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BoxCycle: the Internet does cardboard boxes

BoxCycle
You're paying way too much for moving boxes. At least, that's the premise behind BoxCycle, a site that lets you buy and sell boxes cheaply to others in your area. If you've got a business that buys more boxes than it needs, list them for sale, and a buyer will come pick them up. If you're moving and you need to buy boxes, just put in your zip code and pick some up near you.

BoxCycle isn't quite perfect. Most of the boxes we could find were in the New York/New Jersey area, so hopefully a bit of publicity will get more listings up in the rest of the country. BoxCycle also takes a cut for facilitating the transactions, much like other online marketplaces. Although I think the idea behind BoxCycle is a good one, the infrastructure to buy and sell boxes locally is already out there: it's called Craigslist. Other than encouraging people to redistribute their boxes locally instead of throwing them away, which is commendable, it doesn't seem to bring anything new to the table.

Filed under: Business, Internet, Productivity, Web services

Moving made simple with Moveme

moving made simple with movemeWith so many hassles and things to worry about when moving, why not hire a professional. Better yet, check out a free service called Moveme.

Moveme is based and focused on the London, UK area. It offers individuals and families an easy way to keep track of their moving tasks like changing mailing addresses, forwarding mail, hiring a moving truck and activating new utilities. The interface is clean, simple, and easy to navigate. Upon entering your current, new address and date to be moved in, Moveme plots everything down on a calendar, and schedules tasks from the current date up until the move time. Task can be viewed in a list format, on a calendar, and reminders can be sent out. Letters and forms can also be created through Moveme to inform your contacts and suppliers of your new address.

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