Gotta Love The Information Revolution

The Wall Street Journal today (reg. required) has a small piece - fluff, really, in their (excellent) Personal Journal section - about services coming online to allow us to see available parking spaces at our destinations. And not just see them, but reserve one for ourselves when we get there. They'll be available via the Web or cell phone.

Now that's truly useful information. It won't be free forever - although municipalities will certainly want to do it; will that make public structures and metered spaces more popular than lots who charge for a reservations service? The shakeup of those who control information continues.