Volkswagen the Netherlands has taken the Volkswagen T1 bus and turned it into a Facebook advertising vehicle. It is one hundred percent Facebook, with different add ons and functions to fill every one of our Facebook-addicted selves needs. On the dashboard, this 'Fanwagon' features the 'feed-o-matic', a device that can print off the last ten post's of the drivers news feed, while only pushing one button. The rear license plate has a small scroll wheel to change the driver's relationship status, and come on, who wouldn't want to know then when you're driving? There's also a map in the car that can be programmed to show the locations of all the driver's friends... hello?... never use a gps again!
Some of the other features just play off a normal car's features; the horn is a 'poke' button, and within the manual it is "made to grasp the attention of other drivers". The door handles have labels that say "add friends", which is true: if I let you in my car, you either are or will be my friend! The glove compartment, or "inbox" is a 'feature' to "store all of your private messages"; with instructions included in the manual "to remove a message, take it out of the inbox". The user's manual also comes with instructions for privacy settings... 'all' (window curtains all the way open); 'friends only' (the curtains are to be pulled halfway); and 'only me' (the curtains are now shut). The rearview mirror is now the 'chat mirror' to "live chat with friends in the back seat: look in the mirror to see available friends, and select a specific friend by adjusting the angle of the mirror".
This design extremely well thought out, every little detail in the vehicle ties into the typical Facebook user perfectly, and lets all admit it, even if its not Facebook, every single one of us overuses a social networking site at least once in our lives. So its extremely applicable to most people. Now, my only question is: where do I get one?
source: www.designboom.com