New ride-share network at CU combines carpooling, social networking

University of Colorado students and faculty looking for a lift can recycle their "Boulder or Bust" signs.

The university this week launched a new carpooling network called Zimride that uses a private Web site, as well as Facebook, to hook up drivers and riders in a simple way that -- thanks to the voyeurism of social networking -- will ensure would-be carpoolers are never complete strangers.

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