I love waffles. I make waffles at least once a month. We usually try to make Belgian style with regular batter, and they turn out pretty good. This story caught me, because of my waffle love affair. Off the Waffle in Eugene, Oregon is not your typical waffle house. You won’t find pads of butter, [...]
In a two year barter experiment, Steven Ortiz, 17, traded an old cell phone and kept trading and trading until at the end he manouvered his way in to a Porsche Boxter. According to the original ABC report, ” But all this took a lot of time and effort. “A lot of my friends are [...]
As you walk into The Tuckshop, a sign greets you saying ‘Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture your heart,’ True to the saying, Raina Sahu, who runs the place manages to capture your heart with the love and cheer she spreads liberally. There is a small children’s corner where the [...]
Another in the plethera of intro-to-barter videos hit YouTube the other day. This one, like so many of the others, is a powerpoint-ish demo that breaks no new ground.
Thrive World Wide has negotiated the purchase of MobBuys.com from Barter of America for an undisclosed sum. MobBuys.com is a deal-a-day website of little or no visible value. One wonders what Thrive wants with a new system with little or no value.
Once in a while you come across a great representation of the truth that isn’t pretentious, isn’t difficult to understand, and that presents the subject in a way that is crystal clear. This probably – 70′s era cartoon is one of those for the barter industry. Check it out. Remember…it all started with barter.
The new economic realities of municipality have hit Thomaston, Connecticut square in the tree service budget. According to an article in the TownTimesNews.com, the Board of Finance gave the final nod of approval to the Highway Department on a barter deal involving an unused city vehicle and tree service. From the article: According to First [...]
The Barter Group is featured in an ABC affiliate news report. Lori is doing a great job of keeping the Barter Group in the news. Check it out.
Medical marijuana caregivers are embracing the new economy in a new and exciting way to those cash-strapped patients who need it for their glaucoma or bipolar disorder. According to a story in the Denver Channel.com, barter is the new word of choice among providers. In one ad, a poster who is identified as a licensed [...]
The 2010 Generation Europe Youth Summit is employing an interesting complementary currency to their common European currency, the Euro. The new currency is meant to quantify the contributions volunteers make to this year’s projects, mostly in the form of blog posts and comments. We want you to experience and learn about different kinds of currencies. [...]
