Twittering your mileage — the shame game

A little bit of public shame can be a good thing. Take, for example, the group of friends who get together while on a common diet to compare pounds lost and personal adherence to the calorie count—the reveal of an overindulgence quickly reminds the guilty party that they can do better.

Twitter, the instant social networking tool, lets you take such voluntary, public shame to the web 2.0 level. Add on FuelFrog and you’re using Twitter to track your vehicle fuel efficiency for yourself and your group.

Beyond sharing your mileage, this handy little tool also lets you track fuel efficiency trends and the cost of gasoline in your city. It can be an instant reminder that you can be doing more to improve your own fuel efficiency on the road.

If you’re stuck for ways on how to make your gasoline go further, there are a lot of folks out there who want to help, including GreenCarRankings.com. A more fuel efficient vehicle works, but they also remind you that properly inflated tires can be a cheaper way to improve your mileage and make yourself look good the next time you update your fuel efficiency in 140 characters or less.