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New and Next Big Things in Ridesharing

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Iphone, Green Living, Facebook, Carpool, Environment, Zimride, Avego, Zipcar, Facebook Carpool, Rideshare, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

New rideshare services match commuters using Facebook, text messaging, GPS, and iPhone 3G. What's next?

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Suburbia's Dirty Little Secret

Lauren Cahn | Posted 08.26.2008 | Living

Read More: No Idling, Driving, Idling, Suburbia, Kids, Cars, Chauffeur, Parenting, Carpool, Dirty Little Secret, Happiness, Back to School, Suvs, Living News
Lauren Cahn

We moms find ourselves racing out of meetings, tearing off our tennis outfits, throwing down the great American novel we were writing. Mom is gone. In her place: The Chauffeur.

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Facebook Apps Chosen To Be Rewarded With Big Bucks

Silicon Alley Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Accel Partners, Founders Fund, F8, Facebook Apps, Mark Zuckerberg, Carpool, Facebook, fbFund, Business News

At his keynote yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg announced the first recipients of grants from the fbFund - the $10 million pile of money from the Founders F...

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Summer's Here: Dip Your Toe in the Car pool

Collin Dunn | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Fuel Economy, Gas Prices, Cars, Green Living, Summer, Carpool, Green Cars, Green News
Collin Dunn

Depending on where you live, summer is here or just about here. And, unless you've been living under a rock, you know that gasoline is spendy -- over 4 bucks a gallon, on average -- and it's going to get more expensive as the summer wears on. While the ultimate solution -- driving less -- is easy to say and difficult to implement, there's one thing we all can do, starting right now, to make a difference in our wallets and for the planet.

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Car-Pooling -- An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Ben Rosen | Posted 01.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fuel, Energy, Traffic, Oil, Ride-Share, Cars, Commuting, Emissions, Pollution, Carpool, Politics News
Ben Rosen

The key to success in car-pooling is "dynamic." This means that if the universe of users is large enough, there is a very high probability of matching a rider and driver at any time. In other words, No Rider Left Behind.

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