Posts Tagged “Amovens”
(Thanks to Larry Ballis for contributing to our blog) Back in the days of the Great Depression and World War Two, people were told to share baths (no wonder there was a baby boom). If you are a student, then why not share a bath or shower with your partner to save money? Don’t [...]
Hitching a ride might become so easy in the near future that most people won’t even need to own a car, if the bright minds at Google are correct. Joe Kraus, a partner at GoogleVentures, predicts that within the next 5 to 10 years carpooling will become so popular and easy that the number of [...]
The word “slugging” brings a few images to mind: hard-hitting baseball players and slimy, slow invertebrates. Surprisingly, it also refers to waiting outside an HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane to hop into someone’s car. Simply put, it’s carpooling (or ride sharing). The sluggers get a free ride and the driver gets to enter the HOV lane. What’s [...]
When Apple’s last keynote took place on June 11, among the unveiling of the new MacBook Pro, retooled MacBook Air and new Mountain Lion OS, the big news was the reveal of their new mapping feature for iOS 6. We here are Amovens couldn’t help notice something interesting. Apple announced their new map system which [...]
If you haven’t heard about the Improbables yet, check them out here. The improbables are Jonathan Buffard, Druv Boruah and Estevam de Sa da Bandeira, three madmen with a fistful of travel visas, a used ambulance, and a hankering to see Mongolia. Naturally, Amovens decided this was something we needed to be a part of. Amovens, [...]
Amovens is fortunate to have former Costa Rican President José-Maria Figueres as one of our co-founders. In addition to the experience he brings to the company as a former head of state, President Figueres is one of the world’s leading thinkers on climate change and sustainability and was recently named president of the Carbon War Room. [...]
