Cool Twist to
Carpooling!
Few ideas are more appealing in theory than carpooling. Who wouldn't want to reduce commute costs by 75% or more, potentially saving thousands of dollars a year? After all, it wouldn't be too difficult to finance a trip to Tahiti by saving 3/4 of the money you currently spend on gas and tolls in a year. You just need to find three people to ride along with you.
Again theoretically, that shouldn't be too hard if you commute to the common destinations in the Bay Area. After all, most people would rather snooze than drive anyway.
However, the reality of carpooling and its drawbacks are well known and until now very difficult to overcome.
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All that may soon change. The clever people at Zimride are taking the power of social networking and applying it to solve those problems. By using social networks Zimride allows you to find people with similar interests, musical tastes, etc. to fill the seats in your car, get you paid via PayPal, and for your riders Zimride books the seat, and protects them against flaky drivers by applying full refunds in the event of a no-show.
Here's a quick rundown of how it works, just click here to watch a brief video and explanation of their program.
Zimride follows a trend in sharing that's opened up as the internet is becoming ever more deeply embedded in our lives. For example, you can get free airport parking and rent cars for less when you travel with innovative programs like Flightcar.
For travelers, San Francisco based Airbnb offers an innovative approach to arranging interesting accommodations locally and worldwide.
Every day clever people are using internet to improve the way we live. At least for the most part!
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