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TheFindGreen.com Honors Earth Day With Best-Of-the-Web Green Living Tips

Eco-Friendly Shopping Search Site Offers Host of Columnists and Bloggers Covering the Latest in Environmentally Responsible Living, Shopping and Entertaining

 

Mountain View, CA – April 22, 2008 – TheFindGreen.com, the web’s leading shopping search engine for the discovery of ecologically responsible lifestyle goods, today announced that in honor of Earth Day 2008, it will kick off a week-long roundup of the web’s best tips for living green. Over the course of the coming week, TheFindGreen.com will introduce consumers to some of the challenges being faced by those actively working to protect the environment, and the ways in which consumers can quickly and easily make choices that will contribute to the earth’s preservation.

With new updates every day on its blog (http://blog.thefind.com), TheFindGreen will offer its users helpful green living tips from leading bloggers, columnists and environmental charities. Topics and participants include:

· Global Green USA, an environmental organization focused on creating a value shift by reconnecting humanity to the environment, will offer tips on how to live a greener lifestyle, as well as educate consumers on how to become advocates for the environment by joining their non-profit organization. (www.GlobalGreen.org)

· Mongabay will highlight ways that consumers can make choices that preserve the world’s rainforests – offering tips on choosing responsibly when it comes to building a home, traveling or entertaining. Mongabay is a leading web destination on the preservation of rainforests, and seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development. (www.Mongabay.com)

· Elle.com has selected the hottest fashion and beauty products and designers this month, part of Elle Magazine's Green Issue 2008. TheFindGreen users can check out the latest in green style trends this week, as recommended by Elle.com and their guest blogger, Eco Chick. Topics covered by Eco Chick include green decor, environmentally responsible accessories and the most sought-after beauty products. Readers can also discover unique ways to recycle elements of their wardrobe into stunning, eye-catching pieces sure to capture the eye of even the most discerning fashionistas, courtesy of Elle.com.

· Ecofabulous, a website dedicated to the intersection of style and sustainability, will be discussing tips, anecdotes and insights regarding eco-friendly home furnishings and how it relates to quality of the air we breathe inside our homes. (www.ecofabulous.com)

· DivineCaroline, a place where women come together to express themselves, find answers and share life through storytelling - will cover some of the most innovative green homes. While many homes have water-saving faucets and energy-efficient appliances, these homes are using the uniquely original materials and practices to promote environmental responsibility and awareness. DivineCaroline.com celebrates the sensibilities of women and their affinity for sharing and connecting. By enabling everyday women to easily submit – and automatically publish – their stories alongside professional content, DivineCaroline empowers women to share their wisdom and connect with others in an online community.

· Ode Magazine, the magazine for intelligent optimists, people who are passionate and those committed to taking positive action on the world, will offer several articles to TheFindGreen consumers, including information on the top organic products consumers can buy and how to recycle everything from old computers to Crocs. (www.odemagazine.com)

· TheClick, the popular shopping blog on TheFind.com written by leading fashion and entertainment journalist Merle Ginsberg, will have exclusive insight on how Hollywood’s A-listers are going green. Ginsberg will also cover some of the easiest and most fashionable ways to make this summer’s weddings eco-friendly – from invitations to bridal wear and beyond. (http://theclick.thefind.com)

· BeautifulMakeupSearch.com and DailyCookie.net will offer inside scoop on some of the best ecologically-friendly beauty products on the market. Moms’ Buzz will offer tips to moms on how to choose green products for their family and home, and FeteaFete.com will highlight some eco-friendly ways to entertain.

“Through TheFindGreen, we’ve already made shopping green incredibly easy for consumers,” said Siva Kumar, CEO of The Find Inc. “Now, with this diverse lineup of content providers with whom we have partnered to celebrate Earth Day, we’re able to educate consumers on many of the ways that they can make ecologically sound lifestyle choices. It’s incredible that there are so many unexpected, simple ways that consumers can live a greener lifestyle. TheFindGreen helps readers find the green products recommended by these experts quickly and easily.”

For more information on TheFindGreen, or on how to participate as a content contributor to future round-ups on TheFind.com or TheFindGreen.com, please contact Shaila Arora at 310.749.5006 or via email at Shaila@arorapr.com, or Sophia Paliov at Sophia@arorapr.com.

 

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About TheFind Inc.

TheFind Inc. (www.TheFind.com) offers the leading shopping search engine that delivers comprehensive, visually compelling results for products, specializing in the lifestyle goods category. From the most popular e-commerce sites to the most unique, hard-to-find brands, TheFind.com uniquely crawls the Web to find more than 200 million products. By using its patent-pending “product ranking” technology, TheFind.com displays the best-selling products, brands and stores for any shopping search right on the first page of results – saving consumers time and money. TheFind Inc. family includes leading fashion shopping website Glimpse (www.Glimpse.com), which specifically caters to fashion-savvy shoppers searching for the latest trends and hottest apparel products, and TheFindGreen (www.TheFindGreen.com), which finds organic brands, green stores and environmentally friendly products, all in one place. TheFind Inc. promotes shopping that gives back to the community through its Color For A Cause campaigns, which have included charitable beneficiaries such as The Susan G. Komen Foundation, Doctors Without Borders and Global Green USA. TheFind Inc., headquartered in

Mountain View

,

Calif.

, is backed by leading investors Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.