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Zipcar and Zimride...interesting pair...
April 13, 2009

Read an interesting article today about how Zipcar and Zimride are partnering. For those that don't know Zipcar is a car sharing/rental company and Zimride helps connect those needing rides with those who are driving somewhere. The article brings up a really good point though.  Zipcar is all about being part of a car sharing arrangement where you essentially have a membership to be able to 'rent' vehicles for fairly cheap rates that include ...

NY1 News Story About Parking Options
March 30, 2009

It was a big week for us at parkingspots.com last week...having survived a crazy earthquake in the Palm Desert early in the week we figured luck was  on our side.  And frankly it was!  Friday found me in NYC meeting with some major journalists who are interested in our story (yay!).  Not only that but something must have been in the air as that morning, unbeknownst to us NY1 ran a ...

Trendwatching's Top Innovations Names Parkingspots.com
July 1, 2008

What a fabulous day in the life of an entrepreneur to be picked up by trendwatching.com!!  Parkingspots.com has been identified as one of the Top 40 Innovations out there right now.  Have a read here to see the article. ...

Parking Wars on Facebook
April 22, 2008

Following our little commentary on parking wars as featured on A&E we had a good chuckle at the parking wars game now found on facebook. An extension of the A&E show, the concept's in fact rather entertaining in and of itself. Basic premise as follows: Parking has never been this fun! Turn your profile page into a city street. Park on your friends' profiles and watch them park on yours. When ...

Your Parking Stories, Pics and Drama
March 7, 2008

As we’re in the process of setting up a true blog we thought we’d start by collecting some of our users stories about parking. Whether it is a picture, a story, a vent or a praise, we’d love to hear about your love affair with affordable parking. So drop us a line at info@parkingspots.com and we’ll post your stories to share with our other viewers. ...

Affordable Parking?? Not for this lady!!
March 4, 2008

I stumbled on this today and had NO idea how to respond. At first it seemed kind of funny but then when the lady in the red car wouldn’t stop I couldn’t believe it. What on earth would possess someone to rack up $600 of damages to someone else’s vehicle all over a $2 parking spot!! It’s unbelievable…check it out! http://www.break.com/index/fight_over_parking_spot.html TORONTO, CANADA (March 4, 2008) Was ...