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Uloop now serving Northern Colorado University students - UNC Mirror

An article came out in the UNC Mirror that highlights the fact that Uloop will be saving university students a ton of money this textbook season.
We’d like to be transparent and correct a couple of stats The Mirror refered to.  They shared that 8,000 UNC students use Uloop.com.  Currently there are 800 UNC using Uloop.  […]

14 December 2008 | in the news, textboooks | No Comments

Uloop launches at Missouri State Univerity - the Standard

Students at Missouri State are now a part of the Uloop.com network.  Just in time too because textbook season is right around the corner!
Electronic resources librarian and associate professor Edward Proctor said he likes ULoop’s simple design and its ease of access, when compared with printed classified ads. He said he thinks the “housing,” “carpool” […]

9 December 2008 | in the news | No Comments

Uloop wants U to VOTE!

Election day (Tuesday, Nov. 4th) is almost here and Uloop wants to encourage you to get out there and vote!  Still unsure about which candidate to vote for?  Are you on the Obama or McCain train?  Where are the voting polls in your county?  Visit Uloop’s conversation section so your voice can be heard.
Also, we’ve […]

27 October 2008 | in the news, voting, obama, mccain | No Comments

Uloop launches at American University - “Housing site launches AU version”

Uloop got a chest bump today from The Eagle at American University. Ethan Klapper wrote a great piece on Uloop’s launch. Check out the full article on The Eagle.
MacCarthy said he looks forward to Uloop serving the AU community.

22 October 2008 | in the news | No Comments

MSU Mankato is in the loop

A cool article about Uloop by Sharon Keller went up earlier this week.  She spoke to a couple of students about Uloop at MSU Makato and they had some great things to say about Uloop.
MSU student Troy Brua joined because “it was a Web site based on community and a close-knit group would likely be […]

16 October 2008 | in the news | No Comments

US News & World Report: 10 Must-Do’s the First Week of College - Uloop is one of them

Yesterday we were mentioned in a US News & World Report article entitle 10 Must-Do’s the First Week of College.  The articles focus was on the absolute basic things you need to do in order to have a shot at having a successful year.  My guess is that many students already know this information, but […]

28 August 2008 | in the news | No Comments

Uloop opens up at Appalachian State

The Appalachian did a nice story on Uloop this morning.  Mary Elizabeth Robertson got some great quotes about the effectiveness of Uloop already at Appalachian State and really captured how students are feeling about textbooks right now.
“The line [at the bookstore] is pretty terrible, but even worse, they jack prices up, then we don’t get […]

28 August 2008 | in the news, textboooks | No Comments

HyveUp interviews Uloop Co-Founder Ryan MacCarthy

Xavier from HyveUp sits down and did a short video interview with Uloop Co-Founder Ryan MacCarthy.
HyveUp produces short video interviews of Founders/Officers from Web 2.0 startups. Ryan MacCarthy is the Co-Founder and Product Development Executive of Uloop, a social marketplace for students.

22 July 2008 | in the news | No Comments

Uloop - A “student focused” marketplace for University of Indiana students

Garrett Stack did a story on Uloop in the Indiana Daily Student. A couple of Uloop employees had a few nice quotes in the story.
“The primary motivation for Uloop is for students to connect with each other on campus,” said Corey Cleek, Uloop co-founder and CEO. “We did some focus groups and there’s a […]

2 June 2008 | in the news, Indiana | 1 Comment

Uloop mentioned in The Daily Aztec

Staff columnist Tanya Dracolakis wrote a great column today on finding a place to live this summer and into next school year. Her column is peppered with whit and humor and worth reading. In her humor she mentioned Uloop.com as a place for finding housing around San Diego State University.
Let’s also not […]

27 May 2008 | in the news, SDSU, Housing, Roommates | No Comments

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