Virtual Garage Sale
Want to organize a garage sale but don’t own a garage?Scottsdale, Arizona-based IQzone will soon offer a virtual alternative with the launch of its cell-phone-submitted classified service. The online service will allow users to sell, promote or giveaway by instantly broadcasting videos and photos of items via mobile phones – and the service is free.
"IQzone is Craigslist with a dash of YouTube for the mobile generation, and that's just the beginning. People can share videos, photos - a whole world of mobile user-generated content (UGC) beyond classifieds - and monetize it or simply share it," CEO Michael Bates told Business Wire.
The easy-to-use service will require users to take a video or photo with their phone, and add text, a price and zip code before sending to an IQzone email address. Additionally, the service expands text message abbreviations so users don’t have to alter the way they text. Initially, IQzone will target several college markets, including Boston, Austin, Seattle and San Francisco via online marketing and alternative weeklies.
“People don’t always sell stuff every month, but in the college environment they have something they want to share,” Bates told the Arizona Republic, adding that IQzone will make money by allowing companies to advertise based on contextual links. IQzone will automatically organize items into categories and broadcast the ad to free classified Web sites and RSS feeds. The ads will also be available to share on Facebook.
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