glocals in the Media

glocals.com is a community of friendly International folks - Expats & locals - living in Switzerland, in English. We're in Geneva, Zurich, Lausanne, Basel, & Bern.

"glocal (noun) = someone who feels both global & local, in any city he/she are in. Most often refers to highly mobile well traveled people"

What can you do on glocals.com?

• Meet Expats & locals in Switzerland with similar interests to yours (on Members)
• Join and/or organize local Activities (on Member Activities)
• Get / give info about Switzerland life (on Forums)
• See / share reviews about local venues & services (on CityGuide)
• Find / advertise Apartments, Goods, & Jobs in Switzerland (on MarketPlace)
• See what Events are happening in your city (on Events) 
• Use exclusive offers on services & products (on Exclusive Offers)
• Burn time instead of working

Who is glocals.com for?

Expat & international-minded locals, living in Switzerland, who are:

• Friendly and like to meet new folks
• Speak English
• Are at aleast 23

No one on glocals cares if your skin color is black or white or purple, if you're gay or straight, or if you drive a BMW or a bike. If you're friendly, with an open international mind, and over 23: you're welcome to join!

 

Who are glocals.com's members?

• 80% work for Switzerland's multinationals / NGO (or their spouses do)
• Average age is 32 (youngest member is 23, wisest is 76!)
• Come from 91 countries (even Micronesia!)

Who is glocals.com NOT for?
Folks whose main interest is getting a date.

 

How is glocals.com different than other online communities?

Many great online communities are out there, like the excellent Facebook. But glocals.com is different, and here's why:

glocals.com is great for:	Facebook is great for:
Meeting new people	Keeping touch with people you know
Joining real-life activities	Spending lots of virtual time on the PC
For Expats & international locals, age 23+	For everyone
Is worth $ 15 on the stock market	Worth $ 15 Billion on the stock market

 

Who founded glocals.com?

glocals.com members Oded ('siteadmin') and Nir ('Nir_') founded glocals.com in 2006, originally under the name GenevaOnline.ch (Why we changed the name). We also run Sindy.ch - Geneva's biggest parties.

 

How does glocals.com pay the bills?

glocals.com is privately owned Swiss SARL, financed via advertising. 

 

Is glocals.com available in my city?

We're currently focused on Switzerland only, in Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Bern & Basel. 
 

Contact/Feedback

admin@glocals.com
c/o Nir Ofek (glocals co-founder)
5 ave de la Foret,

1202 Geneva
+41.78.883.60.05

 

Thanks and see you inside,

 

The glocals.com Gang

 

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Thanks to Pooja Designs for designing our logo!
Pooja did a great job of creating an image that links the words global & local into 1 visual. Thanks Pooja!