http://www.lendlist.org/blog Info and Encouragement for the LendList Community. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:35:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LendList now works with more regions worldwide.  Specifically, it now supports addresses and city names that contain accents or none ascii characters.  Welcome residents of Montréal, Québec! http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2008/09/19/better-international-support/ I'll be appearing on a call-in show on Victoria's CFAX 1070 today at 3:05pm to talk about LendList.org. It would be great to have users call in. The number is 250-386-1161. If you are visiting after hearing the show, welcome! http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/08/03/lendlist-on-cfax-1070/ The good folks at IdealBite have recommended LendList along with a host of useful swapping sites in today's Daily Tip. The other sites are great for trading or giving away free stuff, so compliment LendList nicely. Personally speaking, IdealBite is the only email newsletter I subscribe to and ... http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/06/04/idealbite-features-lendlist-in-daily-tip/ Facebook today launched their developer toolset Facebook Platform for integrating applications into the site.  Watch for a LendList application that lets you share possessions amongst your facebook network of friends and groups.  All the benefits of LendList but with your existing Facebook Network.  Sign up for LendList and you'll get ... http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/28/facebook-version/ Our hosting company upgraded us this morning to a newer, faster and more reliable server. However, they did so during the weekly LendList.org update, so the update was sent from both the old and new servers. I apologize if you received the update twice. http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/25/double-notifications/ I recently got back from backpacking around Peru and Ecuador. Before the trip I looked at buying a telephoto lense to capture closeups of the animals I expected to see on the Galapagos Islands. The lense I wanted was priced at about $800 locally and $600 on the ... http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/23/borrow-for-vacations/ Amanda and Megan over at Consumerism Challenge have made borrowing through LendList.org their challenge for the month of April. Each month this blog prompts their challengers to take on a specific objective for the month, in order to "expose ourselves to different environmental and social issues" and "make change ... http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/04/02/lendlist-is-the-consumerism-challenge-for-april/ A member contacted me with this story about how much they were able to save through LendList, and how this borrowing arrangement was beneficial for both the borrower and the lender. Dave was going snowboarding more and more regularly but didn't own a board. Renting was getting expensive. He ... http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/03/19/member-story-lendlist-can-mean-big-savings/ We here at LendList.org make a big deal about why lending is good, but equally as important is borrowing. Obviously, to lend an item requires someone to borrow it but it goes beyond this. When it comes to the environment, the borrower is the person who is actively reducing consumption. ... http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/03/08/borrowing-is-also-good/ The weekly update went out Friday and Saturday, instead of just Friday. Sorry about the doubling up. This shouldn't happen again. http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/02/24/bug-double-weekly-update/