On 25/10/2006, at 11:01 AM, B.K. DeLong wrote:
I posted a a brainstorm on social networking and community-contributed
near-live commuter information. I would really like the comments of
folks on the list:
It's (comparatively) low-tech, but this service
is of interest, if you haven't seen it. CTA =
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA Tattler: Wireless alerts get real-time CTA info to the masses
"Last night during the height of the rush hour,
Cheryl wrote a comment on an unrelated post,
alerting us to the train fire that shut the Brown
and Purple Lines. She lamented that she didn't
know how to share that info with us:
"We really need somewhere here to post alerts.
Right now the Brown and Purple Lines are only
running north of Belmont. There's a fire on the
tracks near Sedgwick. I wanted to let people here
know about this, but I don't really know where to
put it."
Well Cheryl, your wish is my command. We've set
up a wireless notification group. That's where
you post these types of alerts."
(read the full announcement here:
http://www.ctatattler.com/2005/08/wireless_alerts.html)
(Coincidentally, yesterday there was a serious
fire in the Loop which has disrupted two train
lines. I don't actually participate in the
notification service, but I'm sure they were
discussing it.)
Joe
--
Joe Germuska
[EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://blog.germuska.com
"The truth is that we learned from João forever to be out of tune."
-- Caetano Veloso
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