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5miles is hiring. Are you a skilled graphic designer with a background in social media and marketing? 5miles has an immediate opening for a Social Media & Marketing Coordinator to help support 5miles social media and creative needs. The
Spring has sprung: Isn’t it time we declutter?
“America, we need to talk. We have a stuff problem.” So says Emma McGowan in her story, Make Some Money Off of Spring Cleaning, which features our very own app. (Thank you, Emma!) The Los Angeles Times, as Emma rightly points out, found that the
We came. We saw. We SxSW-ed.
This year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) is officially a wrap. While Austin’s 10-day interactive, music and film festival has grown big (and not without growing pains), it’s still a powerful venue for new bands and brands; film makers, movers and shakers. For our
5miles + South by Southwest (2016)
Calling all 5milers in Austin! Our “Awesome Experience” team will be out in force this weekend for South by Southwest, giving away swag and spreading the word about our mobile marketplace. Keep an eye out for our branded vehicles, as well
5miles Finds: Planes, trains, and automobiles
Love planes? It’s not every day that you come across a genuine light-twin, piston-engine, turboprop aircraft, but that’s exactly what can be found today on 5miles. 1956 Twin Commander: $75,000 (Rick Romano of Mineola, Texas) Beyond the sheer cool factor of such a find,
It’s a nice day for a white wedding, 5miles-style
No, not ours. Yours. That’s right, 5milers, on the eve of hitting our latest “5milestone” (six millions users!) we’ve introduced a brand new category to the marketplace: weddings. Spring has almost sprung, and with it weddings galore. Our new weddings category provides another resource at your disposal to
5miles Face-Off: Classic Cars
When it comes to one-of-a-kind finds—be it classic cars and trucks, antique furniture and décor, or vintage clothes and accessories—few local marketplaces are as rich with opportunities as 5miles. In fact, going on right now in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is our “Max
5miles does the Oscars. Check out our finds.
The 88th annual Academy Awards are coming up this weekend, and millions of movie lovers and goers around the world will be tuning in to see which film wins the motion picture industry’s highest honor. For many an Oscar watcher, this truly is the most
Tips to Avoid Scammers (and Thwart Spammers)
In the past 24 hours there was an incident of mass spamming on the app. Your Awesome Experience Team worked hard and fast to resolve the issue, so thanks to all who reported the suspicious messages/bogus giveaway offers that temporarily invaded the marketplace. As we noted on the blog yesterday, our Terms of Use are
Vote for ___! Who knew 5miles had candidate memorabilia galore?
On any given day, in any city or town in America, you never can be sure what you will stumble across on 5miles. Case in point: political campaign and candidate memorabilia. That’s right, today is the Iowa Caucuses, which are the
