Zipcar launches new web 2.0 reservation system

Posted Mar 14th 2007 at 7:14PM by Sam Abuelsamid

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives

Car-sharing service Zipcar has revamped their reservation system on their website. The service allows members to buy credits for use of cars that are provided by Zipcar on an as needed basis. After surveying 30,000 members, they designed the new system using lots of Web 2.0 AJAX type features. The system adds a one-click reservation option and embedded Google maps so users can figure where the cars are actually located. The new system has also been designed to scale up to support Zipcar's worldwide expansion, and help improve the utilization the cars in the fleet. You can read all the details in the Zipcar press release at the Read link.

[Source: Zipcar]

Tags: car sharing, CarSharing, zipcar, zipcar reservations, ZipcarReservations

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3-27-2007 @ 6:22AM

TechSoEasy said...

My view on this event:
http://techsoeasy.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!AB2725BC5698FCB8!165.entry

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