March: Came in like a lion…went out like a…
Clever Commute [5:38 PM] Penn station jammed. Trains still on board from 10 to 15 minutes ago. No announcements. New Jersey Transit [5:53 PM] NEC, NJCL and MidTOWN trains are subject to scattered 10 to 15 minute delays in and out of New York due to a disabled Amtrak train Sent: 5:45 PM
Read MoreAren’t most 2-year olds interesting?
Indeed, Clever Commute is now 2 years old. Lots of great things are happening now…and the one-liners are Would you like to be a beta tester for RSS feeds for Clever Commute (B2C)? New and interesting ways to leverage the collective wisdom of this crowd (B2B) Best practices for Clever Commuters (privacy options) (1) RSS […] Read More
Ahhh, spring… (tonight on NJT)
Clever Commute [6:57 PM] 6:40 NYP delayed by 15 minutes. Reason: disabled train in Hudson River tunnel New Jersey Transit [7:14 PM] Service in and out of New York Penn Station is subject to 10-15 minute delays due to a disabled train. Sent: 7:08 PM
Read MoreHome Cooking
Wow! The folks at the Montclair Times really exceeded my expectations with the placement and prominence they gave to Clever Commute in this week’s issue. As you might guess, the CC penetration in Montclair is already “pretty good”…but I’m sure this will drive some new sign-ups and well-appreciated awareness our way. Thanks again!
Read MoreI Love LA
I was out in LA recently, and spent some time with the founder of MetroRider LA (a blog that promotes, supports, and critiques the burgeoning Transit Oriented Lifestyle forming in Los Angeles). Read about it here. Please be sure to share the good news about “LA Clever Commute” with anyone you know in the LA […] Read More
Hello LA / MetroLink – A new era begins!
The one-liner here is “Welcome…thanks for joining…please help us grow this service” I just returned from the West Coast and was pleasantly surprised by all the great new energy and sign-ups across several Clever Commute MetroLink lines. While I was out in the LA area, I spent some time promoting Clever Commute by talking to […] Read More
Wisdom of the crowd: Clever Commuter “breaks the story” of the building collapse
Yesterday’s building collapse snarled the commute. But…Clever Commuters found out early. One of our riders shared the news at 3:27 PM with this one-liner: [MNR-Har] 3:17 to Southeast being held due to building collapse @122st Thanks!
Read MoreFeb 2008 – A few interesting write-ups for Clever Commute
I was happy to see that a few of the IDG magazines did stories on Clever Commute. Thanks! CIO Magazine PC World Computerworld
Read MoreToday’s example: Bus lanes closed
8:36 – 1010 WINS reports the problem 8:22 – NJ Transit reports the problem ** At 8:17 ** the first Clever Commuter let others know that there was a problem. Others from his and other lines quickly triangulated the issue
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