Ubokia in the News

SF Business Times
Ubokia’s marketplace puts buyer in charge
“Ubokia wants to turn Craigslist on its head. The startup’s goal is to create a buyer-centric online marketplace where users post what they want on the site — be it a designer purse or wedding photographer — and sellers flock to provide the perfect fit.”

VentureBeat
Zaarly Anywhere, meet Ubokia Everywhere: Ubokia launches embedded ‘want’ marketplaces
“Ubokia, the reverse Craigslist where buyers tell sellers what they want, is releasing a new capability called Ubokia Everywhere, which will enable any site on the Internet to create its own unique marketplace of wants.”

TechCrunch
On Ubokia, Buyers Post What They’re Looking For — And Now It’s Embeddable On Partner Sites
“Looking for a cool new bike? Or a dress of a specific color and style? Instead of making you search for it, a startup called Ubokia lets you post what you’re looking for, then wait for the sellers to come to you.”

Yahoo! News
Ubokia.com Announces Trusted Virtual Marketplaces
“Ubokia, the Buyer-centric Marketplace, today announced üGroups, which enable users to quickly and easily create virtual marketplaces where members can buy, sell, and trade with others they know or share a common passion with.”

GoArticles.com
Ubokia is Similar to Craigslist
“Ubokia is the future of finding what you need with as little effort as possible.”

Website Magazine
Ubokia and Consumer Control of the Buying Experience
“The trend toward consumer empowerment in ecommerce is expected to accelerate in the coming years and one of the companies positioned to immediately benefit from the shift is Ubokia, an online marketplace where users post what they want to buy and sellers respond.”

The Paypers
Ubokia releases uMatch model
“E-commerce startup Ubokia has released a new model which allows sellers and buyers to connect online, dubbed uMatch… uMatch allows sellers to instantly connect with buyers and update their available merchandise based on changing demand as buyers post new requests.”

The Online Seller
Ubokia Wants to be eBay, Craigslist Alternative
“An e-commerce startup has opened a markeplace designed to easily match sellers with qualified buyers. Ubokia, based in San Francisco, describes its uMatch marketplace as Craigslist in reverse.”

SFGate.com
Ecommerce Startup Ubokia Enables Buyers and Sellers to Instantly Find Each Other Online
“Ubokia, Inc. (www.ubokia.com), a rapidly growing startup in the San Francisco Bay Area, today announced the availability of uMatch, which makes it possible to instantaneously match sellers with qualified buyers.”

How to Sell on Craigslist Blog
Ubokia Review
“[Ubokia.com] is a new website dedicated to posting wanted items only… The look is great, it is easy to browse, it is free to sign up and it is free to list your wants. They even pepper in a little humor to make the user experience a little more fun.”

GeekITDown
Most Popular Nifty Websites [2011]
“Ubokia is a new way to shop. Instead of searching for products or items you want or need, Ubokia is a place to post what you want and let the products come to you.”

Sweetie’s Sweeps
Ubokia’s Most Wanted Sweepstakes
“Ubokia is like Craigslist, but reversed. At Ubokia you post exactly what you want and let sellers respond to you. Only talk to sellers you choose.”

CBS 5 Bay Sunday
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SFIndieFashion.com
The Perfect Handbag Giveaway On Ubokia
“A well-made handbag is truly a thing of beauty… If you’re in search of that perfect handbag, you should check out Ubokia, a free online community where you can buy, borrow, trade and sell your gently used handbags.”

RacingandSavingMama.com
Ubokia – A Place to List What You Want To Purchase
“Have you heard of Ubokia? It’s an online site that takes Craigslist to a whole new level…List what you want, how much you want to spend and sellers contact you!”

Examiner.com
Ubokia: A New Approach to E-Commerce
“A new startup is poised to change the way consumers make purchases on the web. . . Ubokia will be a sea change in the way we use the Internet”

Ubokia at a Glance
  • Ubokia.com is an online community designed to help you get exactly what YOU want, whether it's a bicycle, a job or a few good volunteers. Share your WANT on Ubokia, and the community works to help fulfill it. It's a simple and powerful way to connect with the people and things you're passionate about.
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  • Though we do use an umlaut in our logo, the official spelling uses a standard, upper-case "U."