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GenGreen Merges With 3rdWhale; Firms Plan To Launch Hyperlocal Green Sites

PaidContent  Sep 30 09

Two green focused media companies—3rdWhale and GenGreenLife—are merging. GenGreenLife claims the largest database of green businesses in North America, while 3rdWhale’s flagship iPhone app provides a way for users to find green businesses near to them. 3rdWhale has also built mobile apps for a number of green NGOs, including Greenpeace. Together, the two firms plan on launching ‘GenGreen Local,’ a network of hyperlocal web sites, which will offer “communities a powerful new grassroots resource to share information and help build their local green economies. Full story...



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