Wow.... this was on my mind. How to connect with fellow travels? I travel frequently to kerala by train and by bus. Since I prefer train travel I see lot of people with whom I wish I could connect.
Have you thought on those lines?
Read this article
Barbara S Peterson
On a flight from Newark to the West Coast not long ago, Jeff Jarvis, author of the book ‘What Would Google Do?’ got into a conversation with a fellow flyer familiar with his work. But it was not a face-to-face chat. Rather, it started as an exchange of Tweets at the boarding gate.
When the plane landed, Jarvis recalled, the conversation resumed. “It was as if someone had recognized you and come up to say, ‘hello’, on the flight.” He said it reminded him of the days when passengers could socialize in airborne lounges, “except now it’s happening digitally”. Mobiles and laptops are not just tools to stay in touch with the office or home anymore. A growing number of flyers are using their mobile devices to create an informal travelers’ community in airports and aloft.
Airlines and social media providers are scrambling to catch up. Airlines are beefing up their presence on networking channels, and travelers’ groups like FlyerTalk.-com have created new apps that allow members to find one another while on the road. Travelers can use these services to share cabs to the airport, swap advice or locate colleagues in the city. As Jarvis puts it, “finding a like-minded person to travel with lessens the chance of getting stuck next to some talkative bozo” on a long flight.
More than 10 airlines in North America are wiring their planes for web access, and foreign airlines are introducing technology that will let flyers connect on transoceanic flights. Airlines are also testing in-flight calls. NYT NEWS SERVICE
MESSAGING TAKES A FLIGHT: As travellers increasingly use mobile devices to contact fellow flyers, airlines & social media providers are scrambling to catch up.
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