Method and apparatus for enabling commuter groups

A method of providing commuting information to users of a commuter groups service, the method comprising:

• tracking locations of a first user and a second user of a plurality of users of the commuter groups service;
• determining a respective travel time for each of the first user and the second user of the commuter groups service based on the tracked locations;
• and
• providing the respective travel times to the other of the first user and the second user of the commuter groups service when the respective travel times are similar.

An apparatus for enabling communication between users of a commuter groups service, each user being a member of at least one commuter group and each user having at least one user identifier within the commuter groups service, the apparatus comprising a processor-readable medium containing instructions for execution by at least one processor, the instructions comprising:

• instructions executable to receive, from a first user, a request to communicate with a second user;
• instructions executable to translate the at least one user identifier for the second user into a user identifier for use on a communication network external to the commuter groups service;
• and
• instructions executable to establish communication between the first user and the second user via the external communication network.

An apparatus for providing commuting information to a plurality of users of a commuter groups service, the apparatus comprising a processor-readable medium containing instructions for execution by at least one processor, the instructions comprising:

• instructions executable to track a first location of a first user and a second location of a second user of the plurality of users of the commuter groups service;
• instructions executable to determine a first travel time for the first user and a second travel time for the second user based on the first location and the second location, respectively;
• and
• instructions executable to provide the first travel time to the second user and the second travel time to the first user.