Issue no.31

What’s you location?

To make sure you know when I’m at Au Bon Pain and I know when you’re in the loo, Garmin (a GPS wielder) partners with uLocate (you guessed it – a locations application developer) to bring us Buddy Beacon. Not only can users find likeminds nearby when their lonely, they can update their Facebook profile with their 20. So friends can make their way back together.

The best part? They decide when, where and who can view. Though in its infancy this is an example of broadening location-based social networking. We’re awaiting the list of social networking sites and enabled devices.

http://www.where.com/buddybeacon

This week’s special

Parkingspots.com connects those needing a parking spot with those renting parking spots. The service allows you to find parking close to downtown, the airport, your office, your home or wherever else you need it. Easy, affordable monthly rentals where you want, when you want.

The Car of the Future

If there is one common denominator in the world’s urban landscape, it is the fact that cities were built around one of this century’s greatest creations - the personal vehicle.

So what does the future hold? Well for starters, the vehicles of the future will all have ridded themselves of the one thing that made them so successful: their dependance on fossil fuels. Head on over to Best of the Green Web for the full article!