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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

‘Help Neighbors Know Fort Lee,’ Urges Social Networking Site Founder

iNeighborCircle.com announces an online event in which Fort Lee residents can earn a “Community Contributor Badge” and win $25.

A new social networking website started by a Fort Lee resident and working parent is organizing an online event called “Help Neighbors Know Fort Lee.” If you’re a Fort Lee resident and have questions your neighbors might be able to answer, you can ask them by visiting iNeighborCircle.com, says founder Lingling Zhao. iNeighborCircle.com will award a “Community Contributor Badge” to Fort Lee residents who help others by answering questions, providing recommendations on local businesses and experts and giving away or lending neighbors and friends items through the website, Zhao said, adding that the top three contributors will win a $25 prize. “Our goal is to help Fort Lee by getting the residents to know each other, strengthening the …

Chris

4:08 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013

As a small business owner, I am glad there is another way to attract customers.   more ›

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Fort Lee Resident Launches Social Networking Site Aimed At ‘Neighbors’

iNeighborCircle was the brainchild of Fort Lee working mother Lingling Zhao, who hopes the website will help bring Fort Lee residents together to share items, information and much more.

A Fort Lee resident and working parent of children in the Fort Lee school system has launched a website aimed at bringing the concept of “the old neighborhood” to the modern day by providing a way for neighbors to connect with each other, share goods, services and information and provide recommendations on local businesses and experts. Lingling Zhao, who works on Wall Street as an IT professional, said she started iNeighborCircle because, as a working mom, she was “always running behind the clock.” “While taking care of work, I also want to know my neighbors and other parents in [Fort Lee School No. 4],” Zhao said. “I need to find for my two girls and my family the right kids’ piano teacher, swimming teacher, nanny, handyman and summer …

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