<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">hi sharers,<div><br></div><div>since starting share tompkins over two years ago we have experimented with different web-based tools for communicating people's haves and wants between our in-person events. there has been an explosion of websites aimed to help people share and swap and we have been testing many of them and listing them all in our directory at <a href="http://sharetompkins.wordpress.com/resources/general-trade-networks">http://sharetompkins.wordpress.com/resources/general-trade-networks</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>about eight months ago we got excited about gogoverde.com and encouraged folks to join us in creating an active ithaca group on their site. at that time, we didn't anticipate swidjit.com, an ithaca-based enterprise which has since launched. we got really excited about swidjit but weren't sure how people would feel who are already invested in gogoverde. however it is now a moot point because yesterday i received an email from the gogoverde folks announcing that their site is shutting down on september 18 (see below for the complete email).</div><div><br></div><div>so...let's all get on swidjit and help it reach a critical mass! join here: <a href="http://swidjit.com/ithaca">http://swidjit.com/ithaca</a></div><div><br></div><div>more from behind-the-scenes at share tompkins:</div><div><a href="http://sharetompkins.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/the-future-of-share-tompkins">http://sharetompkins.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/the-future-of-share-tompkins</a></div><div><br></div><div>- shira :)</div><div><br><div> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Shira Golding</div><div><a href="mailto:shiragolding@gmail.com">shiragolding@gmail.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.shirari.com">http://www.shirari.com</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span></div></div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">GoGoVerde <<a href="mailto:noreply@gogoverde.com">noreply@gogoverde.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 31, 2011 8:24:01 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:shiragolding@gmail.com">shiragolding@gmail.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>GoGoVerde Support sent you a message on GoGoVerde</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div>GoGoVerde Support sent you the following message:<br><br>Subject: GGV shutting down Sept 18<br>Message: <br>Hi Shira, <br><br>I just wanted to let you know that we will be shutting down GoGoVerde September 18. Thank you so much for giving us a whirl. For our sharing communities we are recommending that you may want investigate the following sites as options to continue your community -- <br><br>Neighborgoods.com<br>Ohsowe.com<br>timebanks.org<br><br>Again, thank you for trying us out, please contact me if you have any questions, and we wish hope you all continue sharing!<br><br>Best, Justine<br>650-996-3801 cell<br>GoGoVerde Support<br><a href="mailto:support@gogoverde.com">support@gogoverde.com</a><br><br>======================================================================<br><br>You can contact GoGoVerde Support using the following link:<br><http://www.gogoverde.com/member/contact/communityId/80/member_contact_memberId/1>.<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>