Social media has become the basis for all sorts of businesses nowadays…

Let’s take the transportation as an example. Sometime we have a very basic need. We want to move from point A to point B.

 

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Last weekend I had this sort of problem. I wanted to be “teleported” from Wrocław to Leipzig. See the map to learn where the “Point A” is  :)

 

You might say take the train! Yeah right. There is no direct connection. Therefore it will take me around 5h with a change in Dresden and cost around 60 euros. No thank you!

So maybe a coach? Yes that might work, but wait… The buses are crap in terms of comfort.. So again not thank you:)

Oh man. If you are so picky take a bike! Slower, more civilized and romantic form of travel :) but ... the weather is not particularly friendly and it will take me 4 days :(

I did my own research and I decided that carpooling can actually work :) You know what the carpooling is? Right?

 

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I ask uncle google to find out with whom I can go to Leipzig :). Bingo here you go. Using service such as  www.carpooling.com. I‘ve founded Christian who offered nice comfortable seat in his brand new Ford Focus and It took only 3h and cost only 18 Euros! Great. Oh.. and that’s not the end of the story… I also save some greenhouse gases.

The point is: social networks can create new business models, new way we communicate, new way we travel, new way we live. You can see the grow trend, so in 2030 there would be more companies which take advantages of social networks…

The references :)

About the carpooling

See density of the carpooling network in Germany!

Against arguments:Social media marketing specialist, Mitch Joel examines the counter intuitive possibility of an increasingly anti-social Web.

Enjoy the weekend!

Michal Serkieza (HHL AW14)