Carpool Facebook Application

What is the Carpool Facebook Application?

Carpool is one of the few actually useful Facebook apps out there right now. Carpool allows you to create carpools right from Facebook. It takes full advantage of Facebook’s social network and allows users to find rides to different locations.

Let’s say you need a ride home from school for Christmas break. You can get on Carpool and search if anyone else is heading your direction and hitch a ride with them. You can also create reoccurring carpools for commutes to school or work.

Carpool’s interface is simple and easy to use. One of the nice features is its integration with Google Maps, so you can see where your rides live. From the canvas page you can create a ride offer or requests. People will be able to discover it either by searching or looking in your network page. Carpool displays a box on your profile with your carpool requests and offers so Facebook users can see.

Another cool feature is that you can keep track of how many miles you have carpooled. The app will then calculate your reduction in CO2 emissions. Pretty sweet.

Carpool Pros

• Easily create carpools
• Save money and the environment
• Easy to use
• Works in the US, Canada, and England

Carpool Cons

• Better route organization.This a small one. The app is still incredibly useful even with this. Besides, the developers are already working to improve it.