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Notewagon is an online academic resource allowing students to exchange course content through the buying and selling of class notes through tokens and incentives.

Background
The platform for Notewagon was created in October 2010 but was not officially launched until January 2011. Since its launch, Notewagon has grown to become the largest student generated platform and is available at 20 different universities. Notewagon plans to launch at every university and college in Canada and America in the next few months.

Concept
Students taking excellent notes in class upload relevant course content specific to their university. A preview is then shown to the online community of the notes. Other students can upload the notes in exchange for tokens. Tokens can be used to buy other notes or can be turned in for money or incentives.

Media Attention
Notewagon has received media attention from CBS, CTV and the Toronto Star. Notewagon creators recently appeared in front of the Dragons on the CBC show Dragon’s Den, where they made a deal with all five dragons, giving away 32.5% equity. Notewagon has also been featured in various university newspapers such as The Guelph Mercury and various blogs such as TNW.com, Techvibes and Ifp Press.com.

Links
1. http://thenextweb.com/ca/2010/10/26/notewagon-the-ultimate-extension-of-the-knowledge-economy/ 2. http://www.techvibes.com/blog/maybe-pink-floyd-had-it-right-we-dont-need-no-education 3. http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/11/22/16269031.html 4. http://www.lionsdenu.com/notewagon-com-buy-sell-your-notes-online/