Hi guys I've now got the new version of the free-economy site launched
http://www.free-economy.org
- there'll be various bugs etc that will probably need ironing out - but most of the new features are all there. These include accounts and saved searches - and the ability to define projects.
So for instance if you wanted to start a chook yard for free or a garden you would list all the things you need in one group and can plan the thing in a batch.
The benefits to individuals and the environment are pretty obvious - and I hope it flows through to society as well - and companies too - I think they have a major part to play in our transition to a greener and happier world.
Anyway please check it out - I'm keen for some feedback - I appreciate everyone's time who looked at the earlier versions too
Thanks,
Scot
New version of free-economy.org now launched
New version of free-economy.org now launched
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Re: New version of free-economy.org now launched
I had a quick look (very quick, if I'm honest) and couldn't find a way to get anything sensible on the location. Matching town names doesn't work well in a sparsely populated area. Could you add in some geographical software to allow for searches "within x miles of..."? I've seen lists of distances between postcodes that would do this for the UK, but I'm not sure if that could be done for the whole world. Maybe you already have something like this and I just didn't find it.
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Take nobody's word for it, especially not mine! If I offer you an ID of something based on a photo, please treat it as a guess, and a starting point for further investigations.
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Re: New version of free-economy.org now launched
Hi Rachel - yes the original idea was to have something like that - but I thought not everyone would know their longitude and latitude - and we couldn't' find a list for enough towns in the world to make it worthwhile. However it's still a good idea and I think we need to bring in some kind of combination or choice between what we've got and what you're mentioning. Thanks for the feedback - I'm going to check out your blog now :-)
Scot
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Re: New version of free-economy.org now launched
Thanks everyone who'd been enquiring - the free economy site is back up and running - I'd just changed ISP's so had some downtime etc in the change over
http://www.free-economy.org/
Scot
http://www.free-economy.org/
Scot
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Re: New version of free-economy.org now launched
Hey guys just letting you know the site is going really well and we've just launched an Android App as well
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... nomy&hl=en
We were even lucky enough to get a little bit of local press
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/too ... o/2182056/
Hopefully more to come - it's definitely picking up momentum - and I truly believe it's a sustainable future or bust!!
Scot
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... nomy&hl=en
We were even lucky enough to get a little bit of local press
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/too ... o/2182056/
Hopefully more to come - it's definitely picking up momentum - and I truly believe it's a sustainable future or bust!!
Scot
Find and give things for free - locally and globally - free-economy.org
Re: New version of free-economy.org now launched
Just letting everyone know the site and the app are back up - they've been down for a while due to a few technical difficulties (okay me not getting emails etc!!) - but all back up and running now :-)
The Free Economy - web interface
The Free Economy Android App
Give it ago - let's build a sustainable future :-)
Scot
The Free Economy - web interface
The Free Economy Android App
Give it ago - let's build a sustainable future :-)
Scot
Find and give things for free - locally and globally - free-economy.org