Since we're so socially-networked, you and I, I have often wondered how we can turn the seemingly pedestrian activity of collecting all your online friends into something worthwhile. Blogging doesn't count.

Carpooling, sorely needed in Manila, could benefit from our social networks. Most people wouldn't want to share their rides with complete strangers -- granted that these two strangers found each other -- but if someone's a "friend of a friend" and the two, or three or more, could share a ride, then I think it's a great way to use our social networks. And take a few cars off the street, get around the number-coding scheme, save gas, preserve the environment, stop the next ice age, blah, blah.

I don't commute everyday, but I imagine a lot of you do. Isn't time to share rides? Anyone out there already doing it?

Tags: Friendster, carpooling, social+networks, philippines, traffic+jams, EDSA