What are US Green Commerce Groups?

US Green Commerce Groups is an online GREEN social networking service that connects the people and green businesses in your personal networks and community, creating a new resource that's based on a trusted web of your friends and associates. You can use this abundant network to find jobs, buy and sell goods, locate a roommate, and accomplish much more with the help of groups and individuals who know you and share your interests.

How do US Green Commerce Groups work?

Once you've registered with US Green Commerce Groups, you'll invite people you know to join your social or business network. Your friends will come to US Green Commerce Groups and invite their friends. As your network grows, you'll have more opportunities to interact easily with everyone you know, make new acquaintances, and use the network's collective knowledge to enrich your life. Social networks are the heart and soul of US Green Commerce Groups; the larger they are, the more powerful they become. Best of all, everyone in your network has been invited, approved and recommended by someone else inside your social circle.

What is My Network?

Your network consists of your US Green Commerce Groups friends (people you know), as well as people 2 handshakes or closer (friends of your friends), and people 3 handshakes or closer (people who know friends of your friends). Your personal network on US Green Commerce Groups will connect you with people as far as 4 handshakes away from you. The larger your network becomes, the more useful and fun it will be; keep growing your network, and you'll have access to more classifieds, messages, clubs and events.

How do I invite my friends to use US Green Commerce Groups?

Every page on the US Green Commerce Groups site has an invite link that lets you send messages to your friends who have not joined yet. You can email customized message that describes US Green Commerce Groups. When you find a friend at US Green Commerce Groups, you can add them through the "Add to Friends" link on the right. If you want to find someone on the network, use search to find them by their name or email address.

How do I get started with US Green Commerce Groups?

First, complete your profile, so others can learn more about you. Then, invite more friends to join US Green Commerce Groups, create a group of your friends and you'll be on your way to connecting your social network.

How is my privacy protected?

US Green Commerce Groups does not sell the information we collect from our users to third-party companies. One of our core values is that our members create and control their networks, as well as their personal information. Once you join US Green Commerce Groups, you'll decide exactly what others can learn about you by creating and editing your profile. For more information on how US Green Commerce Groups values your right to control your personal data, please read our privacy policy.

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Feature Overview

Tags

tag clouds appear on all pages for blogs, music and video modules

Social Bookmarking

social bookmarking buttons appear on blogs, music and video view pages
admin can enabled/disable module and setup engines
default engines:
- Favorites (browser favorites)
- Del.icio.us
- Digg
- Furl
- Magnolia
- StumbleUpon
- Google
- Yahoo
- Technorati
- BlinkList

Recording

members can send voice or video messages to each other
members can post audio or video testimonials for other members
audio/video blogging
audio/video comments for blog posts, music entries and video uploads

Video Chat

members can invite each other to a video chat
ability to ignore user t

Music

members can upload music media files (sound or video)
members can input external embed tags (such as YouTube, Yahoo! Videos)
other members can listen/view medias, vote for them and leave comments
ability to search music by artist or title name
ability to browse music files
unique MP3 player is used to play MP3 files

Videos

members can upload their fun/home videos and add them to various categories
members can input external embed tags (such as YouTube, Yahoo! Videos)
other members can view videos, vote for them and leave comments
ability to search for video files
ability to browse videos by categories
screenshots are created on the fly
unique FLV player is used to play video files

Flash Chat and Instant Messenger

members can chat in public rooms or in club-private rooms
members can send each other instant messages
members can add their friends to IM contacts lists and get instant notifications if any of them comes online

Profiles

members can choose a preset template for their profile or create their own using HTML and CSS tags, just like they do it on myspace.com
members can easily add sound or video to their profile, which will be automatically embedded into their profile page
profile page includes a brief list of member's recent blogs, classifieds, events, clubs and a preview of member's photo album
profiles can be bookmarked

Rate It!

members can upload their photos and allow other members to vote for them and leave comments
top lists

Blogs

members are not limited to just one blog and can start a blog for each topic they want to share
other members can post comments for each blog post
ability to attach images to the post
ability to personalize blog by choosing a template, modify colors, use custom CSS tags
blogs can be bookmarked

Classifieds

members can post their classified ads and put them in a particular category/subcategory
other members can send replies for classified ads
ability to upload an image for the ad
ability to personalize classified ad by choosing a template, modify colors, use custom CSS tags
classifieds can be bookmarked

Events

members can announce date/time/location based events
other members can attend events and see who's already on an attendees list
ability to personalize event by choosing a template, modify colors, use custom CSS tags
events can be bookmarked

Clubs

members can create clubs with different access level: public (anyone can join), moderated (moderator approves/declines join requests from other members), private (invitation only)
each club includes club classifieds, club events, club discussion board, club photos
moderator of the club has an ability to manage members (delete existing members or invite new ones)
ability to personalize club by choosing a template, modify colors, use custom CSS tags
clubs can be bookmarked

eCards

NOT YET Available - We are looking for a source that promotes the environment and green business. Do you know of such a source?
members can send eCards to other members of your site or to their "external" friends
ability to send eCards immediately or on date
senders get notifications when their eCard has been picked up by each recipient
ability to personalize eCard by choosing a template, modify colors, use custom CSS tags
eCards are being stored in "My Sent eCards" and "My Received eCards" special folders

Forum

members can post topics (HTML tags support, smileys)
members can post replies to other topics

Polls

users can create their own polls with a question and a number of answers
other members can vote for their preferred answers and see statistics on how others have voted

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

	Bulletins
	Members are able to send a message to all of their friends at the same moment. These messages will appear in a special "Bulletins Space" section.

	Photo Albums
	Members can upload photos and put them to their photo albums. They can also limit access to each album for various groups of members.

	Instant Notifications
	Members will see instant notifications at the right-bottom of their screen when their friend comes online, when there's a new visitor on their profile, when new message arrives and when there's a calendar reminder set for the current moment.

	Geo-Positioning System
	A complete database of world countries, states and cities, from which members can choose their location. We then uses this data to calculate distance between members or return search results within specified distance.

	Unique "Colorize Template" feature
	Members can personalize their profile, blog, classified ad, event or club by changing colors of the chosen template. It's not just CSS style modifications - it's ACTUALLY colorizing images, used in a template.

	WYSIWYG HTML Editor
	Well-known multiplatform HTML editor TinyMCE is integrated into all modules. It will help your members to create HTML-enhanced content for their profile, blog post, classified ad or event description without making them learn HTML.

	"Viewed me" section
	Members are able to see who have viewed their profile.

	"Bookmarked me" section
	Members are able to see who have bookmarked their profile.

	Saved Searches
	Members can save their search and be notified by email when there's a new match to their search criteria.


	Address Book Import
	Members can import their contacts from Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, MSN and MySpace and invite them to join your site.

Think of the possibilities for YOUR Green Business!

Free and Open to the Public

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