The Bikepooling beta is live!

...if only in version 0.9.0. As a labor of love, from a tiny team without enough love to give, it's an iterative process. The true gala (if Apple can "launch" its software, then we can hold a gala) will be on May 11th. Expect clouds of features and MUCH-improved interface to magically appear, en masse, in the next few days or weeks, including:

• Ajaxy start/end-point attachment in Ride creation, for a more simple, one-click ride wizard (some finished.)
• Ajax "TagSearch", which narrows routes and groups down to your door very quickly (mostly finished.)
• Wiki bike manual editing! We'll create a compendium of bike knowledge (finished.)
• More extensive and interesting user profiles (ongoing.)
• Widgets for your groups' home pages. Local weather reporting, useful features for organizing Bikepools and getting more members, and better themability.
• Userpoints-revenue structure. Turn your "points" received from making posts and inviting users into swag!
• Better tools for managing who's coming on a particular ride and how to find each other. I'm going to make it as easy and one-click as possible to get a whole squad together (some finished, ongoing.)

  And more coming soon, of course. Keep an eye on http://www.bikepooling.com/blog for updates, or subscribe to the RSS Feed.

  Also, follow the Bikepooling service and status updates on Twitter! http://twitter.com/bikepooling