Access to communal Wii @NYU!

We are running a promotion to celebrate the launch of neigh*borrow@NYU. After reaching the first 100 transactions on the site, neigh*borrow will purchase a new Wii gaming system that will be made available to all Premium members. Premium members will be able to request the Wii and use it for 3 days at a time, or until it is requested by someone else.

The faster we, as a community, get to 100 successful transactions, the faster we can play some Wii for free! So spread the word about neigh*borrow to others in the NYU community. More members... more transactions. More transactions... more money and resources saved. Oh, and quicker access to the Wii! Remember, if something can be used more than once by more than one person, it's "neigh*borrow-able."

Wii Promotion Details:

• Wii will be purchased immediately following 100th qualifying transaction
• Qualifying transactions must be completed through www.nyu.neighborrow.com
• Qualifying transactions must be between 2, unique members (at least one Premium member)
• All members must have valid and confirmed @nyu.edu email addresses
• Both Premium and Basic item transactions qualify
• neigh*borrow reserves the right to disqualify any transactions not deemed genuine or in good faith
• Wii comes with one controller and Wii Sports (tennis, golf, baseball, bowling) -- but you can always neigh*borrow other games on the site!
• Wii will be available to Premium members only and can be reserved for 3 days at a time, on a first come, first served basis (or until the Wii is requested by another Premium member)
• TO START A SIMILAR PROMOTION IN YOUR NETWORK (NEIGH*BORROW-HOOD) PLEASE CONTACT FOUNDERS@NEIGHBORROW.COM

neigh*borrow light

neigh*borrow light

As the world shrinks, the term neighbor is redefined. We like to use the term GLOCAL (yes, Up In The Air borrowed the term from us). neigh*borrow lite is a simple way for people to engage with our site instantly, to use their neighbors and existing networks as a resource to find things they need to use. No registration is required by the lender or the borrower, we just grab your email address so we can assist with communication and remind the borrower when the item is due back. neigh*borrow light plays no role in the exchange, or the accountability, or the history of the user, or anything like that (you'll need the full version for that). Our app will simply help you utilize your networks more efficiently and help you feel comfortable knocking on scores of doors at a time to ask, can I borrow a ...

If you want to try it out, click here and remember to send out the listing when it's generated.

SMARTaccess

Powered by neighborrow. Things you need, when you need them, and only when you need them. Ending excess capacity of durable goods by promoting the shared use model within communities.

Increasing access, decreasing excess.

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Green a book raffle

Everyone who balances out one of their books (listed on neigh*borrow) by planting trees on Eco-Libris website (1 Book = 1 Tree = $1) will be entered into a contest to win one of the books listed below. Each purchase, no matter how many books you balance out (the minimum on the website is 5 books per purchase), will receive one entry to the random drawing scheduled for September 1st. (we reserve the right to extend the drawing until December 31st, 2009).

To participate in the raffle you just need to have the book listed on neigh*borrow and when you balance it out on Eco-Libris, add on the comments box in the PayPal payment page the magic word "neigh*borrow" or send an email to info@ecolibris.net following the purchase with the subject "neigh*borrow".

VIEW PRIZES HERE http://fromreadtogreen.com/Eco-Libris-raffle.php
BALANCE BOOKS HERE http://www.ecolibris.net/
LIST BOOKS HERE http://www.neighborrow.com

New in the neigh*borrow-hood!

Hello fellow neigh*borrow-ers! My name is Dave Tomback and I am a co-founder of neigh*borrow. I recently came on board full-time and will be dedicating my time and effort to growing neigh*borrow.

I firmly believe that the website can play a significant role in helping us all save money, conserve our planet's precious resources, strengthen our communities and create new, lasting friendships with our neighbors.

I hope this blog will be a useful tool for letting everyone know about new developments in the neigh*borrow-hood and for communicating with our growing community of neigh*borrow-ers. See you around the block...I mean blog!

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