some new ideas

• be more forceful in spreading the messages
  
• use tweetmygaming.com / gamerDNA.com as resources. some how
• scour twitter for games. ask them directly ( via DMs ) 
• there's is a fine line between awesome idea and spam. I think I'll just look for people to spam now

Some initial attempts to spread the word

So far I have 8 followers. That's not enough for a 'community'.

I've tried to post an ad on CL but alas it was quickly flagged and removed

Next big idea is to use the CL forums to post what I'd doing here, solicit feedback, and possibly users

Here's the link to the post

http://newyork.craigslist.org/forums/?act=Q&ID=130167838

Edit 1: I've also posed the same questions on meetup.com at the The PS3 and XBox 360 Gaming Meetup Group's message board

Edit 2: So far, 1 user

Welcome to NYCGameTrade

Hi Everyone

This is a twitter based game trading community in New York city. 

Here is how to participate

• follow @nycgametrade on twitter
  
• tweet at @nycgametrade with your game requests and/or offerings
• @nycgametrade announce your tweets to all other subscribers
• other twitter users contact you about game swaps

In flowchart form, this looks like

Be nice and don't spam