For the first time London buses can change their advertising messages according to their location, thanks to GPS technology:
'As a bus travels its route, the advertising message will change. For example, it might suggest "Find a gym in Marble Arch" and later "Discover a restaurant in Charing Cross." Marketers will now be able to highlight product promotions near their stores or drive sales of slow-moving products in individual areas.'
Via Smartmobs (via Advertising Age)
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Carnival of the Mobilists No 42
This week's Carnival of the Mobilists is hosted over at Mobile Active, another decent site that specialises in the mobile's role in civic action and engagement.
A diverse selection of posts, worth checking out as usual.
A diverse selection of posts, worth checking out as usual.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Anti-mobility
Paul B. Hartzog has made some interesting comments on the growing issue of anti-mobility :
'What do we mean by mobility? Although there are technological forces in the world that promote mobility, are we missing the ones that obstruct mobility? What are the forces of anti-mobility?
For example:
* There are many difficulties posed by anti-terrorist safety measures on airplanes. These measures have already had wide-reaching consequences such as musicians not being able to do their jobs (which involve substantial travel) because they can no longer transport their expensive instruments.
* Border-crossing and passport issues are getting worse. Many people are just staying within their “safe zones.”
So I got to thinking that if the forces of anti-mobility overcome the forces of mobility, we will actually be less mobile than we used to be...One can envision scenarios where society becomes more mobile locally, i.e. within some small predefined boundary, but less mobile within the global context.'
Or what if 'mobility' is itself a form of immobility since the more 'one moves', the more a person is visible and leaving traces, traces that can be applied to forcing greater immobility upon a person? Mobility --> visibility --> potential immobility.... Again, floating ideas here...
Thanks Paul
'What do we mean by mobility? Although there are technological forces in the world that promote mobility, are we missing the ones that obstruct mobility? What are the forces of anti-mobility?
For example:
* There are many difficulties posed by anti-terrorist safety measures on airplanes. These measures have already had wide-reaching consequences such as musicians not being able to do their jobs (which involve substantial travel) because they can no longer transport their expensive instruments.
* Border-crossing and passport issues are getting worse. Many people are just staying within their “safe zones.”
So I got to thinking that if the forces of anti-mobility overcome the forces of mobility, we will actually be less mobile than we used to be...One can envision scenarios where society becomes more mobile locally, i.e. within some small predefined boundary, but less mobile within the global context.'
Or what if 'mobility' is itself a form of immobility since the more 'one moves', the more a person is visible and leaving traces, traces that can be applied to forcing greater immobility upon a person? Mobility --> visibility --> potential immobility.... Again, floating ideas here...
Thanks Paul
A mobile spy in our wheelie bins?!!
The Independent reports how '500,000 wheelie bins 'have a spy in the lid'':
'Hundreds of thousands of wheelie bins are being fitted with special microchips to monitor the amount of waste discarded by householders.
Councils say they are necessary to gather data about people's rubbish disposal habits and are also a vital tool in settling disputes over bin ownership. But experts are warning that these bugs, which transmit information to a central database, could be used to fine those who exceed limits on the amount of non-recyclable rubbish that they put out.About 500,000 bins across England already carry the electronic devices'
Bold is not in the original - thats my emphasis on another surveillance use of these such devices! What's next - RFID in our toilets??
'Hundreds of thousands of wheelie bins are being fitted with special microchips to monitor the amount of waste discarded by householders.
Councils say they are necessary to gather data about people's rubbish disposal habits and are also a vital tool in settling disputes over bin ownership. But experts are warning that these bugs, which transmit information to a central database, could be used to fine those who exceed limits on the amount of non-recyclable rubbish that they put out.About 500,000 bins across England already carry the electronic devices'
Bold is not in the original - thats my emphasis on another surveillance use of these such devices! What's next - RFID in our toilets??
Offset your carbon emissions with a text
The Guardian reports today on 'Offset your carbon emissions with a text' - where mobility can be green:
'Mobile phone users will be able to offset their carbon emissions by sending a text message using a scheme launched by conservation charity the World Land Trust.
For each text received, the WLT will offset 140kg of C02 through various reforestation projects worldwide. This is the equivalent of the amount of C02 produced by a return flight from London to Paris, 16 people sitting down for a restaurant meal, eight nights in a hotel, two nights on a cruise ship or 120 school runs in a 4x4.
The texts will cost £1.50 plus network charges. The number of people logging onto 'carbon footprint' calculators on the internet, to work out how much carbon they produce by, for example, flying abroad has risen dramatically in the past six months.
For more information log onto carbonbalanced.org (or to offset your footprint, text WLT CARBON to 87050.)'
It pays to be green....
'Mobile phone users will be able to offset their carbon emissions by sending a text message using a scheme launched by conservation charity the World Land Trust.
For each text received, the WLT will offset 140kg of C02 through various reforestation projects worldwide. This is the equivalent of the amount of C02 produced by a return flight from London to Paris, 16 people sitting down for a restaurant meal, eight nights in a hotel, two nights on a cruise ship or 120 school runs in a 4x4.
The texts will cost £1.50 plus network charges. The number of people logging onto 'carbon footprint' calculators on the internet, to work out how much carbon they produce by, for example, flying abroad has risen dramatically in the past six months.
For more information log onto carbonbalanced.org (or to offset your footprint, text WLT CARBON to 87050.)'
It pays to be green....
A 'smart' plane?
In a Reuters post recently titled 'Researchers chase goal of non-hijackable plane' :
'The researchers aim to create a "last barrier to attacks" on planes in flight.
Among the non-hijackable plane's features: computer systems designed to spot suspicious passenger behavior, and a collision avoidance system that will correct the plane's trajectory to prevent it from being steered into a building or mountain.
The researchers are also investigating the possibility -- although they say it is probably some 15 years away -- of developing an on-board computer that could guide the plane automatically to the nearest airport, in the event of a hijack.'
An auto-pilot park-itself-plane-under-hijack? Now that's 'smart'...
'The researchers aim to create a "last barrier to attacks" on planes in flight.
Among the non-hijackable plane's features: computer systems designed to spot suspicious passenger behavior, and a collision avoidance system that will correct the plane's trajectory to prevent it from being steered into a building or mountain.
The researchers are also investigating the possibility -- although they say it is probably some 15 years away -- of developing an on-board computer that could guide the plane automatically to the nearest airport, in the event of a hijack.'
An auto-pilot park-itself-plane-under-hijack? Now that's 'smart'...
Digital Planet August 21 2006
Another Digital Planet to download and listen to!
This week: 'Gareth Mitchell talks to Dr. Joseph Feller from University College Cork about the Calibre Project - a Europe wide initiative to encourage industry and academia to share software. Joseph Feller believes it can also benefit computer users at home! We look at how geographical information systems and the creation of digital maps are vital in the drive to eradicate the Polio virus. And does "google-archy" exist? According to new research the wide held belief that search engines distort the popularity of websites simply is not true.'
Download here
This week: 'Gareth Mitchell talks to Dr. Joseph Feller from University College Cork about the Calibre Project - a Europe wide initiative to encourage industry and academia to share software. Joseph Feller believes it can also benefit computer users at home! We look at how geographical information systems and the creation of digital maps are vital in the drive to eradicate the Polio virus. And does "google-archy" exist? According to new research the wide held belief that search engines distort the popularity of websites simply is not true.'
Download here
Tropical Storm Maps
A post from Cartography on mapping some of the global storms:
'This year has been relatively quiet on the tropical storm front in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico areas. This has not been the case in other areas of the world. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (site currently down) has produced a few maps of tropical storms in the Pacific and Indian Ocean areas, one showing trackis of major storms in the past 5o years, the other showing the geographic probability of storms of specific intensities.
Both are available in pdf format.'
'This year has been relatively quiet on the tropical storm front in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico areas. This has not been the case in other areas of the world. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (site currently down) has produced a few maps of tropical storms in the Pacific and Indian Ocean areas, one showing trackis of major storms in the past 5o years, the other showing the geographic probability of storms of specific intensities.
Both are available in pdf format.'
Friday, August 25, 2006
20 Most Popular mobile blog sites
M-trends recently did some Technorati searching and has come up with a list of the top 20 most popular blog sites on mobility - useful list. Of course, I didn't expect New Mobilities to be there!
1. Smart Mobs - rank: 1,033 (4,755 links from 1,081 blogs)
2. textually.org - rank: 1,181 (3,213 links from 1,009 blogs)
3. MobileBurn - rank: 1,868 (5,609 links from 766 blogs)
4. All About Symbian - rank: 2,833 (1,864 links from 589 blogs)
5. MobileCrunch - rank: 3,465 (1,538 links from 508 blogs)
6. MobHappy - rank: 4,920 (1,344 links from 390 blogs)
7. pasta and vinegar - rank: 6,187 (1,145 links from 332 blogs)
8. The Mobile Technology Weblog - rank: 7,928 (2,565 links from 262 blogs)
9. Mopocket rank: N/A (569 links to this URL sorted)
10. Open Gardens - rank: 9,230 (510 links from 232 blogs)
11. Mobile Mentalism - rank: 11,626 (465 links from 189 blogs)
12. Techdirt Wireless - rank: 12,632 (434 links from 175 blogs)
13. Darla Mack - rank: 13,125 (859 links from 169 blogs)
14. Communities Dominate Brands - rank: 13,203 (446 links from 166 blogs)
15. m-trends.org - rank: 17,238 (435 links from 132 blogs)
16. mobile jones - rank: 18,012 (343 links from 127 blogs)
17. The 3G Portal - rank: 18,195 (352 links from 126 blogs)
18. The Pondering Primate - rank: 19,256 (255 links from 120 blogs)
19. gotomobile.com - rank: 22,255 (226 links from 106 blogs)
20. Mobile Opportunity - rank: 23,427 (229 links from 101 blogs)
We're on our way! Thanks to m-trends
1. Smart Mobs - rank: 1,033 (4,755 links from 1,081 blogs)
2. textually.org - rank: 1,181 (3,213 links from 1,009 blogs)
3. MobileBurn - rank: 1,868 (5,609 links from 766 blogs)
4. All About Symbian - rank: 2,833 (1,864 links from 589 blogs)
5. MobileCrunch - rank: 3,465 (1,538 links from 508 blogs)
6. MobHappy - rank: 4,920 (1,344 links from 390 blogs)
7. pasta and vinegar - rank: 6,187 (1,145 links from 332 blogs)
8. The Mobile Technology Weblog - rank: 7,928 (2,565 links from 262 blogs)
9. Mopocket rank: N/A (569 links to this URL sorted)
10. Open Gardens - rank: 9,230 (510 links from 232 blogs)
11. Mobile Mentalism - rank: 11,626 (465 links from 189 blogs)
12. Techdirt Wireless - rank: 12,632 (434 links from 175 blogs)
13. Darla Mack - rank: 13,125 (859 links from 169 blogs)
14. Communities Dominate Brands - rank: 13,203 (446 links from 166 blogs)
15. m-trends.org - rank: 17,238 (435 links from 132 blogs)
16. mobile jones - rank: 18,012 (343 links from 127 blogs)
17. The 3G Portal - rank: 18,195 (352 links from 126 blogs)
18. The Pondering Primate - rank: 19,256 (255 links from 120 blogs)
19. gotomobile.com - rank: 22,255 (226 links from 106 blogs)
20. Mobile Opportunity - rank: 23,427 (229 links from 101 blogs)
We're on our way! Thanks to m-trends
Six Mobile Innovations That Will Change Your Life
Forbes has an interesting article called 'Six Mobile Innovations That Will Change Your Life' - I post here their 6 headings, yet follow the link to get all the details in full:
1. Pay By Phone
2. Commanding Presence
3. Internet Everywhere And Embedded In Everything
4. Ubiquitous Media
5. Easier, Better Health Monitoring
6. Do You Know Where Your Kids (And Trucks) Are?
Read in full
1. Pay By Phone
2. Commanding Presence
3. Internet Everywhere And Embedded In Everything
4. Ubiquitous Media
5. Easier, Better Health Monitoring
6. Do You Know Where Your Kids (And Trucks) Are?
Read in full
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The Megacommunity Manifesto
Worldchanging has a very interesting post on megacommunities where it considers the implications put forth from the Megacommunity Manifesto along with complex adaptive communities:
'The concept of "megacommunity" is another way to perceive "power to the edges" thinking about emergent organization and leadership. Megacommunities are large multi-organizational systems that are oriented to multilateral action. The megacommunity approach acknowledges that no single organization or entity can make the decisions required by today's complex social and infrastructural systems. The challenges facing community leaders are based on "complexity: the growing density of linkages among people, organizations, and issues all across the world," according to the authors of "The Megacommunity Manifesto."
Because people communicate so easily across national and organizational boundaries, the conventional managerial decision-making style — in which a boss exercises decision rights or delegates them to subordinates — is no longer adequate. Solutions require multi-organizational systems that are larger and more oriented to multilateral action than conventional cross-sector approaches are. In such systems, the most successful leaders are not those with the best technical solutions, the most compelling vision, or the most commanding and charismatic style. The “winners” are those who understand how to intervene and influence others in a larger system that they do not control. We call this type of larger system a “megacommunity.”...
...This is just the kind of thinking that drives the Megacommunity Manifesto. Pollard's been influenced by Hugh Brody's study of indigenous cultures, The Other Side of Eden. Pollard notes that these indigenous cultures are "profoundly complex-adaptive." I.e. rather than attempt to dominate the environment, they adapted themselves to its demands and became an integral part of it.'
This post and The Megacommunity Manifesto is worth a read.
'The concept of "megacommunity" is another way to perceive "power to the edges" thinking about emergent organization and leadership. Megacommunities are large multi-organizational systems that are oriented to multilateral action. The megacommunity approach acknowledges that no single organization or entity can make the decisions required by today's complex social and infrastructural systems. The challenges facing community leaders are based on "complexity: the growing density of linkages among people, organizations, and issues all across the world," according to the authors of "The Megacommunity Manifesto."
Because people communicate so easily across national and organizational boundaries, the conventional managerial decision-making style — in which a boss exercises decision rights or delegates them to subordinates — is no longer adequate. Solutions require multi-organizational systems that are larger and more oriented to multilateral action than conventional cross-sector approaches are. In such systems, the most successful leaders are not those with the best technical solutions, the most compelling vision, or the most commanding and charismatic style. The “winners” are those who understand how to intervene and influence others in a larger system that they do not control. We call this type of larger system a “megacommunity.”...
...This is just the kind of thinking that drives the Megacommunity Manifesto. Pollard's been influenced by Hugh Brody's study of indigenous cultures, The Other Side of Eden. Pollard notes that these indigenous cultures are "profoundly complex-adaptive." I.e. rather than attempt to dominate the environment, they adapted themselves to its demands and became an integral part of it.'
This post and The Megacommunity Manifesto is worth a read.
All forms of travel can lead to blood clots
According to The Times in their article 'All forms of travel can lead to blood clots':
'BLOOD clots are linked to many different modes of transport, not just flying, according to a study.
Travelling for more than four hours by air, car, bus or train can all increase the risk of blood clots, with air travel no worse than the others, researchers said yesterday.
A team in the Netherlands studied 2,000 people who had suffered a venous thrombosis — a blood clot in a vein — for the first time. They found that 233 of them had travelled for more than four hours in the eight weeks preceding the event.
Travelling doubled the chances of having a venous thrombosis. The hazard was greatest in the first week after travelling, and the overall risk of flying was no worse than that of going by car, bus or train.'
Mobility it seems does come with a price - another aspect of the 'burden of mobility'? Is it worth the blood-price??
'BLOOD clots are linked to many different modes of transport, not just flying, according to a study.
Travelling for more than four hours by air, car, bus or train can all increase the risk of blood clots, with air travel no worse than the others, researchers said yesterday.
A team in the Netherlands studied 2,000 people who had suffered a venous thrombosis — a blood clot in a vein — for the first time. They found that 233 of them had travelled for more than four hours in the eight weeks preceding the event.
Travelling doubled the chances of having a venous thrombosis. The hazard was greatest in the first week after travelling, and the overall risk of flying was no worse than that of going by car, bus or train.'
Mobility it seems does come with a price - another aspect of the 'burden of mobility'? Is it worth the blood-price??
Digital Planet - August 21 2006
On this week's Digital Planet:
'Are you an open source software fan? Gareth Mitchell talks to Dr. Joseph Feller from University College Cork about the Calibre Project - a Europe wide initiative to encourage industry and academia to share software. Joseph Feller believes it can also benefit computer users at home! We look at how geographical information systems and the creation of digital maps are vital in the drive to eradicate the Polio virus. And does "google-archy" exist? According to new research the wide held belief that search engines distort the popularity of websites simply is not true. Does Digital Planet agree?'
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'Are you an open source software fan? Gareth Mitchell talks to Dr. Joseph Feller from University College Cork about the Calibre Project - a Europe wide initiative to encourage industry and academia to share software. Joseph Feller believes it can also benefit computer users at home! We look at how geographical information systems and the creation of digital maps are vital in the drive to eradicate the Polio virus. And does "google-archy" exist? According to new research the wide held belief that search engines distort the popularity of websites simply is not true. Does Digital Planet agree?'
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Does mobility decrease cooperation?
This paper may be of some interest as it looks at populations and mobility through the lens of cooperation:
Authors: Mendeli H. Vainstein, Ana Tereza Costa Silva, Jeferson J. Arenzon
Comments: 5 pages, 6 figures, submitted to J. Theor. Biol
Subj-class: Populations and Evolution; Statistical Mechanics; Biological Physics
Abstract: We explore the minimal conditions for sustainable cooperation on a spatially distributed population of memoryless, unconditional strategies (cooperators and defectors) in presence of unbiased, non contingent mobility. We found that cooperative behavior is not only possible but may even be enhanced by such an ``always-move'' rule, when compared with the strongly viscous (``never-move'') case. In addition, mobility also increases the capability of cooperation to emerge and invade a population of defectors, what may have a fundamental role in the problem of the onset of cooperation.
Link to pdf download here
Thanks to Paul Hartzog
Authors: Mendeli H. Vainstein, Ana Tereza Costa Silva, Jeferson J. Arenzon
Comments: 5 pages, 6 figures, submitted to J. Theor. Biol
Subj-class: Populations and Evolution; Statistical Mechanics; Biological Physics
Abstract: We explore the minimal conditions for sustainable cooperation on a spatially distributed population of memoryless, unconditional strategies (cooperators and defectors) in presence of unbiased, non contingent mobility. We found that cooperative behavior is not only possible but may even be enhanced by such an ``always-move'' rule, when compared with the strongly viscous (``never-move'') case. In addition, mobility also increases the capability of cooperation to emerge and invade a population of defectors, what may have a fundamental role in the problem of the onset of cooperation.
Link to pdf download here
Thanks to Paul Hartzog
Monday, August 21, 2006
When not to be at a wedding
The time has arrived when weddings no longer require people being mobile and travelling half-way around the world for a relative-of-a-relative. This Guardian article titled 'Guests to watch wedding via webcam' tells how...
'Guests will log on to the internet to watch a wedding under a new initiative giving absent friends and family the chance to become part of a "virtual" ceremony...
The "virtual" guests will see the ceremony from different camera angles and later view wedding pictures on a password-protected website...The benefit of the webcam service is that it allows couples to share their special day with everyone they would want to be there in person.'
And with all those whom you didn't want there in person on the day! Great...
'Guests will log on to the internet to watch a wedding under a new initiative giving absent friends and family the chance to become part of a "virtual" ceremony...
The "virtual" guests will see the ceremony from different camera angles and later view wedding pictures on a password-protected website...The benefit of the webcam service is that it allows couples to share their special day with everyone they would want to be there in person.'
And with all those whom you didn't want there in person on the day! Great...
People provide power of mobility
Wired once again touches upon the notion of extracting power from mobile people. A recent article called 'Power From the People'. Here, embedded technology connects with the movement of people to create a power source:
'Last week, JR East, one of the regional subdivisions of the national Japanese railway network, completed a pilot study looking into ways that parts of a station's electrical needs could be met by people power.
According to the Japanese newspaper Chunichi Shimbun, the JR East program, assisted by researchers from Keio University, plans to embed piezo pads in the floor under the ticket gates. As people pass through, vibration and pressure on the pads is converted by piezo crystals into an electrical charge which can then be channeled to highly efficient power storage systems and provide clean, ecologically friendly power to parts of the station. Although the piezo current is apparently a small one, if enough passengers pass through (and bounce a bit as they do), quite respectable amounts of electricity can be accumulated....
For the environmentally conscious, it's a thrilling idea. Suddenly a typical city looks like a series of energy-generating opportunities currently being missed. All those people walking, cars driving, elevated iron bridges vibrating as the trains roll across -- aren't they a bit like wind, sun or waves just waiting to have their energy harnessed and turned into power?'
An alternative 'green' power source for future megacities? Or does this sound too close to the Matrix idea of human batteries??
'Last week, JR East, one of the regional subdivisions of the national Japanese railway network, completed a pilot study looking into ways that parts of a station's electrical needs could be met by people power.
According to the Japanese newspaper Chunichi Shimbun, the JR East program, assisted by researchers from Keio University, plans to embed piezo pads in the floor under the ticket gates. As people pass through, vibration and pressure on the pads is converted by piezo crystals into an electrical charge which can then be channeled to highly efficient power storage systems and provide clean, ecologically friendly power to parts of the station. Although the piezo current is apparently a small one, if enough passengers pass through (and bounce a bit as they do), quite respectable amounts of electricity can be accumulated....
For the environmentally conscious, it's a thrilling idea. Suddenly a typical city looks like a series of energy-generating opportunities currently being missed. All those people walking, cars driving, elevated iron bridges vibrating as the trains roll across -- aren't they a bit like wind, sun or waves just waiting to have their energy harnessed and turned into power?'
An alternative 'green' power source for future megacities? Or does this sound too close to the Matrix idea of human batteries??
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Japan planning intelligent road systems
Smartmobs reports on Japan's taking the currently installed Vehicle Information and Communication System (VICS) to the next level:
"The Driving Safety Support System being developed by the Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan, plans on utilizing two-way infrared beacons -- installed about 5.5 meters above the street -- to analyze real-time information about street conditions, hazards, and pedestrians who aren't paying attention.
The beacons will reportedly beam the data to your in-car navigation system, and depending on your specific location, will be tailored to address intersections and crossroads that you are actually approaching."
Read more via Endgadget
"The Driving Safety Support System being developed by the Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan, plans on utilizing two-way infrared beacons -- installed about 5.5 meters above the street -- to analyze real-time information about street conditions, hazards, and pedestrians who aren't paying attention.
The beacons will reportedly beam the data to your in-car navigation system, and depending on your specific location, will be tailored to address intersections and crossroads that you are actually approaching."
Read more via Endgadget
The Age of Distraction
Paul B. Hartzog in his blog 'Politics, Economy, Society, Culture, Complexity, and Networks' has coined the term “age of distraction” to describe what he thinks is the period we are moving into. For example, he states that:
"Multitasking becomes continuous partial attention: One possible response to the explosion of devices and access is the development of “continuous partial attention”.
Second, after continuous partial attention, we enter an era in which the ability to focus on anything for long periods of time diminishes. In effect, using technologies like RSS and cellphones, we have trained ourselves to be constantly aware and on the lookout for distractions."
Another way of approaching 'our' fast forward converging culture, amidst an acceleration of devices, connections, always-on networks + mobilities, and information bombardment and complexities.
Do mobilities of information destabilise as much, or more, than it enables?
"Multitasking becomes continuous partial attention: One possible response to the explosion of devices and access is the development of “continuous partial attention”.
Second, after continuous partial attention, we enter an era in which the ability to focus on anything for long periods of time diminishes. In effect, using technologies like RSS and cellphones, we have trained ourselves to be constantly aware and on the lookout for distractions."
Another way of approaching 'our' fast forward converging culture, amidst an acceleration of devices, connections, always-on networks + mobilities, and information bombardment and complexities.
Do mobilities of information destabilise as much, or more, than it enables?
Friday, August 18, 2006
Carpooling made easy
Welcome to KoolPool - India's first organised carpooling system!
SMS technology is helping to curb the traffic and commuting problems in India with the launch of KoolPool.
In fact, KoolPool business model looks closer to a citizen taxi pool than car sharing. Every driver could subscribe to the service for an annual fee of about €3.5. Every transportation should be accepted. Passengers willing to get a cab text the booking service, which checks who is driving towards them. It sends back an SMS.
Currently registrations are open in Mumbai only. Bangalore, Delhi, NCR coming soon.
SMS technology is helping to curb the traffic and commuting problems in India with the launch of KoolPool.
In fact, KoolPool business model looks closer to a citizen taxi pool than car sharing. Every driver could subscribe to the service for an annual fee of about €3.5. Every transportation should be accepted. Passengers willing to get a cab text the booking service, which checks who is driving towards them. It sends back an SMS.
Currently registrations are open in Mumbai only. Bangalore, Delhi, NCR coming soon.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The President blogs
For those interested in movements in the Blogosphere - here's the latest news: Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad has started his own blog, which is also translated into English, and which begins by outlining his meek beginnings... so far, he hasn't gone into any rants, yet everyone deserves a space.
Mahmood Ahmadinejad's blogsite
Mahmood Ahmadinejad's blogsite
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