http://forums.ecycler.com/ Let's discuss ecyler.com... en-US Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:29:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://forums.ecycler.com/search.php http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/ecycler-footer#post-53 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:31:23 +0000 recycle 53@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We just updated the <a href="http://ecycler.com/">ecycler.com</a> footer to be more informative and (visually) more interesting. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/shippable-materials#post-49 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:43:33 +0000 recycle 49@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We officially launched our new landing pages on Nov 15, 2011 (America Recycles Day). We've launched with 10 materials:</p> <p><a href="http://ecycler.com/discs" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/discs</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/crayons" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/crayons</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/tennis_balls" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/tennis_balls</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/alkaline" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/alkaline</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/corks" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/corks</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/VHS_tape" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/VHS_tape</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/inkjet" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/inkjet</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/eyeglasses" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/eyeglasses</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/keys" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/keys</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/inner_tubes" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/inner_tubes</a><br /> <a href="http://ecycler.com/books" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/books</a></p> <p>More materials will be added as demand increases </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/messaging#post-48 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:41:19 +0000 recycle 48@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've enhanced the messaging capabilities of ecycler via your dashboard. You never have to share your email address, all the communications between you and the other party occurs directly from the dashboard. You will receive a notification email from ecycler when a new message lands in your ecycler message center. You will reply and continue communications from there. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/shippable-materials#post-47 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:44:12 +0000 recycle 47@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've add a new type of recyclable on ecycler.com. Check out our blog posting for more details: <a href="http://blog.ecycler.com/2011/05/26/shippable-recyclables/">Shippable Recyclables</a>.</p> <p>Simply click the "Start recycling" button, select your state (if you are logged in, your state will automatically be selected) and scroll down to the "Shippable Recyclables" section. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/invite-friends#post-46 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:36:48 +0000 recycle 46@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We are rolling out a new set of features that will make it easier for you to invite your friends and co-workers to <a href="http://ecycler.com/">ecycler.com</a>.</p> <p>This "Invite Friends" feature will enable a message to be sent to the e-mail addresses of anyone you choose. A link will appear in your friends’ email box that will take them directly to the <a href="http://ecycler.com/signup.php">ecycler registration page</a> where they can choose to sign-up as discarders or collectors.</p> <p>Or, you can enter your gmail or yahoo account information and choose who you want to invite. The site will automatically send an email to those contacts.</p> <p>Lastly, you will be able to grab a customized link to post on your twitter stream or facebook wall.</p> <p>From your ecycler dashboard, you will be able to track everyone who registers from your invitation. And, you will receive credit for every successful registration. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/ecycler-messaging#post-45 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:10:16 +0000 recycle 45@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've updated our messaging system. And, it's still available via the <strong>Messages</strong> tab on your Dashboard.</p> <p>Instead of filling the message "box" full of individual messages, we've created a threading concept. So, all messages that pertain to a specific transaction are all contained within a single message stream. Simply click into the message thread, and you will see the transaction information and correspondences with the other ecycler discarder / collector.</p> <p>You will continue to receive email notifications to your external email account when a new message arrives to your ecycler account. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/registration-enhancements#post-41 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:21:43 +0000 recycle 41@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've gone to production with a few enhancements to the registration flow that should make is easier for our new site users:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to declare a business / institution name (in addition for first and last name)</li> <li>Easier selection of materials for the collectors</li> <li>Simplified the Captcha</li> </ul> <p><strong>Business Name</strong><br /> At the time of registration, one has the ability to enter a business / institution name in addition to first name / last name. The business name may be edited from your dashboard. So, if you want to add a business name to your account, you can now do that. Or, if you want to remove the business name from your account, you may now do that, too.</p> <p><strong>Material Selection</strong><br /> Collector Registration: Simply select the checkbox(s) for one or more materials. A visual aid will indicate when the material has been selected or deselected.</p> <p><strong>Captcha</strong><br /> We were receiving some complaints that the captcha seemed to give a false reading and fail validation. We've simplified the code, this should allow success on the first try. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/businesses-versus-households#post-40 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:14:14 +0000 recycle 40@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>These new features are ready in production. At the time of registration, one has the ability to enter a business / institution name in addition to first name / last name. The business name may be edited from your dashboard. So, if you want to add a business name to your account, you can now do that. Or, if you want to remove the business name from your account, you may now do that, too. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/usernames-with-spaces-are-not-allowed#post-39 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:26:27 +0000 recycle 39@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>The username is limited to 35 characters.</p> <p>And, may only contain letters, numbers and the underscore ("_").</p> <p>For example, <em>this_1s_us3rname is perfectly acceptable.</em> </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/twitter-and-social-media#post-38 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:28:39 +0000 recycle 38@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We are starting to add social media related features. Our first will be to simply add twitter support. You'll now be able to add, edit and remove you twitter username via your "My Profile" from your dashboard. Your twitter username will be visible to everyone from your ecycler profile URL. For example, check out <a href="http://ecycler.com/timl" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/timl</a> </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/businesses-versus-households#post-35 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:42:02 +0000 recycle 35@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>As more and more business register on ecycler, we realized that the registration process was really geared toward households. We are working to improve the experience for business users to include an opportunity to enter a business name (instead of entering the business name under First and Last name). There will also be some text changes to be more conducive to businesses without affecting our household customers. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/registration-verification-code#post-34 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:49:40 +0000 recycle 34@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We were made aware of two issues with the verification code:</p> <ol> <li>A bug where the correctly typed code was deemed incorrect. The JavaScript has been modified to correct this situation.</li> <li>Confusing characters: the letter 'Q' looked a lot like the letter 'O'. The letter 'Q' has simply been removed from code possibilities.</li> </ol> <p>All has been fixed and successfully tested. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/missing-accounts#post-33 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:40:58 +0000 recycle 33@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>Quick follow-up: Almost everyone is back online. Thanks for everyone's help. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/ecycler-communication-options#post-32 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:52:38 +0000 recycle 32@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've added a finer fidelity of choice of communications you are able to receive from ecycler.</p> <p>From the dashboard (discarder or collector) click on the "My Account" link. Under the <strong>Communications</strong> header, you will have the option to check (Opt-in) or uncheck (opt-out) of any of the following options:</p> <p>- Occasional marketing materials (newsletters, offers, etc.)<br /> - ecycler website alerts<br /> - Special announcements<br /> - Friend invite accepted</p> <p>More options will be added in the future. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/password-retrieval#post-31 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:08:02 +0000 recycle 31@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've simplified the password retrieval process. Now one simple has to enter their ecycler username OR the email address on file. The password will be sent with a database match of one of those two data elements. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/ecycler-registration#post-30 Tue, 25 May 2010 18:57:28 +0000 recycle 30@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We are in the process of again simplifying the registration process. The following changes have been made in an attempt to streamline the sign-up flow:</p> <ol> <li>Your address will no longer be required at registration. It will, however, be required to complete a transaction. Once in the <strong>Give away recyclables</strong> flow, the system will request your street address in order to notify the collector the location of the recyclables.</li> <li>Your city and state will automatically be identified via the ZIP code as entered during the registration process.</li> <li>We have removed the <strong>Marketing Opt-in</strong> flag from the registration flow. The Marketing Opt-in flag (and several new communication flags) will be more prominently displayed in your dashboard. This allows you to more finely tune the way in which communications occur between you and ecycler.</li> </ol> <p>As always, we would be happy to hear your suggestions to further the ecycler experience. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/missing-accounts#post-29 Tue, 25 May 2010 18:47:27 +0000 recycle 29@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We had a SNAFU on 22 May 2010 where we "lost" several registered users. If you signed-up at ecycler between 8 May 2010 and 22 May 2010, your account may have been accidentally removed from the system during one of our routine clean-ups. Our database script decided to be a bit too aggressive and wiped approximately 50 users from the system--most have been restored from database backups, but a few are completely lost. We apologize for this inconvenience. If you are one of the discarders or collectors that had an ecycler account, but it is now gone, please sign-up again. For your efforts, we'd be happy to send to you one of our ecycler re-usable bags at no cost to you. Please contact us through the <a href="http://ecycler.com/contact.php">Contact Us</a> form and let us know your username. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/discarder-multiple-locations#post-28 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:02:39 +0000 recycle 28@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>The ability for a discarder to be able to "give away" from multiple locations. For example, from a primary residence and a secondary business address (or, a vacation home). </p> <p>The current work-around is to create multiple accounts--would be nice to have everything centralized. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/ecycler-profile#post-27 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:46:43 +0000 recycle 27@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've enhanced the collector profile and the discarder profile to include:<br /> 1) Additional text to explain collector versus discarder<br /> 2) Favorites (favorite collectors for discarders and favorite discarders for collectors)<br /> 3) Recycling Exchange contributions (discarder only) </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/registration-text#post-26 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:39:45 +0000 recycle 26@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've added clarifying text to both the discarder registration page and the collector registration page. There has been some confusion on the definitions, this should assist in defining each role </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/give-away-recyclables#post-25 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:24:30 +0000 recycle 25@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've enhanced the "Give Away Recyclables" flow with a little web 2.0 functionality. Instead of the previous long page length requiring scrolling, we've created some roll-up / roll-down functionality.</p> <p>Simply click in the materials' checkbox and the section will "roll-down" so the number of containers may be selected. If a material is deselected, the section will "roll-up". </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/state-machine-rebuilld#post-24 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:01:43 +0000 recycle 24@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've completely gutted and rebuilt the ecycler State Machine. Among some minor issues, this will solve two major problems:</p> <p>1) Deleted accounts were causing issues with existing transactions. The new state machine addresses those deleted discarders or collectors and their transactions.</p> <p>2) There was a bug when a new discarder created a transaction and refreshed the screen before verifying his account. Previously, this "screen refresh" advanced the transaction to accepted and sent out the "new transaction" email to the selected collector. The new state machine solves this problem... </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/updates-to-home-page#post-23 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:48:59 +0000 recycle 23@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've made several important updates to the ecycler home page:</p> <p>1. List of the five most recent Recycling Exchange entries and a quick link to the full Recycling Exchange list.</p> <p>2. See who has joined the ecycler recycling revolution: a) Five most recent discarders that have joined ecycler, and b) Five most recent collectors that have joined ecycler.</p> <p>3. Call to Action block (static text). </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/streamline-registration#post-22 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:06:40 +0000 recycle 22@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We only have a few site users that are affected by the change. They have been notified via email regarding their new username and profile page. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/streamline-registration#post-21 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:23:04 +0000 recycle 21@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've made an effort to streamline the registration process. We've removed the &lt;i&gt;profile&lt;i&gt; field. Now, the username is both the login username and the profile. In doing this simplification, an email address is no longer a valid username.</p> <p>More on the migration effort for existing users in the next posting.</p> <p>Reminder: <a href="http://ecycler.com/username" rel="nofollow">http://ecycler.com/username</a> </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/new-feature-view-details-of-feedback#post-20 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:46:16 +0000 recycle 20@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've added three new pages to help you better view (review) your feedback comments and ratings:</p> <p>1) Combined Feedback of both received and given<br /> 2) Feedback you've received<br /> 3) Feedback you've given </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/new-feature#post-19 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:31:19 +0000 recycle 19@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>We've added a new feature that allows a site user to cancel (or delete) one's own account. To Cancel your account, follow these three steps:</p> <p>1) Once logged in, navigate to your Dashboard<br /> 2) Click on the “My Account” link<br /> 3) The “Delete My Account” link about half-way down the page (above the Change Password section).</p> <p>We would be interested in hearing about your experiences with this new feature. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/ideas-for-getting-started-as-a-discarder#post-18 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:08:40 +0000 craig 18@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>ecycler has two users, Collectors and Discarders. Discarders make recyclables available from the home or business and Collectors pick up recyclables from discarders. Collectors redeem or sell the recyclables to a buyback or recycling center of their choice.</p> <p>If you are new to ecycler here is how to get started as a <strong>Discarder</strong>...</p> <p>The next step is go to ecycler, click on “Give away recyclables” and post a bag of recyclables. If you don’t have recyclables ready, we still ask you to post the choice: “I don't have recyclables right now but am willing to save them to give away, please contact me”. By choosing this, prospective ecycler collectors will see your posting and contact you via the site to pick up the recyclables. This way, you can continue to recycle the way you currently do and possibly switch to an ecycler collector when one contacts you. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/ideas-for-getting-started-as-collector#post-17 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:07:49 +0000 craig 17@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>ecycler has two users, Collectors and Discarders. Discarders make recyclables available from the home or business and Collectors pick up recyclables from discarders. Collectors redeem or sell the recyclables to a buyback or recycling center of their choice.</p> <p>If you are new to ecycler here is how to get started as a <strong>Collector</strong>...</p> <p>Start marketing yourself locally with your poster or business cards that can be downloaded and printed from your dashboard on ecycler.com.</p> <p>To attract residential customers--typically those who live in single family homes--we suggest placing your custom poster in coffee shops, grocery stores or any place that community postings are allowed.</p> <p>To attract commercial customers we suggest that you contact them directly and provide them with a business card and your poster. You can direct them to your ecycler profile and point out your positive feedback that you may have received through numerous ecycler transactions to indicate that you are a reliable collector. In many areas single family residential homes have single-stream recycling (aka the city provided recycling bins). In these areas you may have more success approaching condos and businesses and arrange with the manager to collect the recyclables from the building. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/marketing-ideas#post-15 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:02:30 +0000 recycle 15@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>Howdy,</p> <p>Use this area to discuss what works and what doesn't work in terms of marketing yourself as a collector.</p> <p>In addition, there are several tools available to you on your <a href="http://ecycler.com/cdb.php" title="ecycler Collector Dashboard">ecycler dashboard</a>. These include personalized marketing posters and business cards. We are always open to suggestions for other tools that would help you market yourself.</p> <p>-Tim </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/registration-issues#post-14 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:17:51 +0000 recycle 14@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>Almost there... A couple of obscure test case issues still exist. However, the ecycler registration now fully functions. Enjoy! </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/registration-issues#post-13 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:40:14 +0000 recycle 13@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p><strong>Update</strong>: The registration issue has been fixed with one small issue remaining. One must enter in a value into the Profile Name field when completing the registration. If no value is entered, the "<strong>Profile Name already exists</strong>" error is thrown.</p> <p>Working on the final bug, will be fixed shortly. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/registration-issues#post-12 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:28:25 +0000 recycle 12@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>There is an issue with the registration page (both discarder and collector) that prohibits the registration from completing. The error received is "<strong>Profile Name already exists</strong>". No matter if the Profile Name is left blank or filled in with a value, the error persists, ultimately preventing the registration.</p> <p>This bug has been introduced during the process of enabling a feature to allow an ecycler to delete his / her account, this code has inadvertently busticated the registration process.</p> <p>Watch here for the signal that the code has been rectified. </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/collectors-needed#post-11 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:28:19 +0000 recycle 11@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>More information is available here: <a href="http://blog.ecycler.com/collectors-needed/" title="ecycler blog">http://blog.ecycler.com/collectors-needed/</a>.</p> <p>Or, feel free to <a href="http://ecycler.com/register.php?t=col" title="ecycler registration">sign-up directly on the ecycler.com site</a>! </p> http://forums.ecycler.com/topic/collectors-needed#post-10 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:48:47 +0000 recycle 10@http://forums.ecycler.com/ <p>Hello Everyone: To get ecycler going, we need collectors to sign up on the site and start marketing their own ecycler recycling programs. If you have recyclables to give away, please be patient as our base of collectors grows -- and be sure to point potential collectors you know to the site. </p>