Comments on: Business Idea – Parking Space Net

By: Transfer Funds by Simply Dialing

Transfer Funds by Simply Dialing — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:55:37 +0000

[...] The ease at which someone uses SMS to text a cab reservation in Helsinki taught me to look at SMS as a command line for the real world and today I’m learning about mobile SMS [...]

By: Ashootosh Chand

Ashootosh Chand — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:38:00 +0000

Great!!!

By: Todd Sampson

Todd Sampson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:07:00 +0000

Very cool (if illegal) idea. Gives me an idea to discuss at breakfast tomorrow…

By: iankennedy

iankennedy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Very interesting – this is what I love about blogging – that a random, late-night post about a wild idea would not only get a reality check (“not legal to hold a public space for another person”) but also a pointer to a service I had no idea existed. Thanks Brian. Love the blog too, if just for the collection of stories about public parking such as the http://blog.spotscout.com/2008....." target="_blank">$9.5 million parking ticket.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:25:00 +0000

It is interesting how in Europe, SMS is used for so much more. And I do think there is opportunity for greater use in the U.S. In fact, I am part of SpotScout (www.spotscout.com) and we are pursuing “space exchange” markets, starting with parking. Currently, our marketplace is browser-based, but we continue to explore incorporating texting into it as well. Temporary stand-ins could be tricky though, at least with parking, as it is not legal to hold a public space for another person. Plus, a model where users don’t have to physically met (and exchange money) has its advantages.