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Tech

Forget Artificial Intelligence, the ‘gig economy’ is a human automation problem

Automating our lives is very quickly becoming the new normal. Not only do robots and machines and phones make checking the weather, turning off lights, setting alarms and the most menial of life tasks that we used to have to do ourselves automatic

By Benjamin Rose

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018

City

How to change your payment method when splitting the cost of a Lyft ride

Did you know that when you’ve accept to split the cost of a Lyft ride with a friend or family member that you’re able to choose how to pay for that specific ride?

By stuart

March 3, 2017March 11, 2017

City

Update: Is Lyft available in Taipei, Taoyuan or anywhere in Taiwan?

During my recent trip to Taipei, I was hoping to use one of my remaining Lyft credits.

By stuart

February 2, 2017February 2, 2017

Tech

Lyft is unfairly throttling referral credits in their rewards program

Lyft is up to something funky with their referral program.

By stuart

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017

Tech Travel

#deleteuber: Boycott Uber’s support of Donald Trump by using Lyft or Sidecar

If you didn’t know, now you know: Uber sucks. And they’ve sucked for a while. .

By stuart

January 27, 2017February 3, 2017

City

Now get 40% off Lyft Lines when using pre-tax communter benefits

Lyft has partnered with workplace benefit companies to give an extra discount to Lyft Line commuters in four cities.

By stuart

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

City Tech

8 Getaround tips to make the service optimal by saving you money and time

Getaround is basically an Airbnb for car owners. Unlike Lyft or Uber, where the owners actually chauffeur you around, Getaround is a person-to-person carsharing service that allows owners to make their personal cars available to rent.

By stuart

December 26, 2016August 6, 2018

City

Lyft comes to Portland, Maine (with promo code)

Now live and running on four wheels in Portland, Maine is the ride-sharing service Lyft.

By stuart

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016

Tech Travel

Lyft in Baltimore: Save $50 on your first Lyft ride in Baltimore

Lyft, launched in 2012 in San Francisco, CA, currently provide services to 195 cities across the US. From San Francisco to NYC, it covers a lot of major cities, one of which is Baltimore.

By stuart

February 28, 2016June 21, 2016

Tech Travel

How to use Lyft in Detroit and using it to DTW (Detroit’s airport)

Lyft brands itself as your friendly neighborhood ride-sharing service and it’s grown significantly in Detroit. Launched as a mobile app in the summer of 2012 as a service of Zimride, it has grown exponentially ever since.

By stuart

February 20, 2016June 21, 2016

Tech Travel

Quick guide to using Lyft in Minneapolis-St. Paul (and $50 code)

There have been some exciting innovations to the personal transportation industry in the last decade. One of those innovations is the advent of rideshare companies such like Uber and Lyft. In this post, we’ll focus specically on Lyft (because I dislike Uber).

By stuart

February 14, 2016June 21, 2016

Tech Travel

Lyft can pickup passengers from LAX now (w/$50 code)

For more than two years, Lyft and Uber have been able to drop off, but not pick up from LAX. That’s until tomorrow when travelers will be able to request a Lyft from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) legally.

By stuart

December 22, 2015June 21, 2016

Tech Travel

It costs approximately $32 to take a Lyft to/from LGA to Lower Manhattan

If you follow this site (wow, your life) then you know that I am a big proponent of Lyft and especially when compared to Uber. Specifically, when I do use Lyft, I use their “Line” service because it’s economically sensible.

By stuart

November 24, 2015November 15, 2016

City Money

How much does it cost to take a Lyft from San Francisco to SFO airport?

I’ve taken Lyft to San Francisco International (SFO) a handful of times and though it’s not the cheapest way to get to the airport, it’s cost-effective for the great conveniences it provides.

By stuart

November 8, 2015November 15, 2016

City Money

Get $50 off a Lyft from Las Vegas Airport to the strip with this promo code

Now you can officially take a Lyft from Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport to the Vegas strip – the first car sharing service to operate in Vegas.

By stuart

October 29, 2015November 15, 2016

City

Lyft retires $8 fares, teases new 50% promotion in “discount zones”

As quickly as $8 Lyft Lines replaced $5 Lyft Lines, they’re ending the more expensive promotion after just a couple weeks.

By stuart

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

City Tech

Why you should take a Lyft (Line) from JFK to Manhattan

Those of you that read this site know that I prefer Lyft over Uber and specifically, the Lyft Line service is an efficient and reasonable transportation option.

By stuart

October 6, 2015November 15, 2016

City Tech

Lyft increases ‘Lyft Line’ fares to $8 in New York City

Lyft has been threatening to end their $5 Lyft Line promotion for a few months now and they’ve finally pulled the plug on the five buck fares in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

By stuart

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015

City Tech

I love using Lyft Line, but good luck getting a car during “Prime Time”

From the $5 hotspots to 10-minute match, it’s no secret that I much prefer Lyft Line over regular Lyft, and certainly over Uber.

By stuart

October 4, 2015October 24, 2015

City

Lyft Line: When a car service is cheaper than the subway

Would you rather have a car pick you up from your home and zip you directly to your destination or take the subway? Usually the subway is cheaper than a private car, but with Lyft Line, the price difference isn’t much.

By stuart

September 10, 2015October 5, 2015