Just got this in my e-mail:
REH <http://good.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b63a0823e3b9c105434c46d7&id= d9f29ff7a0&e=f6bde04f9d> San Francisco Taxis Put on Notice with Ridesharing Service Plenty of websites and apps now help travelers connect on long distance road trips to save money and fuel. Thanks to companies like <http://good.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5b63a0823e3b9c105434c46d7&id =14522eb6a2&e=f6bde04f9d> Zimride, people driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco no longer have to brave long stretches of the I-5 alone (with the lone comfort of In-N-Out to get them through the journey). But why should intra-urban travel be any different? Is there a way to make it just as comfortable to hitch a ride to the grocery store over your iPhone as it is to hitch one across Texas? An app called <http://good.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b63a0823e3b9c105434c46d7&id= 4f541ec180&e=f6bde04f9d> SideCar launched publicly today, promising "a seamless experience that connects you with drivers in your community instantly." Users enter their pick up and drop off locations, wait for a driver to show, and then pay a cashless donation using their phone based on a "community average" that crowdsources a fair price. To offer a bit of security, the app's website promises that "Every community driver is licensed, insured and background-checked" as well as interviewed over video chat. If that's not enough, GPS-tracking, round-the-clock customer support, and community ratings promise extra safety. Of course, for some people that may not be enough to make them feel good about hopping in the car with a stranger. And there's always the question of how you ought to interact with the driver, who's not a professional, may want to chat, or may want nothing to do with you. The final challenge for the startup is regulation-the company must chose its words carefully to make it clear that the payment is a donation, not a fare. Donation or not, SideCar CEO Sunil Paul <http://good.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b63a0823e3b9c105434c46d7&id= 6e06d62320&e=f6bde04f9d> told <http://good.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b63a0823e3b9c105434c46d7&id= b4d4788eb4&e=f6bde04f9d> TechCrunch that the "'vast majority of people'" paid something during SideCar's 10,000-ride private beta. For now, the app is only available in San Francisco, but the company plans to expand rapidly. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad McCormick Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] FW: Time: France Bids Adieu to Minitel, Its Internet Forerunner Thanks for posting this. It reminds me: ""Sadly, in 1995 the United States Coast Guard stopped routinely using the morse code to converse with ships at sea. This ended a long tradition. Morse code however will always remain a viable means of providing highly reliable communications during difficult communications conditions." (Morse Code Home Page. -- whose url is not functioning today) I gather the minitel did have an email functionality -- can anyone confirm this? Quoting michael gurstein <[email protected]>: > > Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/7pqgawa > > France Bids Adieu to Minitel, Its Internet Forerunner > > France's precursor to the Internet, the clunky yet beloved Minitel, is set > to go dark for good at the end of June, 30 years after its revolutionary > launch > > Read more: > http://world.time.com/2012/06/27/france-bids-adieu-to-minitel-its-internet-f > orerunner/?hpt=hp_c3#ixzz1z0uI9Jfu > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/
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