Which Waze?
So, there has been a lot of discussion on the Internet lately about the Web 2.0 Summit that is going on this week. Of course, I only know this fact because the topic is flooding my daily RSS feed, I see it as a “trending topic” on my Twitter and it is all Digg has been talking about lately. After reading up on a numerous amount of topics that the summit had introduced, one proved to be the apple of my eye.
Waze is a downloadable (more importantly, free) application that people use to get up to date information on traffic, road conditions, and short cuts when navigating the road. The interesting part is that it is all done as a social network, basically as a human operated Mapquest. If you find yourself trying to get to Los Angeles International Airport the fastest way, simply start up the application and ask if someone is already on their way there inquiring about traffic and/or accidents on the road you want to take, then act accordingly when someone replies to you.
This program, although still in it’s early stage, could very well make sites such as Mapquest or Google Maps obsolete simply because there is no real time update on traffic, road conditions, or weather with those sites. Waze is just one of the many wonders that Web 2.0 has to offer as it turns the previously black and white Internet age into a beautiful era of colorful social networks and vibrant think tanks.
