Press Room - September 2007
Press Release 300907/01: Members Supporting vSkips
Vyouz would like to express thanks to all it's members for their continued support of vSkips - the original virtual skip site. From just 250 users in April, vSkips membership has grown to over 2600 vSkippers in 87 locations throughout the UK and now contains tonnes of unwanted items for you to claim and reuse.
vSkips is now totally FREE to use. There are NO membership charges, and all items are being offered free for collection. Best of all, you are preventing stuff from going to landfill unnecessarily !
When we started vSkips we never anticipated the variety of items people would upload to the site. We expected there would be the kind of things typically found in real skips such as wood, bricks and rubble, and possibly a lot of junk ("another man's treasure"). However, we are seeing all kinds of great items exchanging hands including Furniture, Dishwashers, Cars, Bikes, Computers and Books.
Ways you can support vSkips
We are big believers in People Power and we really appreciate the way you've been spreading the word about vSkips. Here are some other ways you can tell the world about virtual recycling !
- Get your friends and family to sign up for a virtual skip
- Download our flyer - Print it out (on recycled paper of course :) and stick it on your fridge, or in your car window.
- Send your name and address to support@vskips.co.uk and we will post you a batch of vSkips flyers for distribution at your school, university, place of work, friends, family, neighbours etc.
- Place a link on your website or blog to www.vskips.co.uk. If you would like a graphic link email support@vskips.co.uk and we will send you one.
- Buy a vSkips T-shirt from our online shop and wear it 24/7. Or if that's not your cup of tea, we will soon be providing badges, stickers and a few other cheaper items for you to download.
- Send us your suggestions. We always love to hear of ways to make vSkips better. So tell us what you would like to see and we'll build it for you !
Once again, thanks for all your support in making vSkips a success, and please keep those ideas coming.
September 30, 2007
Press Release 170907/01: Battle for Virtual Recycling Commences
A battle has broken out to provide a virtual solution to recycling and landfill reduction. vSkips, a product from Vyouz Ltd. (a media supplier for Green issues) and MySkip, another organisation are claiming to be the first with the idea of "virtual skips".
vSkips.com has been up and running since early 2007 after 3 years in the making. However, MySkip are implying copyright infringement, despite no product currently being available.
MySkip has been recruiting celebrities with the "carrot and stick" approach of good media coverage and personal career gain in exchange for publicising their yet-to-be launched website.
Large sums of money (over £100,000 by some estimates) have been spent on glitzy launch parties and marketing, money which could be put to better use addressing green issues.
A spokesman for Vyouz said "it's sad that organisations have to use such practices, when really only the public need to be informed of the choices open to them for recycling and helping improve their immediate environment around them."
"It's the public that will make the difference. I am sure celebrities would be better placed actually using the recycling facilities available to them instead of promoting themselves through something that does not exist."
"There are some really good websites including vSkips which are already reducing and recycling our unwanted items so let's stop bickering and start helping those who count - the public !"
September 17, 2007