http://blog.cabcorner.com Ridesharing: share a cab, split the fare Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:08:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The mayor's office has been consistent with their green transportation strategy. Their position has been, since Bloomberg's first term, to seek new and innovative ways to transform the city into a more green concience place by proposing and implementing programs with various agencies throughout the city. From working with the ... http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/07/mayors-office-and-tlc-teaming-up-to-bring-van-sharing-to-nyc/ Check out the press release.  It demonstrates that interest for the city's cab-sharing solutions are growing.  A positive sign for CabCorner and other shared transportation logistics platforms. http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/07/the-tlc-expands-on-its-group-rides-in-nyc/ Setting aside the issue of how to measure the success of cab sharing in NYC thus far, one thing can be surmised from the programs that have been proposed by both the current and former commissioners of the TLC, cab sharing will play an important role in New York City's transportation future. In ... http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/06/from-yassky-to-daus-cab-sharing-efforts-endure/ Tonight, in discussing a blog post he had come across a few months ago, Jon said the following: "People want to share cabs, they just don't have an idea as to where the act of meeting would take place, or they can't get to one that is convenient for them." He was ... http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/06/a-better-way-to-share-a-cab/ . After a year of prototype operation and six months of development, CabCorner's powerful new platform has launched!!! We commend the entire team for their hard work and dedication, and look forward to serving our users.  Check out the site, and let us know what you think. http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/05/cabcornercom-launches-on-memorial-day-monday-may-31-2010/ After reading Oren Frank's thought provoking article, Goodbye, Smart Phone; Hello Predictive Context Device, regarding how smart phones could possibly come to play a more judgmental role in our modern lives,  I had a back and forth with a friend and this is what she had to say: Her: I mean, do we ... http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/05/how-smart-is-your-phone/ . . . . . This evening, Varun alerted us to a story he uncovered in amNewYork... Rather unfortunately, the title falsely asserted that newcomer Fare/Share was the "first mobile app to help riders split taxi trips."   Yet CabCorner's iPhone companion application was in fact the first out of the gates.  However, when I issued that ... http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/05/a-new-competitor-enters-the-race/ . RELEASE: CabCorner acquires CabEasy; Partners with SenseNetworks . . Friends! I am so pleased to report that the acquisition of CabCorner's former competitor CabEasy.com has been completed.  This is a truly exciting time for our company as we prepare for our Memorial Day launch on May 31st.  Our operation now stands as the leader ... http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/05/cabcorner-acquires-cabeasy/ Without filter, from the horse's mouth...our dev team, Galaxy Weblinks has spoken. Check it out! http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/05/our-dev-team/ The "scale" upon which mass social migration for the purposes of seeking desirable dwellings is wieghed, with migrations out of cities on one side and migration into the cities on the other, has begun to tilt back in favor of the urban experience. If we are to look at the United ... http://blog.cabcorner.com/2010/05/the-ever-growing-ripple-effect/