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needaride in New ZealandAugust 5, 2010
Hello,

we are happy to announce, that we just launched the New Zealand version needaride.co.nz of our Australien baby. Feel free to use it, if you head off to this gorgeous island. You can use your Australian login credentials, no additional registering is required. And, don't forget to tell your travel mates.

Thanks to all who contributed and for taking the time to help us to improve.

Enjoy your time! Happy Travels,
The needaride Team

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Esta Hammond's SAVE iTDecember 31, 2009
Esta Hammond's book has over 1000 tips, and also mentions many businesses, products and services that will also help people to save money. We are pleased to tell you that our fantastic business was one of those mentioned in her book!

Check out Esta's website to find more information and win a free copy of "SAVE iT".

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Carpool Merge for CairnsAugust 27, 2008
We merged carpool Cairns and Atherton Tablelands to one carpool for the entire Cairns Region.

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The Cairns Post: "Greener option better all round"July 30, 2008
Read the The Cairns Post article about our cooperation with CAST (Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport) here.



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New carpools * Google Maps * Fuel Cost CalculatorJune 27, 2008
Hi all,
after a long time of chilling silence, here comes a new software update of your favourite website:

  • new carpools for Atherton Tablelands and Cairns (thanks a lot Andrea McNamara)
  • interactive Google Maps for the ride detail page
  • fuel cost calculator
  • spanish localization
  • layout enhancements - more space

    All the best, your nar team.

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    Guestbook closed temporarilyDezember 10, 2007
    Due to the heavy spam attacks of the last days, we have decided to disable the possibility of adding entries into our guestbook. We are sorry for that. We will add a security feature and reopen the guestbook asap.
    Stay tuned, the nar team.

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    First carpools are onlineJune 30, 2006
    Good news for people in Byron Bay and Canberra.

    needaride.com.au has now integrated a carpool system into their website for people in Byron Bay and the University of Canberra. If you want to set up a carpool for your region, just tell us.

    Now you can search for a car or passengers that will go the same route as you thus eliminating the typical scene in a traffic jam of cars with only one person inside.

    The biggest benefits include less air and noise pollution, less money spent on petrol and a great way of meeting new people.

    As usual this new needaride.com.au feature will allow you to find people or a car for your carpool project in an easy and confidential way.

    Try it out now!

    Special Thanks to Ron from Canberra and Andrew from Byron Bay for their important contribution. Hugs and kisses to lovely Boi in Bankog :)

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    Attention: Database RoolbackMay 11, 2006
    We give advise to all users to check their postings (registration, lift offers/requests, guestbook entries etc.) made on May 11, 2006. Our database crashed, we had to restore the data with a backup. So we had a gap of approx four hours (18:00 - 22:00 QLD TIME). Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

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    Signs of Life and the Peats Ridge FestivalOctober 12, 2005
    After a long, long summer break we are back with a couple of news ...
    1st, needaride.com.au is still doing well. The platform runs and runs, nobody complains, new users register day by day ... although we still have some nice new features in the drawer ;)

    Furthermore we moved our Web Application to a new server. This caused actually a couple of problems and a three day offline time ... sorry for this. Together with our friends from Hosting Shop we fixed this finally. Cheers!

      Anyway, we are going to support the Peats Ridge Festival 2005. You will find this event in our list of cities, so you can pick it up to use it for your lift to/from the festival directly.

    Just click on the icon left to get more information.


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    Problems with sending registration mailsJanuar 21, 2005
    In the last couple of days the mail system of our provider didn't work properly. Some of the registration mails did not reach the user. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused.

    We have updated our system to fix the Problem.

    If you have registered and you still have not received the userkey, please let us know. We will instantly activate your account. We will move our system to a more reliable server asap.

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    Overseas ReviewOctober 29, 2004
    Here you can read a website review a german travel magazine wrote about our nice website ... provided that you can read german ;)

    So we are getting famous in Europe as well. Excellent.

    Thanks to Oliver from REISE & PREISE.

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    Website updateSeptember 23, 2004
    After a long period without a word from your favourite website, we come with some great news! We have added a couple of new features to the website...
    • you can now delete your user account of your own
    • you can additionally specify the vehicle used (e.g. plane, boat) in your offer or request, so it is a lot easier to look for trips that can only be done by boat for example
    • rides in search result list are now also sorted by the hour of departure
    • permanent rides in search result list are marked with a P
    Tell us your thoughts or comments regarding new website features. Looking forward to hearing from you, the NAR team.

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    InterruptionAugust 18, 2004
    We have been offline for the last 5 days. Fortunately we are back online today. Big sorry to everybody who has missed a lift or a companion!
    We had trouble with our domain registration. Now everything is in order and we do our best that such an interruption does not happen again.
    The needaride.com.au team.

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    Toorista.com SelectionMay 18, 2004
    Our website has been selected by Toorista.com as one of the Best of the Web in its category.



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    BLITZ Magazine Website Review 6/2004April 15, 2004
    Here you can read something about the guys behind needaride.com.au.

    Thanks to Marina from the BLITZ Magazine.

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    Problems with adserverJanuary 13, 2004
    In the last couple of weeks our adserver hasn't distibuted all of the weekly statistic mails to our customers and partners. We are very sorry for any inconvenienced caused! The problem is solved now. All the advertising statistics get out in time again from today onwards.

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    Announcement: New partner website ozoverland.comJanuary 11, 2004
    Happy to announce another new partnership with ozoverland.com! ozoverland.com is an online information resource for the independent traveller.

    For further information about our affiliate program please mail to: partner@needaride.com.au.
    No costs, very easy to integrate and added value to your website! We support PHP, ASP or HTML.

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    Announcement: Carpooling for HnH TravellersSeptember 04, 2003
    We are really happy to announce the partnership with HnH Travellers Australia!
    HnH Travellers Australia is one of the most comprehensive Australian websites for budget B&B accommodation and all other travel related information and services. Check it out!

    For further information about our affiliate program please mail to: partner@needaride.com.au.
    No costs, very easy to integrate and added value to your website! We support PHP, ASP or HTML.

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    Announcement: New partner GetJealous.comJuly 3, 2003
    We are happy to announce a new partnership with GetJealous.com - the website where you can share your travel diary and photos. GetJealous.com gives anyone coming through us a free personal site with diary, gallery & message board.

    For further information about our affiliate program please mail to: partner@needaride.com.au.
    No costs, very easy to integrate and added value to your website! We support PHP, ASP or HTML.

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    Database crashedMay 5, 2003
    Two days ago parts of our database crashed. Unfortunately we were not able to restore the data immediately.

    We are very sorry for the erroneous website of the last days. Now the problems are solved. No data has got lost. Thanks to all who reported bugs!

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    Website Update - two new featuresMay 3, 2003
    Since we at needaride try to make our website every time more user-friendly we have concocted a great new idea for those who have to go that same route every day/week.

    Now commuters can enter permanent rides, which basically means that they can enter their offer/request once and it will be valid for months and months.

    Basically the only thing you have to do when you enter your offer/request is click the box permanent rides. Then you will be asked on what day you usually make your daily/weekly trip. The rest of the information is the usual: where you're leaving from, where you're going to and what time you plan on leaving.

    Our second new feature benefits all those who request rides. Now they can also enter stopovers making it more likely to find a ride, or at least for a part of your trip.
    For example if you enter a request for a ride from Townsville to Melbourne and enter as stopovers Brisbane and Sydney, you will receive offers for rides from for example Brisbane to Melbourne and Townsville to Sydney as well as from Townsville to Melbourne.

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    Advertise for freeFebruary 15, 2003
    So far more than 30 hostels have decided to take advantage of our free advertising offer.

    We currently offer these advertising services for free for a period of three months.
    If you are interested in this special offer or have any questions do not hesitate
    to contact us: ads@needaride.com.au.

    If you require some nice promotion material about us just download it here.

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    Successful promotion campaignFebruary 10, 2003
    We at needaride.com.au are very happy that our information campaign about our existence is a success. User numbers have grown steadily in the last few weeks and we expect them to grow even more rapidly. This means that our service can only get better.

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    Mail server problems fixedFebruary 7, 2003
    In the last couple of days our mail system didn't work properly. Some of the registration mails did not reach the user in time. We are very sorry for any inconvenienced caused.

    Thanks for the urgent help to Brett and Jon from Hosting Shop.

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    Announcement: First partner DoAustralia.comJanuary 30, 2003
    The needaride.com.au team is proud to announce our just established partnership with DoAustralia.com - the online place with all the information you'd ever want on Australia.

    For further information about our affiliate program please mail to: partner@needaride.com.au.
    No costs, very easy to integrate and added value to your site! We support PHP, ASP or HTML.

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