zerofootprint, Eight Months Later
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 02.16.06
Eight months ago we looked at zerofootprint.net and were less than charitable to this startup. (We also interviewed its founder here) We looked at it again today and have to say that things have certainly changed. First of all, you can pronounce its name without an explanation because they have added the word zero, which pleases us greatly. More importantly, they have added content, lots of it. While the Green Products guide is big but not too different from others out there, the Green Events Guide is one of the most comprehensive we have seen anywhere. (hey, where are the greendrinks?) The Magazine, ZFP, has interesting content including a wonderful suggestion by founder Ron Dembo- "Make every home a generator (of renewable energy)". We should perhaps not have rushed to judgement -it still could use a bit more buzz and style but there is a lot of interesting stuff going on here. ::Zerofootprint
it's getting better looking every day, but youre totally right the Green Events guide (now with filters) is Amazing!! puts James & James to shame (and they pretty much still rock)!
Especially with the filters forthe events calendar it is a great tool for everyone (witout filtering it's a little overwhelming but you know what? it's kinda stillpretty mindblowing to see-- especially if you remeber back-in-the-day when there were like 24 conferences like this ins A YEAR-- and onw it's like 2500 a year!!
0fp is a good addition to the family!
The calendar may be comprehensive,and adding filters was a really great idea, but listing all the events for the entire country is pretty frustrating. It works for many countries, but not for one as large as the US. My state is larger than most countries! I had to scroll a page and a half to find anything that I actually have a shot at going to.