PickupPal Blog

There’s plenty of room at the PickupPal Parking Lot…. Such a lovely space - such a lovely idea. O.K. I know BAD humour - however what more do you want on a Friday afternoon after a night on the town, (Black Crowes at Bluesfest). So here is the deal The Magnetic Hill Festival and PickupPal have partnered up to provide Carpool parking only to PickupPal members/users, (here is the ERP for it). I love it - not because it makes people use PickupPal but because it sends a message - double up and cut down and you can get a perk for helping out.

Here is some press on it:

• http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/351547
• http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/07/11/nb-concert.html

NOTE: You just have to love the Eagles - who has not been swept away by Hotel California - or have thoughts of being swept away on a summer night by temptation.

Have a great weekend,

Cheers - Eric

Dabra Sinick, Kirkland, WA resident is definitely on our wavelength!

The bottom line for us in today’s world is to use the power of the internet and combine it with the people in a neighborhood to make changes and get things done. Carpooling/ride sharing seems a great place to start. (Source: Sometimes it’s the simple solutions)

And she also offers some smart advice on using sites like ours, if you’re concerned about privacy you can use a pseudonym, be selective about what information you provide and: “you can meet someone at an intersection and not in front of your home. (Source: Sometimes it’s the simple solutions)”

http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/official_launch.html

Thanks, Ross!

With recent media attention I thought I would compile a handy list of media mentions for PickupPal.

Television:

• CBS 5 News - May 8 2008 - (PickupPal and rising gas prices)
• GlobalTV News - May 2 2008 - (Introducing PickupPal)

Blogs:

• About.com - June 24 2008 - (The Warped Tour and PickupPal are helping you get to the show - and save the environment)
• Footprint - June 23 2008 - (Calgary virgin music festival keeps it green)
• The Green Journal - June 23 2008 - (Put that thumb away)
• Going Green - June 22 2008 - (Creative Carpooling)
• Giver Culture - June 21 2008 - (Beat those Fuel Prices & Reduce Consumption)
• Uncover the Internet - June 10 2008 - (PickupPal - Connecting Drivers, Passengers and Packages)
• Tech Vibes - June 6 2008 - (PickupPal Makes Ride Sharing Easy For A Green Planet)
• Breaking News - Hub Canada - June 4 2008 - (PickupPal Picking Up the Business)
• NEWS.com.au - May 15 2008 - (Hitching a ride online)
• Virtual Economics - May 7 2008 - (PickUpPal is a great idea)
• Earth First - May 8 2008 - (New Green Carpool Service Matches You Up with Rides to Concerts)
• Mashable.com - May 7 2008 - (PickupPal Pushes Green with Carpools to Concerts)
• Clean Break - April 28 2008 - (Greentech and Web 2.0 collide with PickupPal.com)
• Hit Search - April 23 2008 - (PickupPal aims to ease congestion, cut greenhouse gases, make money)
• Mashable.com - February 6 2008 - (PickupPal is eHarmony for Hitch-Hikers)
• Mikel - January 16 2008 - (Another launch… Ride sharing 2.0)

Newspapers:

Boston Globe - June 26 2008 - (From Guster, Green Help For Rock Bands)

Pique News Magazine - June 27 2008 - (Seeing the big picture)

• Boston Herald - May 22 2008 - (Bands reduce carbon footprints - but their fans’ cars pollute)
• Toronto Star - April 28 2008 - (Buddy can you spare a ride?)
• LA Times - April 22 2008 - (It’s not too late to plan for Coachella, this weekend)
• National Post - April 27 2008 - (Stranded TTC riders have little sympathy)
• The Westerly - April 27 2008 - (Marathon goes greener with new initiatives)

Radio:

It is coming - just have to get the podcast setup.