wait for AveGo, you can download Carticipate to your iPhone for free now, which is the first rideshare social network application on a location aware mobile platform. We gave a talk on Monday at the Silicon Valley iPhone Developers' Meetup in Palo Alto where we demoed the Carticipate app. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaphdB6Wafs Sarcasm aside, the question of security comes up quite frequently for us, especially in the US which some call a fear based society. In Europe this is not a concern.

But if you don’t have to wait for AveGo, you can download Carticipate to your iPhone for free now, which is the first rideshare social network application on a location aware mobile platform.

We gave a talk on Monday at the Silicon Valley iPhone Developers’ Meetup in Palo Alto where we demoed the Carticipate app.

]]> By: Jerry James Stone http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-4301 Jerry James Stone Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:23:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-4301 re: Sean O'Sullivan Thanks for the response. This is this first time someone has contacted me from a product or site I have written about - so thanks! I really do hope they get the sarcasm, I doubt that anyone would use this app to actually murder people. For one, like you pointed out, with very little sleuthing you could determine who done it. Secondly, I plan to use this as I don't have a car, I do have an iPhone and I would like to not end up killed. :-) Thanks again for the response! re: Sean O’Sullivan

Thanks for the response. This is this first time someone has contacted me from a product or site I have written about – so thanks!

I really do hope they get the sarcasm, I doubt that anyone would use this app to actually murder people. For one, like you pointed out, with very little sleuthing you could determine who done it.

Secondly, I plan to use this as I don’t have a car, I do have an iPhone and I would like to not end up killed. :-)

Thanks again for the response!

]]> By: Jerry James Stone http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-20874 Jerry James Stone Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-20874 re: Sean O'Sullivan Thanks for the response. This is this first time someone has contacted me from a product or site I have written about - so thanks! I really do hope they get the sarcasm, I doubt that anyone would use this app to actually murder people. For one, like you pointed out, with very little sleuthing you could determine who done it. Secondly, I plan to use this as I don't have a car, I do have an iPhone and I would like to not end up killed. :-) Thanks again for the response! re: Sean O’Sullivan

Thanks for the response. This is this first time someone has contacted me from a product or site I have written about – so thanks!

I really do hope they get the sarcasm, I doubt that anyone would use this app to actually murder people. For one, like you pointed out, with very little sleuthing you could determine who done it.

Secondly, I plan to use this as I don’t have a car, I do have an iPhone and I would like to not end up killed. :-)

Thanks again for the response!

]]> By: Sean O'Sullivan http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-4300 Sean O'Sullivan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-4300 OK, I think you are a very funny writer. Just in case any of your readers don't get sarcasm, however, here are five points worth considering: a. the riders or drivers you accept/give rides to are tracked via GPS and time (therefore criminals would have to be incredibly stupid to use this system while committing crimes) b. the riders and drivers have given payment and mobile phone information in order to use the system, providing further verifiable identity (thus there is less anonymity than say, doing something really dangerous, like walking down the street) c. the riders and drivers can choose to offer/accept rides from closed communities of users, like co-workers or people that go to the same college, so if you are fearful of "the other", you can be assuaged somewhat we do expect critical mass in most markets to take a long time to develop; in some cities, along some transport corridors, there will be a critical mass within a year; in general, this system in the current version and as reported does require critical mass. Best! Sean O'Sullivan (exec Chairman, Avego/Mapflow) OK, I think you are a very funny writer. Just in case any of your readers don’t get sarcasm, however, here are five points worth considering:

a. the riders or drivers you accept/give rides to are tracked via GPS and time (therefore criminals would have to be incredibly stupid to use this system while committing crimes)

b. the riders and drivers have given payment and mobile phone information in order to use the system, providing further verifiable identity (thus there is less anonymity than say, doing something really dangerous, like walking down the street)

c. the riders and drivers can choose to offer/accept rides from closed communities of users, like co-workers or people that go to the same college, so if you are fearful of “the other”, you can be assuaged somewhat

we do expect critical mass in most markets to take a long time to develop; in some cities, along some transport corridors, there will be a critical mass within a year; in general, this system in the current version and as reported does require critical mass.

Best!

Sean O’Sullivan

(exec Chairman, Avego/Mapflow)

]]> By: Sean O'Sullivan http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/17/iphone-rideshare-app-to-cut-736-m-tons-of-co2-annually/#comment-20873 Sean O'Sullivan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1521#comment-20873 OK, I think you are a very funny writer. Just in case any of your readers don't get sarcasm, however, here are five points worth considering: a. the riders or drivers you accept/give rides to are tracked via GPS and time (therefore criminals would have to be incredibly stupid to use this system while committing crimes) b. the riders and drivers have given payment and mobile phone information in order to use the system, providing further verifiable identity (thus there is less anonymity than say, doing something really dangerous, like walking down the street) c. the riders and drivers can choose to offer/accept rides from closed communities of users, like co-workers or people that go to the same college, so if you are fearful of "the other", you can be assuaged somewhat we do expect critical mass in most markets to take a long time to develop; in some cities, along some transport corridors, there will be a critical mass within a year; in general, this system in the current version and as reported does require critical mass. Best! Sean O'Sullivan (exec Chairman, Avego/Mapflow) OK, I think you are a very funny writer. Just in case any of your readers don’t get sarcasm, however, here are five points worth considering:

a. the riders or drivers you accept/give rides to are tracked via GPS and time (therefore criminals would have to be incredibly stupid to use this system while committing crimes)

b. the riders and drivers have given payment and mobile phone information in order to use the system, providing further verifiable identity (thus there is less anonymity than say, doing something really dangerous, like walking down the street)

c. the riders and drivers can choose to offer/accept rides from closed communities of users, like co-workers or people that go to the same college, so if you are fearful of “the other”, you can be assuaged somewhat

we do expect critical mass in most markets to take a long time to develop; in some cities, along some transport corridors, there will be a critical mass within a year; in general, this system in the current version and as reported does require critical mass.

Best!

Sean O’Sullivan

(exec Chairman, Avego/Mapflow)

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