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Archive for July, 2011
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Swap of the Day: Kansas Town Turns to Gift Economics
Lawrence, Kansas just landed on the map with a new model of living through bartering. Trading goods and services rather than money, called “gift economics,” has spread like wildfire through Lawrence and allows the town to be more self-sustaining. The creative approach has gotten many participants items they need that they may not otherwise have been [...] -
Swap of the Day: Swapping Stickers Builds Bridges Between Rivals
The game of football quite often comes to revolve around rivalries between teams. But for a few Massachusetts high schools this rivalry is overcome every year at the Agganis All-Star Football Classic game through the tradition of swapping stickers Football stickers for each team are earned at the end of camp and are often a [...] -
Swap of the Day: Relieve Hypertension by Trading Carbs for Protein
If it isn’t evident already, along with being an exercise nut, I am also a very big fan of balanced nutrition. The two do tend to go hand-in-hand and much to the annoyance of my friends and family I am constantly trying to work healthy eating tidbits into casual conversations. Thankfully blogging for Swap.com has [...] -
Green Ideas: Ride a Bike Where You Like in Boston
As Queen front-man Freddy Mercury once famously crooned, “I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like.” In Boston you’ll soon be able to do just that. With the launch of a new bicycle sharing system, the New Balance Hubway, Boston is about to get a little greener, and a little [...] -
Swap of the Day: Swapping Coins for Frequent Flier Miles
Frequent flyer miles are a beautiful, beautiful invention for the constant traveler. However for those of us who spend the absolute minimum required to get by airline miles can take an impossibly long time to accrue into a meaningful amount of travel. But what if you could make a trade that allowed you to get [...] -
Swap of the Day: Swapping Goes To School
That’s right, the concept of swapping has become so popular it has made its way into our very own school systems! Sixth grade teachers in Westborough, MA, have come up with an innovative way to implement the concepts of trading and bartering, while simultaneously helping students learn about other cultures. And it’s all taught through [...] -
Swap a Day Giveaway Update and Winners Announced!
So far our Swap a Day Giveaway has been a HUGE success, thanks to all of you swappers who love the chance at free daily prizes! We’ve been able to give away TONS of awesome prizes and in the spirit of feeling generous we wanted to mix it up a bit more. Last week we [...] -
Find the Next Book in a Series with FicFact
From Lord of the Rings to the Twilight saga, book series have always been some of the most popular and most beloved novels out there. Thanks to the popularity of recent series like The Hunger Games and Harry Potter book series are more popular than ever. With so many out there it can be hard [...] -
Swap of the Day: CellSwapper.com Let’s You Swap Contracts
Almost everyone has a cell phone these days. They have become an essential part of many people’s daily lives and as much as we all love our phones there’s one thing almost no one likes–the long term contracts most major cell phone companies force you sign. Often times they can last two years or more, [...] -
Five Life Swapping Movies We Love
It’s no secret that life swapping films make for an entertaining hour and a half, filled with hilarious, yet predictable, hijinks. And really, what more could a swapping devoted audience ask for? Considering that Hollywood’s love affair with life swapping plot lines has just produced the soon-to-hit theaters film The Change-Up, featuring Ryan Reynolds and [...]