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The Greeniacs Have Arrived!
Introducing a Green Social Network
that won't sell out
San Francisco, California - In a sea of green, a growing
chorus of Greeniacs are setting themselves apart. "I've never had so
much fun losing money in my life," says Greeniac1 - the Stanford-educated
Greeniacs founder (who seeks no personal notoriety from
www.greeniacs.com - preferring to use his Greeniacs ID for
communication). He's referring to the substantial investment he's made to
launch a non-political website and social network for exchanging ideas about
living green while "keeping the lifestyle you currently enjoy."
He adds, "We've built it. Now you drive it," in an open invitation to
individuals and communities to take advantage of the sophisticated technology
the new website delivers.
Why
greeniacs.com is different
There are no ads and no venture capital "so the content remains pure and
compelling," Greeniac1 explains. The expansive high-tech platform
lets Greeniacs easily create personal blogs and profiles, and participate in an
encouraging, easy-going forum for sharing leads and lessons learned.
A
token maintenance fee was recently waived, making membership in the Greeniac
Nation completely free. "We realized we risked losing younger people
who are important, if not critical to the mission," Greeniac1 says.
Although the Greeniac Nation only became available for membership in September,
the site has received almost 2,000,000 hits from around the country and as far
away as Mongolia, Malaysia and New Zealand. Today, among the
already committed Greeniacs, there are PhDs, MDs, CEOs, musicians, filmmakers
and mothers; organic farmers, philanthropists, and college students with a wide
range of personal and educational backgrounds such as Stanford, Berkeley, Yale
and Harvard. Members can post free listings for green businesses and
harness the power of social networking in a non-political, non-judgmental,
ongoing marathon conversation. After all, saving the planet is a team
sport, Greeniac1 believes.
As
evidence to the counter-culture approach, Greniacs.com has devoted
unprecedented resources to "reinvent the template for social networking
sites," according to Greeniac1. He demanded (and paid for) a website
specifically designed not to harvest personal information for resale later,
instead only permitting the bare minimum amount of personal data required to
register Greeniacs.
Also, the site's server and data center are powered solely
by clean renewable energy generated from hydro dams. A 15-person team of
young technology and eco-researchers based in Silicon
Valley and the Bay Area are in it for the long haul where the
reward is an improved planet.
Greeniac1 imagines, "What if 20,000 Greeniacs
encouraged one another when buying their next car, to only purchase one that
got 35 miles or more per gallon? Notice surely would be taken. The
sky's the limit. Being a Greeniac is going to be a hip badge of
honor. Log on and join us."
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For details and to schedule an interview,
contact Lisa Frank, FRANK RELATIONS
at 404-255-8567 or Iisafrank@greeniacs.com
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