Canada
The Manitoban
Oct 14th
Website promotes borrowing, lending instead of tossing in trash
Eric Seniuk | Oct 12
With the economy turning sour, people are looking for creative ways to save money. Many have turned to BorrowMe.com, an online forum where people can lend, rent or sell just about anything.
Users that are new to BorrowMe.com must begin by creating an online profile — similar to those found on Facebook or MySpace. Once the profile is created, users can then register items that they wish to lend or sell.
In addition, users can register “wishes” for items that they’re looking to rent or buy. When a wish is matched up with an item that someone else is looking to unload, users can be alerted with emails, text messages or even Facebook notifications.
Each BorrowMe.com user sets a geographic radius in which other site users are considered “neighbours.” For example, if Jane deems anyone living within a 50 km radius of her home to be a “neighbour,” then she would receive alerts when people living within this radius are looking to lend or sell something that she has requested…
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The Argus – Lakehead University
Oct 8th
Both a Borrower and a Lender Be
Posted on 23 September 2009
New website “helps students borrow, lend, or rent anything from anybody”
Amy Szybalski
“Imagine a world where you bought as little as possible, borrowed as much as possible, got as much use from what you already own as possible, and brought as little as possible – to the dump”: this is the goal of a new social networking website. BorrowMe.com helps connect people, mainly students, with others who may be willing to lend some of their possessions.
“A lot of students have just left home for the first time, and are setting up in new digs. They need everything from pots and pans to a couch, a stereo, textbooks, maybe a used car or course supplies. Money’s tight, and every penny counts,” says Sean Young, chief architect of the program.
On BorrowMe you create your own profile, a home page if you will, that keeps you up to date on your BorrowMe activities and inventory. There you can read comments, see new people in your friends list, and get updated with items of interest in your area.
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Vitamin Daily: Calgary Edition
Sep 10th
A Vitamin Daily .. daily dose: September 10th, 2009
Scenario #1: Completely obsessed with Jack Bauer and 24, you have all the DVD sets sitting on our shelf. And they’re collecting dust.
Scenario #2: The ceiling light in your condo is burnt out and no combination of chairs and/or boosts can get you high enough to change it. Do you buy a ladder just for this?
The answer: BorrowMe.
The Calgary-based company connects you with all sorts of inventory available in your area. Whether it’s to borrow, to rent or to purchase items, there’s something for every need. Its creators call it “eBay for borrowing meets Facebook,” where you set up an account and begin adding what you have that you’d like to sell, rent or lend and, in turn, what you want.
Need a raft to float down the river? Rent it for $5. A four-wheel dolly for the move? $4 to rent. Trying to get rid of an old futon? No need to distribute flyers around the university.
We can’t wait to get our hands on that sod cutter!
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City TV and BorrowMe
Aug 18th
Thanks to Mike from CityTV for helping us tell the stories of the many great people using BorrowMe – to build community, make money and save by not buying new when they just don’t have to. You guys were great, and a pleasure to work with.
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The Herald: BorrowMe.com links like-minded people
Jul 30th
BorrowMe.comlinks like-minded people
Karin Klassen, Green Corner, For Neighbours: Thurs, July 09 09
To rent to someone in my neighborhood: Four kayaks, used once and hopefully again and again, hanging from garage roof.
To give away to someone who needs it: Well cared for baby furniture, packed with love now taking up precious room in basement. Needed for one time use: Designer dress, size 12, black, expensive, no spaghetti straps please.
Imagine a world where you bought as little as possible, borrowed as much as possible, got as much use from what you already own as possible, and brought as little as possible to the dump.
That’s the philosophy behind a website that just launched… Full Story >
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Good Morning BorrowMe!
Jul 24th
The Calgary Eye Opener: CBC Radio
It was a pleasure sharing the story of BorrowMe with Chris dela Torre on the Eye Opener in our home town. The response was overwhelming. Thanks Calgary, and CBC!
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Borrow is the new Buy
Jul 18th
Borrow is the new buy
ONLINE – Calgary entrepreneur Sean Young has launched a new website that aims to combine the community-based Facebook model with the trading atmosphere of eBay, Freecycle or newspaper classifieds.
The site, borrowme.com,not only helps users gift, loan, rent or sell things; it creates communities among a trusted group of people with whom you do business.
In the process, you save items from going to the landfill, buy less stuff and use what you have more. Full Story >
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BorrowMe on Dragon’s Den
Aug 18th
Ok – we had our shot on the CBC Dragon’s Den. It looked something like this:
- 2 months of prep;
- 1 long airplane trip
- 12 hours waiting to shoot (outside in the heat)
- 5 minutes in makeup
- 2 minutes in front of the Dragons
- 4 no’s, and 1 ‘interesting idea – but no’.
I appeared very early in the show’s lifespan, and in BorrowMe’s as well. They had not quite worked out all the details like – who is best to appear (not web ideas – you can’t ’see’ them), and we had not yet built it out completely.
Clearly, it was the wrong fit, but it was fun to see how it all comes together, albeit a bit frustrating in the end.