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Archive for August, 2010
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Jeff Bennett: Welcome to Swap.com
Last month I posted that Swaptree had acquired Swap.com. This is a big deal for a young company operating in a developing category. Our goal is to lead this category, and what better name and domain for the company other than the category name itself. This week we made the switch from Swaptree.com to Swap.com [...] -
Swaptree Officially Becomes Swap.com
Like most people, we enjoy a little routine in our day. If you’re like us, your day starts something like this: Wake up, take the dog out, get the kids’ lunches made while brewing the first cup of essential coffee, wake the better half (although we both know he’s not the better half in the [...] -
Swap.com’s ‘Name Our New Slogan’ Contest
We’re super excited about the pending launch of Swap.com and to get everyone jazzed along with us, we decided to host a little contest. We asked you – our loyal members and faithful swappers – to help us name our new slogan. We posted the contest rules on Facebook and on our forums, and we [...] -
Top 10 Things Today’s Kids Will Never Know
How times have changed... Today's freshman rule the world with Droids and iPhones, they speak in 140 character limits and they rely on the magic of GPS to show them the way. Their parents, however, lived a completely different life. -
Is “Frugal” the New “F” Word?
How frugal are you? At a time when a penny saved is worth more than the penny earned, how far are you willing to go to spend less and conserve more? In a recent article by WWD Retail, the magazine examines how frugal today’s shoppers really are and whether or not the frugal trend will [...] -
Top 10 Movies that Make Men Cry
Ah, boys. Tough as nails on the outside; soft as snow on the inside (well, most of them). Despite what the men might say about ‘chic flicks’, they too have shed a tear over some movies. Next time you want to watch a movie with your man but you’re not in the mood for blow-em-up-take-em-down [...] -
Top 10 Back to School Movies
It’s that time of year, again. Summer is winding down, the kids are getting antsy and you’re spending the days back-to-school shopping with all the other exhausted parents ready to put their kids on the bus. There’s still a few weeks and you’ve got to fill them with something entertaining. Good news: We have a [...] -
End Scene: Top 10 ‘Last Lines’ From Movies
A good movie leaves a lasting impression. From the opening scene to the rolling credits, a good film completely takes over your space and immerses you into the plot, joins you with the characters and makes you feel as if you were part of the story line. There are some scenes from movies we’ll never [...] -
Then: I Like Ike; Now: I Can Like Most Anything
We all have things that we “like.” Might be a restaurant, could be a favorite pair of shoes or a certain flavor of ice cream at your local creamery; the list could go on and on. I have always been interested in understanding what people “like” – we can learn a lot about each other that [...]