Melissa just sent through a great story from TechCrunch about a new internet start-up.
The website is MizPee.com. The tag line is “Where to go on the go.”
Can you guess what the site is about? Yup, it’s a new service to help you find the nearest bathroom (or loo, for our foreign readers) in cities across the USA.
According to the site: “MizPee finds the closest, cleanest toilet and gives you entertaining reading material once you get there. Since the service is cell phone-based, it’s always with you, when you really need it.”
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If you want to try it out, send an SMS to +1 - 415 - 350 2290 with your city and state in the message (e.g., New York, NY).
I can’t decide whether this is a brilliant idea, or a brilliantly bad idea. Judging by the comments on TechCrunch, I’m not alone.
Reactions range from “…this marks the beginning of the end for Web 2.0., are people really running out of good ideas?” all the way to “I’m working on a website that identifies where people are farting, and can send you an SMS letting you know to stay away from those poor smelling areas. Currently seeking $4.5MM in funding if anyone is interested.”
(Wow, I should spend more time reading TechCrunch.)
So thank you MizPee for making my day. Good luck with the business, I hope your burn rate is low.
More on travel, toilets and the need to go on the go: Ode to the Commode and Reflections on Delhi Belly, La Turista and the Cairo Curse
June 27th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
What a great concept for the traveler.
June 27th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
I think the best solution would be portable toilet and keep it as a portable suit case, nice and clean.
July 21st, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Has anyone else discovered the SheWee yet??? Wow! A small plastic thingy which enables a woman to pee standing up! I do not lie. It begs as many questions as it answers. On the internet for those intrigued and/or in fits of hysteria as we all were.