Congrats to friends Robin Chase and Roy Russell for their succesful launch of goloco, appropriately enough on April 22, Earth day. The Boston globe had a nice article, and it was also covered by a page in Newsweek. Goloco is a great ride-sharing site with social network like components. Share rides, share costs, meet fun people, and save the earth while you’re at it. Way to go Robin and Roy and best of luck to you!
A little known aspect of the new service is that they can bridge calls between parties — so you can coordinate your rides withough having to give out your cell phone number. This is a perfect example of a higher value telephony app. A minute isn’t a minute in this scenario. It’s a vital piece of communication with releveance to an upcoming ride. And by keeping it anonymous, it broadens the situations in which it can be used.
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Have you checked out GishiGo ( http://www.GishiGo.com ) ? It’s been in rideshare for a couple years and is very good technology. I use it as a kind of “filter” and announce my rideshare all over social networks. When someone wants rideshare from me, but is reluctant to put up the 99 cents and exchange identity … it’s a great bit of knowledge! Strange how this new “GoLoco” smells like GishiGo. Makes one wonder, hmmm. GishiGo rocks dude.
wops, bad link in comment above
http://www.GishiGo.com