# Car Pool Dating Services Carpooling.com Brings Together Commuters in Europe to Lower CO2 By Erin Fox | Published 2013-02-18 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carpoolingcom References: [carpooling](http://www.carpooling.com/us/) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/carpoolingcom) We have seen friends getting together and carpooling to work, even some governments have created carpooling lanes to reduce the amount of cars on the road; Carpooling.com takes this initiative one step further and brings it to the twenty-first century. Creating a website connected with [social media outlets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/internet-social-caf) like [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petsetlife) and Twitter, the brand is helping to connect people who might not originally know one another. Set up much like a [dating service](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheers-dating-app), the company brings together people who work in similar areas with similar interests. This site is targeted to almost every country in Europe and ushers in a new way to approach car pooling. The aim of the game is to reduce fuel emissions and save money. **Contact Information** Carpooling.com [website](http://www.carpooling.com/us/) Carpooling.com [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/carpoolingcom) Carpooling.com [Twitter](https://twitter.com/carpoolingcom) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Social Carpooling:** Opportunities for dating app companies to expand into the carpooling market. - **Hyper-targeted Commuting:** Opportunities for advertisers to use carpooling data for targeted campaigns to specific commuter groups. - **Virtual Networking:** Opportunities for professional networking sites to create virtual carpooling solutions for business professionals. ### Where This Applies - **Transportation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for transportation companies to partner with carpooling platforms to reduce fuel emissions. - **Online Dating:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for online dating companies to expand into the carpooling market. - **Advertising and Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for advertising and marketing firms to use carpooling data for hyper-targeted campaigns to commuter groups. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gamified Sustainability Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-carbon-games.md) - [Car Transfer Service Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/car-transfer.md) - [Travel Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floo.md) - [Car Rental Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turo-and-hopper.md) - [Simplified Car Rental Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/car-rental-services.md) - [Car-Buying E-Commerce Sites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cazoo.md) - [Peer-to-Peer Parking Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valay-park.md) - [Smart Social Matching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cielo.md) - [Neighborly Contracting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pigybak-ride.md)