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NO CASH – NO PROBLEMO: BARTER

Sep 25, ’08 2:33 PM

As a way to cope with tough economic times, more and more Americans are bartering – trading goods and services without exchanging money. According to the online service, Craigslist, there were nearly 145,000 listings in their barter section, double from last year.

“I’ll throw in an old fashioned form of capitalism for an advancement in economic security.

No?

Ok, for an extra couple of bucks in my pocket, I’ll give you an old couch. SOLD!”

by Gerard Blanton Brand Futurist The Republik Corporal Creative Ops

Photo Credit: Unknown via Craigslist.org – Licensed CC-BY-NC-SA

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WHO WILL RULE THE NEW INTERNET?

Jun 11, ’08 10:44 AM

“The winners of the platform wars stand to make billions selling devices, selling eyeballs to advertisers, selling services such as music, movies, even computer power on demand. Yet the outcome here is far more important than who makes the most money. The future of the Internet—how we get information, how we communicate with one another and, most important, who controls it—is at stake.” Josh Quittner/San Francisco.

From here.

“The underlying question is: Are the users of the Internet actually in the driver’s seat or are the 800-pound gorilla businesses jockeying behind the scenes the one’s truly controlling the outcome?”

by Sam Knoll Brand Futurist The Republik Commander Analytic Ops

Photo Credit: via Time Inc.

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