The ink is not even dry on this cartoon by Tom Fishburne and it is already a classic.
It used to be about the “eyeballs.”
Then it was all about “free,” everything had to be free.
Now as Tom illustrates, it is all about “friends, fans & followers.”
Common wisdom would tell us that if you have alot of [...]
We are so pleased to be part of the The Feast Conference this year in New York. I had heard of The Feast in the past and it was described as a hybrid of TED and SXSW. That sounded pretty cool to me.
The Feast organizers describe the conference as a cross-disciplinary series of programs addressing social innovation [...]
Today would have been the 70th birthday of John Lennon. The world over is recognizing this day.
A special group of musicians that I have been following for a long time have collaborated on a project they are calling “The John Lennon Song Project.” This group is led by Rex Fowler of Aztec Two Step and [...]
October 9 is “National Halloween Costume Swap Day,” and Swap.com is getting in on the fun as a presenting sponsor.
There will be thousands of “costume swaps” across the U.S. tomorrow. The impact will be kids getting a new costume for this year. No need to go and buy new. Great for money saving. Even better [...]
Tim Hyer is the Founder and CEO of RentCycle. I have got to know Tim through the mentor program of MassChallenge. We share a focus on an emerging market space that is focused on sharing, swapping and renting. It has been great to work with Tim and his team. I invited Tim to participate in [...]
I am pleased to host a summit on the topic of Collaborative Consumption, this evening, 6-8pm at Bentley University. The details for the event can be found on this post.
Collaborative Consumption is an important movement in this day and age across the globe. We as the citizens of this world must rationalize our consumption patterns [...]
I wrote an editorial for Huffington Post and it was published today. I was struck by something Arianna Huffington wrote a couple of weeks ago about “purpose in times of transition.“ Huffington’s post offered an interesting perspective on how we, as citizens and owners of our own space, view our daily options. I see this [...]
We are big Zappos fans in my house. The cool Zappos boxes surely “deliver happiness,” actually the whole service does.
I really love what Tony Hsieh has accomplished… built a great team with solid values and principles… they have all joined forces with the goal to serve their partners and customers like no other company [...]
There is no way that a domain name like Swap.com is generic. A generic product is the can of beans in the super market that has the white label with black lettering spelling “B-E-A-N-S.” For years I have struggled with this monicker for the most valuable Internet real estate on the web. No more.
I really [...]
I am pleased to join Lisa Gansky, a serial entrepreneur, on a panel at Babson College next week. Ms Gansky, who is releasing a book that is entitled “The Mesh,” this month. Swap.com is a leading peer-to-peer platform that is featured in “The Mesh.”
“The Mesh.” is a timely book about the [...]
