We’d love to help you get started creating your own Boxcar provider.

So we decided to help you out.

Just for you, we’ve collated a great list of useful open-source tools & resources. :)

The link: http://boxcar.io/open-source

The list:

Explore, pass it on, let us know your favorites and feel free to suggest your own!

Have some valuable updates and information you want to push out to a fan base or your client list or maybe your organization?

Even if you’re not a developer, you can now create providers and subscribe Boxcar users online without writing code. You’ll send out messages to your subscribers, sort of like setting up a mailing list, but with push instead of email.

Sound cool? You got that right!

With Boxcar, it’s simple - we’ve made the process SUPER easy. 3 steps. Seriously.

And now, we’ve also added a helpful feature - you can send an update to specific users individually via the web interface (read, again, EASY). Check it out:

       

Questions? Let us know - we’re here to help. Boxcar aims to be useful AND fun.

What kind of service could *you* share using Boxcar? We’re all ears.

Your first bit of new Boxcar awesome for 2012 comes via the web and desktop versions.

Timely timestamps.

This means that now your timestamps will update dynamically, even as you view them, not just when you refresh.

Just another way we’re keeping you up to date while you’re on the go this new year. 

You know, we’ve got some pretty awesome fans. Yeah, we’re talking about you.

We’ve got a lot of great things cooking behind-the-scenes here, and every day we make Boxcar even better.

We’ve changed our support system, and are working on responding more promptly to technical concerns.

We’re working on both fun and useful tweaks to the app itself.

And we keep getting awesome shout-outs and feedback from our fans that lets us know we’re on the right track. 

So our holiday wish this year is simple. We want even more people to know about Boxcar.

Would you do us a favor? Right now, send a quick email, post a brief Facebook status, or maybe tweet (#boxcarbrilliant is a great hashtag) and let at least one friend know about what we do and what ya like about us. It’d mean a ton.

Happy holidays, and thanks so much for another terrific year - we can’t wait to roll out even more awesome in 2012.

The good news just keeps rolling in…

We just recently found and implemented a fix for those of you who had been having Facebook issues. If that’s not you - good! If it is, we appreciate your patience.

Facebook recently updated its authentication process, so newer users were getting a different token that we weren’t recognizing.

We got back to affected users (who’d contacted us via Twitter or our help portal) yesterday after implementing the fix.

We started hearing all-clear reports come back in steadily even before we’d updated users.

So if you had troubles accessing your Facebook account via Boxcar lately - go check it out! It works! ;)

More great news from Boxcar to brighten your holiday season. Happy New Year!

Just an fyi. One hour. 10 p.m. CST. You can handle it. ;)

You’ll miss us, we know…

…but hey - it’s so we can add even more awesomeness to Boxcar over the next few weeks. It’s worth it.

We’ll be back shortly! See you then!

By now, you may have heard that Gowalla will be closing down by the end of January. You can read about it in this CNET article.

With this change, we’re also closing down the Boxcar Gowalla update service as of today.

If you’re into location-based stuff or you missed our previous posts, you’ll want to check out our providers for Foursquare, IsSanFranciscoShaking, and Doggy.

And if you’re a developer, we’d love to see what location-based ideas you come up with to integrate with Boxcar for notifications.

We know change takes getting used to - but we want to make sure you know that we’ve got lots of good changes and updates planned for the new year. Out with the old, in with the new! Consider it spring cleaning, and our way of keeping your Boxcar inbox fresh, new, and up-to-date.

Attention, Craigslist shoppers!

Turns out there was a little bug that meant RSS feeds worked…except in the case of Craigslist.

The good news is, that’s now fixed, and you can get great updates for Craigslist feeds with Boxcar! 

Thanks to our fabulous frugal Boxcar fans for your patience.

Happy holidays, and happy armchair shopping!

Psst…it’s the holiday season…did you know? Yep, sneaked up on us too.

But here we are, and with all the festivities, and the holiday cheer, and the good food, and the shopping, and seeing friends and family…we know you’re also kinda curious (if you’re not, your kids are!) where Santa might be in his travels.

For this important information, we’ve once again got you covered - our NORAD Santa service will keep you updated with Santa’s latest whereabouts. Add it here!

You won’t get an update right away, but rest assured, when there’s new reports, you’ll hear. And oh, by the way, the folks at NORAD have a great list of FAQ’s…check it out. :)

And don’t forget to tell your friends - they’ll want to know too.

- The Friendly Elves at Boxcar

Welcome aboard, Kevin!  We’re going to need a bigger boat!