A Different Kind of Bump: Bump.com

Also known as "Facebook for your car" by James Madison University's The Breeze.

Essentially Bump.com allows you to register your e-mail to your license plate.  And they advertise that if you say, leave your lights on, or your meter is about to run out, or some cute girl/guy thinks you're cute, they can e-mail you.


Welcome to BUMP.com from BUMP on Vimeo.

You can send a bump to their account on the site, to an e-mail, and even texts with smart phones. Of course you can also connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Bump.com is bringing your car into the mix of social media as a way to identify yourself. It is still in the testing phases, but is making some waves.


Here's a video from Bloomberg News about Bump.com


Bloomberg Report on BUMP.com 2, October 18, 2010 from BUMP on Vimeo.


I think this is a baaaad way to go.  Road rage is a real problem, and imagine if people could now really express how they feel instantly after someone cuts them off.  This is just looking to make more stalkers without any privacy settings. People are more likely to rant than warn about an empty meter.

If you can get an invitation to be in the trial, let me know how it works though!

Bump IT

If you want to share information from your iPhone or Android, the free Bump application can do that.

Synching schedules? Want to be friends on Facebook or Twitter? Done in the simple motion of "bumping" your two phones together.

Video tutorial- How to Bump IT

There are other apps that use Bump to share information. Here are some of the favorites from the Bump blog.

-Pick a top 100s Radio Song Pack and Bump it to a friend
-Love wine? Share your knowledge and Bump your favorite wines to a friend 
-Create a stick it note on your iPhone then Bump it to a friend! 

...just to name a few. Here are the rest of the top 10. There are also hundreds of other apps that can utilize Bump.  

 I don't have quite that smart of a phone, but if you do, try Bump and let me know how it goes!