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Re:Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute by eli on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @04:19PM (#11384541)
So... create another new platform?
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Re:Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute by bduerst on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @06:34PM (#11385499)
A network, not a platform. Being platform agnostic makes a difference.

Think of it as building an ad auction network for multiple websites and advertisers, rather than just trying to build an ad network for just your own website.

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Re:Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute by eli on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @07:49AM (#11388550)
Wouldn't that require active participation of existing platforms? Seems like it'd be a tough sell.
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Re:Lyft Carpool: A New Way to Commute by bduerst on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @01:34PM (#11391200)
Not really, considering the service base that makes up those platforms is trying to fragment off. They would be an easy first customer.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3057014/fed-up-with-uber-and-lyft...

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