Abstract: The invention provides a communications system comprising an event server computer system, an event creation module on the event server computer system for permitting the creation of an event from an event host computer system over the network, and a storing module on the event server computer system for storing the event on the event server computer system, a transmissions module on the event server computer system for transmitting a signal relating to the event from a first computer system to a second computer system over a network, and a location selection module on the event server computer system for selecting at least one location from the event host computer system and associating the location with the event on the event server computer system.

Abstract: The invention provides a communications system comprising a receiving module for receiving the carpool information from a plurality of user computer systems over a network, a carpool module for collecting carpool information received by the receiving module from a plurality of user computer systems, storing the carpool information at a server computer system, the carpool information being for a plurality of users corresponding to carpool information collected from the plurality of user computer systems at a server computer system, and permitting access to the carpool information collected from the plurality of user computer systems on the server computer system from each one of the user computer systems, the carpool information being associated with the event.