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January 24, 2010

There's an app for that.

The Yoink for iPhone app is now available, hurray! Grab it now on iTunes, it's FREE and available worldwide. We hope it will make giving and getting more convenient and a little bit sexier.

We're already working hard on the next release and we want your feedback. Tell us what you like and where you'd like to see improvements. Some of the things to look forward to include:

  • Stats
  • Full account settings 
  • Notifications 
  • Social sharing 

Got an idea you'd like to share? We'd love to hear it, just leave a comment below, tweet us @Yoink or send us an email.

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January 10, 2010

Yoink for iPhone has been submitted to Apple

Woohoo! Yoink will be available for iPhone very shortly and has some killer features we're sure you'll love:
  • Find free items near you by browsing the map.
  • Effortlessly give things away by snapping a photo from inside the app, writing a quick description and we'll work out your suburb from the inbuilt GPS.  It makes giving something away practically instant.
  • Communicate with other members right inside the app to organise collection and pick-up of free items
  • Get realtime directions to pick up things that you've Yoinked!

Stay tuned to our tweets @Yoink and right here on the blog, we'll let you know as soon as it has been approved.

In the meantime, we're here to listen.  Let us know your thoughts about Yoink in the comments, via email or on our feedback forum.

 

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December 23, 2009

Surprise! Yoink is now in open beta.

While most of the world is frantically buying gifts or cooking great feasts, we are happy to announce Yoink is now in open beta. It's our way of saying Happy Holidays! 

It's in the best interest of our community to charge past a prelaunch and get everyone engaged in the real service.  We'll be making more announcements in the new year but for right now, check out Yoink and let us know what you think:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/yoink
Feedback Forum: http://yoink.uservoice.com
Email: hello@yoink.com

Did you know that telling your friends about Yoink also ensures 7 times more gifts from Santa this year?  We have it on authority from the big man himself so hop onto Twitter or Facebook and let someone know.

 

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December 7, 2009

You can win a Free $1000 Amazon Gift Card simply by giving on Yoink!

Update: Competition is now the first 1,000 items! Woo!

In the spirit of giving, Yoink is offering a $1000 Amazon Gift Card to one generous person that gives away one of the first 10,000 1,000 items. For every item you list on Yoink, you get another chance to win. Follow these three easy steps to enter, it takes less than a minute!


1. Give something away on Yoink. It must be something of value (and we reserve the right to veto anything deemed inappropriate). If you wouldn't let your mother see it or you're considering throwing it in the garbage, then it doesn't belong on Yoink!


2. If you're on Twitter, follow us @Yoink and if you're on Facebook, fan us.  Then set your status to:


You can win a Free $1000 Amazon Gift Card from @Yoink simply by giving on http://Yoink.com - Please ReTweet!


3. Done! You are now eligible to win the $1000 Amazon Gift Card. 


Remember, every item you enter is another chance to win. Once we have 1,000 10,000 items listed, one will be selected at random and the generous giver who listed the item will be the winner! 


The target is 1,000 items so the sooner we reach that magic number the sooner you'll find out if you've won. Don't forget to let your friends know about Yoink. Everyone has things they don't need, so get giving!

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December 3, 2009

5 Cool Free Things on Yoink Today

We're already seeing some amazing generosity on Yoink, just take a look at these 5 things that will become available free when we launch:

  1. Dynastar Snowboard
  2. Sony Trinitron 68cm Television (with original box!)
  3. Brand New Dog Bed
  4. K800i Cell Phone (3G with 3.2 megapixel camera!)
  5. 2.5 Kilo Clothes Dryer
Stay tuned for information about a very cool prize we will be offering one of the first Givers on Yoink.  The more items you list on Yoink the quicker everything will become available to you. Declutter your home before Christmas and Get Giving, it only takes a minute!

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December 1, 2009

Our Lucky iPod Touch Winner!

Yoink was proud to sponsor the Canberra TweetsGiving event tonight and the winner of the iPod Touch was...drum roll please...

Nathanael Boehm, user interaction and UX designer, social media and Government 2.0 consultant.  Check out his great blog purecaffeine.com and follow him on Twitter @NathanaelB

Congratulations!

   

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November 30, 2009

Win an iPod Touch from Yoink at TweetsGiving

TweetsGiving is a fantastic event organized by Epic Change and encourages participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. In honor of the people and things that make them grateful, guests will be invited to give to a common cause at events held across the globe. This year, funds raised will go to help Tanzanian Epic Change fellow “Mama Lucy” Kamptoni and her school, Shepherds Junior, a small primary school in Arusha.

The Canberra TweetsGiving Party will be held on December 1st 2009 from 5:30pm at The Front, Lyneham, a joint CTUB / SMC Canberra / NetTuesday Canberra event.

Yoink are sponsoring the event and one lucky attendee will receive an iPod Touch so you can Yoink on the go.  Hope to see you there!

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November 30, 2009

On your mark...

We are proud to announce that the first phase of Yoink will be launched tonight.

Yoink needs you to tell us something you don't need.  We are counting down from 9999 items and once we hit 0, we'll open the flood gates and you can Yoink items from others in your local area.  To kick it off though, it's all about giving.

Everyone has things they don't need, as big as a car or as small as a pen.  Unclutter your life and give back to your community in one fell swoop by giving things away on Yoink.  You might have been thinking about selling some things but is it worth the hassle?

7 Things to Give Away

 

  • Furniture that is cluttering your home
  • Crockery and kitchen things you never use anyway
  • Old laptops and computer accessories
  • Watches and jewellery you never wear
  • Clothes...seriously do you need that pair of shoes you never wear?
  • Ornaments and homewares
  • DVDs and CDs that you never really watch anyway
What are some things you want to give away?  Or things you want to get free?  Let us know in the comments!

 

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