Comments on: Find a carpool buddy with Carticipate http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:20:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rick Clawson http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-54885 Rick Clawson Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:38:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-54885 Blain, We are doing a presentation on social networking at this year's ACT Conference in DC and would like to share information on your app. What is the status? Thanks. Rick Blain,

We are doing a presentation on social networking at this year’s ACT Conference in DC and would like to share information on your app. What is the status? Thanks.

Rick

]]> By: Thom http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-37062 Thom Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:07:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-37062 Great review. I've been carpooling for 2 years now. It's fun and you get to meet new people. Also you save a lot of money. :) Great review. I’ve been carpooling for 2 years now. It’s fun and you get to meet new people. Also you save a lot of money. :)

]]> By: Steffen Frost http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23182 Steffen Frost Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:46:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23182 Thanks for the great write up on Carticipate. We gave a talk on carticipation last week in Palo Alto at the Silicon Valley iPhone Developers' Meetup. Here is the video for those interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaphdB6Wafs Thanks for the great write up on Carticipate.

We gave a talk on carticipation last week in Palo Alto at the Silicon Valley iPhone Developers’ Meetup.

Here is the video for those interested:

]]> By: Carticipate: Carpooling With Your iPhone (Almost) | The Apple Blog http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23181 Carticipate: Carpooling With Your iPhone (Almost) | The Apple Blog Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:46:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23181 [...] As we pointed out last month, Carticipate offers some simple hope for those that are looking for ways to reduce their car usage and spending on gasoline. The promise of Carticipate is to bring people together that are looking for ridesharing by helping you identify other riders or drivers that are headed to the same destination from your local area. The problem is that 2 months after release, there still don’t appear to be any people posting potential rides in the community. [...] [...] As we pointed out last month, Carticipate offers some simple hope for those that are looking for ways to reduce their car usage and spending on gasoline. The promise of Carticipate is to bring people together that are looking for ridesharing by helping you identify other riders or drivers that are headed to the same destination from your local area. The problem is that 2 months after release, there still don’t appear to be any people posting potential rides in the community. [...]

]]> By: Eric Dewhirst http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23180 Eric Dewhirst Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:56:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23180 If you want the largest carpooling site in the world you need to go to PickupPal.com. With over 100,000 registered and active users worldwide, (45,000 in the US), it is the leader in online ridesharing. Stay tuned for PickupPal's iPhone app coming out soon. If you want the largest carpooling site in the world you need to go to PickupPal.com. With over 100,000 registered and active users worldwide, (45,000 in the US), it is the leader in online ridesharing. Stay tuned for PickupPal’s iPhone app coming out soon.

]]> By: Blain Hamon http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23179 Blain Hamon Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:38:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23179 Currently, it's USA only, but that's changing soon. I finished putting in an Contacts-like address editor, to list the countries and handle the wide variety of address formats, that'll be in the next version. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a catch-22 with testing, especially for countries that have more detailed addresses than the US. For example. the Ukraine has an additional Postal District that doesn't have anything similar in the US. I'm not sure which stores are next, but it'll probably be limited at first just to make sure there's no show-stoppers (Or, rather, limit the show stopping). Given that translation/localization hasn't been finished yet, it'll probably be english-speaking countries and western europe first. Currently, it’s USA only, but that’s changing soon. I finished putting in an Contacts-like address editor, to list the countries and handle the wide variety of address formats, that’ll be in the next version. Unfortunately, it’s a bit of a catch-22 with testing, especially for countries that have more detailed addresses than the US. For example. the Ukraine has an additional Postal District that doesn’t have anything similar in the US.

I’m not sure which stores are next, but it’ll probably be limited at first just to make sure there’s no show-stoppers (Or, rather, limit the show stopping). Given that translation/localization hasn’t been finished yet, it’ll probably be english-speaking countries and western europe first.

]]> By: dave Sag http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23177 dave Sag Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:08:04 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23177 Is this app USA only or will it work anywhere? Is this app USA only or will it work anywhere?

]]> By: Random Nuclear Strikes » Jeez, what could go wrong here? http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23178 Random Nuclear Strikes » Jeez, what could go wrong here? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:36:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23178 [...] Or maybe, just maybe, you are a person of nefarious designs who sees an easy mark readily available on the iPod you just mugged from some guy. You’re wanting to upgrade from simple assault and theft to grand theft auto and you want that auto brought to you. Carticipate! [...] [...] Or maybe, just maybe, you are a person of nefarious designs who sees an easy mark readily available on the iPod you just mugged from some guy. You’re wanting to upgrade from simple assault and theft to grand theft auto and you want that auto brought to you. Carticipate! [...]

]]> By: David http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23176 David Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:38:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23176 You should contact VPSI Inc. www.vpsiinc.com. They are the world's largest carpooling company with over 25 years of experience. You should contact VPSI Inc. http://www.vpsiinc.com. They are the world’s largest carpooling company with over 25 years of experience.

]]> By: Blain Hamon http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23175 Blain Hamon Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:03:15 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23175 Thanks! I'm the iPhone dev for Carticipate, and we're (the company's 3 people, currently) working on the whole needing a big user base thing, among a lot of other features. One thing that was figured out is that if you have a group of friends/club/local mailing list, you don't need as large a user base. For things like common events (going to the movies or big game) the usefulness goes up as both time and place are concentrated. If there's anything you'd like in the app, definitely email features@(the company/app name).com. I, uh, probably should get back to coding. Thanks! I’m the iPhone dev for Carticipate, and we’re (the company’s 3 people, currently) working on the whole needing a big user base thing, among a lot of other features.

One thing that was figured out is that if you have a group of friends/club/local mailing list, you don’t need as large a user base. For things like common events (going to the movies or big game) the usefulness goes up as both time and place are concentrated.

If there’s anything you’d like in the app, definitely email features@(the company/app name).com. I, uh, probably should get back to coding.

]]> By: brian http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23174 brian Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:12:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23174 you can also check out the iPhone carpool calculators at iphone.ridesearch.com. their website already has over 6500 users and is a free nationwide carpool matching system. you can also check out the iPhone carpool calculators at iphone.ridesearch.com.
their website already has over 6500 users and is a free nationwide carpool matching system.

]]> By: Goobi http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/03/find-a-carpool-buddy-with-carticipate/#comment-23173 Goobi Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:04:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3989#comment-23173 Nice. Although it does need a big user base to be of any use. Here's to iPhone selling 100 mil in 1 year! :D Nice. Although it does need a big user base to be of any use. Here’s to iPhone selling 100 mil in 1 year! :D

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