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Monday, February 18th, 2008
As disturbing as Second Life initially appears, it has the potential to do wonders for the trades and businesses of the real world. I’m finding that it can be as real as one allows or it can be kept at a healthy distance. Based upon my minimal understanding of the site, I perceive it as almost a [...]
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Since Kiva is a non-profit organization, their focus is obviously self-sustainability. Kiva sends 100% of the loan to the Field Partner, so how are they able to sufficiently support themselves? According to Kiva’s website, they support themselves principally on “optional fees” their lenders voluntarily pay in addition to loans they make. However, as the company [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Could Ebay be the best scam of this century? It is a place to sell junk, if that’s what we’re going to call it. The more ebay sellers get away with selling ridiculous items, the more creative such items get. Ebay basically started as an online flea market. While it still serves that primary purpose, the crazy side of Ebay has now [...]
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