Needish.cl - Tell Them What You Need

Needish is a Chilean search site that is much like a cross between Craigslist and eBay, except for one huge difference: It works in reverse. Instead of having users post an item or service that they want to sell, Needish lets users post a service or a product that they need (hence the site's name). Posting your need is easy; simply enter a subject and briefly describe what you're looking for. Alternately, you can browse needs to see if anyone is in search of something you might be able to offer them. You can also search needs more thoroughly by keyword. You can sort the results by subject, number of offers received, or by expiration date. Like Craigslist, you can post and/or find anything on this site, from used digital cameras to apartments to airline tickets to London to a journalism intern. All final transactions are done off-site, but you can converse with those to whom you make offers. You don't need to be a member of the site to make an offer, but you will want to sign up if you plan on responding to anyone's need with a service or product of your own. Currently, the site operates in Chile, South America, but will be launched in the US as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the Needish corporate blog can be found on www.needish.com

"In March 2007, a group of young Chilean and Swedish entrepreneurs decided to create a company in Santiago Chile. The goal: change the current paradigm of online searching and pre-buying painful process. The result: Needish.com, a Web service that facilitates this process for consumers, who tired of time-consuming, never-ending, and often frustrating searches on the Internet, finally never find what they're looking for. Needish provides an easy-use effective online service that allows you save time, save money and the possibility to be offered everything you need and/or desire".

The best thing about Needish is their "NeedCatcher", a service that lets vendors specify certain keywords and geographical locations, that serves as an automatic filter to receive needs in their e-mail inbox. In this way, Needish matches up needs with sellers who have a particular product or service available without search. In short, in Needish, no one searchs.

Not too many bones to pick here, except for the fact that some of the English translations on the site are a little spotty. I really would like to see Needish expand to include other metro areas besides Santiago; is this a possibility for the future?