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The Boys Behind ShuttleGirl

Always looking for ways to "waste the Internet," Delvecchio and Karamchandani have her deliver more than just shuttle information. For example, saying "When Harry Met Sally" calls up Meg Ryan’s most famous orgasm.

The next innovation in store for ShuttleGirl will probably involve real time technology, in which chips installed on the shuttle buses would be able to give users more accurate arrival information.

Next Stop: World Domination

After watching Harvard fall head over heels for ShuttleGirl, Delvecchio and Karamchandani realized the outside world might like her too.

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They brought in some lawyers, officially became Second Kiss Wireless, Inc. and started marketing the “ShuttleGirl Platform.”

In Boston, the MBTA is already using ShuttleGirl technologies for its commuter rail schedule and is considering adding buses, boats and other forms of transportation.

Philadelphia, Tacoma, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Calgary and St. Louis have also shown interest in the project.

So has Yale.

The secret of their success, according to Delvecchio, has been the Harvard community.

In addition to easy access to a variety of technologies, Harvard has provided the “perfect” consumers.

“They have no attention span, so it has to be infinitely useful,” Delvecchio said.

A platform that is already adapted to so many technologies is particularly attractive to transportation agencies, which rely on government funds. Thus, they rarely have the resources to create an original working system like ShuttleGirl, according to Delvecchio.

“It’s not top secret stuff, but it’s relatively new technology,” Delvecchio added. “And people already like it.”

Another selling point is their price. The entire platform goes for six figures, which Delvecchio classifies as fairly cheap.

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