The check-in feature lets commuters share their train’s/bus’ location with the Clever Commute network. Any active user can send a Check-in (steps below). However, viewing these messages is done exclusively via the app…and is Opt-In only. Check-ins are not sent out as mails, texts, or push notifications. To Send a Check-In To View Check-Ins Open our freeRead more about Feature write-up: Check-in/Share Location[…]
There are at least 4 very important differences between Clever Commute and Twitter: (1) We use a variety of technologies (keywords, semantics, patterns, user history, etc.) to ensure the alerts are actionable and appropriate content regarding the in-process commute. (2) We enrich each message with – the category of the problem – the impact onRead more about “It’s like Twitter for commuters, right?” Well, kind of…[…]
Here is a fantastic example of how a commuter can use The Inside Track to determine which track their train will be on…before it is announced. In this scenario, it’s 5:58 PM and the rider is shown the track number for the 6:10 PM…with 92% probability (see disclaimer below). The transit providers claim to announceRead more about How to beat the crowds at Penn Station[…]
This is another feature of Clever Commute Premium. Yes, your transit provider may indeed publish travel alerts on their web site. They may even e-mail some of them. But when you give them your e-mail address, you also may get unsolicited mails from them (promotions, corporate comms, etc). We solve for that, and ALSO give youRead more about Our premium service lets you manage the alerts from your transit provider[…]
For trains departing NY’s Penn Station, the transit providers have a stated policy of releasing each train’s track number assignment “10-15 minutes prior” to the scheduled departure time. However, that is a guideline…not a guarantee. Some trains are announced just a few minutes in advance. Also, there are instances where the train number is known byRead more about Inside Track – Track Number Predictions[…]
This is another feature of The Inside Track, our premium service. We know that not everyone is a Twitter user. Even if you are, you may not be following the sources who provide good info. So, we make it easy by giving all of our users access to commute-related info from the Twitter-verse FromRead more about Twitter Timelines in The Inside Track[…]
Summary: Crowdsourcing is one important component of Clever Commute. However, when you use our premium service, you get the benefit of other datafeeds / sources. [Premium service = The Inside Track. See all the features. Sign up here. More info] More: In Internet culture, there is a rule of thumb pertaining to participation in an internet community. ItRead more about The 1% (not THAT 1%) and “why bus riders will love The Inside Track”[…]
Another amazing feature from The Inside Track: Show some love! When someone sends a really good alert to the group, let them know you care! Add them to your favorites list. We won’t share any of your personal information. But we will recognize and reward the people who are most-favorited by their fellow commuters. MaybeRead more about About “Favorite Senders”[…]
Another amazing feature of The Inside Track is the ability to maintain a blacklist / whitelist of commuters and data sources. Therefore, you can elect to not receive future messages from certain senders..at your discretion. You can also mark a sender or data source as a favorite (more on that later). To block or favorite aRead more about The power to hide/block messages by sender[…]
As a premium feature, Clever Commute follows the relevant transit providers on Twitter. We then give you to ability to opt-in/opt-out of each. The content is then delivered to you according to your preferences (e.g, time-of-day, day-of-week, snooze/pause-resume, text, e-mail etc). For example: DeCamp Bus lines ONLY shares info via their Twitter – @DeCampBusLines. However,Read more about Enhanced Twitter integration[…]