SHARONIMO

Sharonimo provides online software that helps people share tangible and intangible personal resources with their friends. Each user creates a list of shareable resources--from tools to toys to talents--and then invites her friends to join her network and create their own resource lists. When a user needs a resource (a hacksaw, for instance), he can search the resource lists of everyone in his network, then submit a request for the resource, with start and end dates and a brief note. The frie... nd who receives the request can grant or deny it; if a request is granted then the software creates a transaction record for the shared resource and sends a reminder when the it's due to be returned. The Sharonimo software can also be used to plan and manage projects and events--from community service projects to dinner parties--that combine friends and resources. Additional free features are under development, as is a premium subscription version of the software.More