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Travelrole: A Carpooling/ Physical Social Network Creator, Ted Selker, Paula Helen Saphir

Ted Selker

This paper describes a system that extends concepts of social networking application to create a physical social network, with the extra advantage of also working to save energy. TravelRole is a system that helps people choose to use their commute time to fulfill work, educational and recreational goals. The system matches people to rides that allow them to link carpooling with a personal goal such as practicing their French, talking about rebuilding an engine, discussing religion, and so on.

TravelRole’s interface encourages people to focus on reasons they would like to get together with other people to see how these …