[python-uk] FlogTheDogs.com : computer and programming related gear (plus site)

[Will McGugan]

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>wrote:

>
> On 28 Aug 2012, at 13:35, Will McGugan <will at willmcgugan.com> wrote:
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> > Nice. I would like to see Freecycle run off flogthedogs. Have you seen
> Freecycle? Awesome concept, hideous interface.
> >
>
> Last time I saw freecycle it was a very-high-traffic Yahoo groups mailing
> list that you had to subscribe to to use. So I didn't even bother looking
> this time round - but I did want to make it easy to give stuff away.
> Likewise Craigslist in the UK is an equally bad user interface here as it
> is in the US, but doesn't seem to be used much (particularly locally).
>

They revamped freecycle recently. It's no longer running off Yahoo groups.
It's still the same basic format though. The biggest problem I have with it
is that you still have to sign up to a particular geographical area. Your
'n miles from my location' is more sensible.

-- 
Will McGugan
http://www.willmcgugan.com
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