Uloop
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| Uloop, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Corey Cleek, Michael Ho, Scott Lewis, Ryan MacCarthy |
| Headquarters | Nashville, TN, Mountain View, CA, USA |
| No. of locations | 50 |
| Area served | 50 colleges and universities |
| Revenue | not published |
| Employees | 13 (2008) |
| Website | Uloop.com |
| Type of site | classifieds, forums |
| Advertising | ads.uloop.com |
| Registration | required |
| Available in | English |
| Launched | 2007 |
| Current status | active |
Uloop is a network of online marketplaces for college students, featuring classified advertisements (with textbooks, jobs, carpools, housing, for sale, class notes, and events categories[1][2]).
The Nashville, TN based company[3], first launched at University of California, Santa Barbara in January 2007[4]. As of January 2008, the resource is live on 50 colleges and universities across the United States, and employs 150 part-time college students[5][6][7]. In the fall of 2007, Gannett made an investment in Uloop[8].
The service is only available to students with a valid school email address[9].
[edit] Participating Colleges and Universities[10]
- Arizona State University
- California Polytechnic State University
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- California State University, Chico
- California State University, Fullerton
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Florida State University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Indiana University
- Michigan State University
- New York University
- North Carolina State University
- Northwestern University
- Ohio State University
- Oregon State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- San Diego State University
- San Francisco State University
- Stanford University
- Texas A&M University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of Arizona
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Illinois
- University of Iowa
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- University of Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Washington State University
[edit] References
- ^ ULOOP.COM | Students get free storefront - Campus
- ^ Forget books and shoes - Online
- ^ Uloop adding colleges, investors, advertising platform - Nashville Business Journal:
- ^ Uloop offers textbook options via online sales - University
- ^ Uloop offers textbook options via online sales - University
- ^ ULOOP.COM | Students get free storefront - Campus
- ^ It's nice to meet Uloop - News
- ^ 10-K Watch: Gannett Takes Stake In Uloop; $70.6 Million On Acquisitions And Investments | paidContent.org
- ^ ULOOP.COM | Students get free storefront - Campus
- ^ Uloop, FAQ
[edit] External links
--Xrusos (talk) 01:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
