The Greeniacs have arrived!

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: In a sea of green, a growing chorus of Greeniacs are setting themselves apart. “I’ve never had so much fun losing money in my life,” says Greeniac1 - the Stanford-educated Greeniacs founder (who seeks no personal notoriety from www.greeniacs.com -- preferring to use his Greeniacs ID for communication).

He’s referring to the substantial investment he’s made to launch a non-political Web site and social network for exchanging ideas about living green while “keeping the lifestyle you currently enjoy.” He adds: “We’ve built it. Now you drive it,” in an open invitation to individuals and communities to take advantage of the sophisticated technology the new Web site delivers.

Why is greeniacs.com different?

* There are no ads and no venture capital “so the content remains pure and compelling,” Greeniac1 explains. The expansive high-tech platform lets Greeniacs easily create personal blogs and profiles, and participate in an encouraging, easy-going forum for sharing leads and lessons learned.

* A token maintenance fee was recently waived, making membership in the Greeniac Nation completely free. “We realized we risked losing younger people who are important, if not critical to the mission,” Greeniac1 says. Although the Greeniac Nation only became available for membership in September, the site has received almost 2,000,000 hits from around the country and as far away as Mongolia, Malaysia and New Zealand.

Today, among the already committed Greeniacs, there are PhDs, MDs, CEOs, musicians, filmmakers and mothers; organic farmers, philanthropists, and college students with a wide range of personal and educational backgrounds such as Stanford, Berkeley, Yale and Harvard. Members can post free listings for green businesses and harness the power of social networking in a non-political, non-judgmental, ongoing marathon conversation. After all, saving the planet is a team sport, Greeniac1 believes.

* As evidence to the counter-culture approach, Greeniacs.com has devoted unprecedented resources to “reinvent the template for social networking sites,” according to Greeniac1. He demanded (and paid for) a website specifically designed not to harvest personal information for resale later, instead only permitting the bare minimum amount of personal data required to register Greeniacs.

Also, the site’s server and data center are powered solely by clean renewable energy generated from hydro dams. A 15-person team of young technology and eco-researchers based in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area are in it for the long haul where the reward is an improved planet.

Greeniac1 imagines: “What if 20,000 Greeniacs encouraged one another when buying their next car, to only purchase one that got 35 miles or more per gallon? Notice surely would be taken. The sky’s the limit. Being a Greeniac is going to be a hip badge of honor. Log on and join us.”