For BCUS consumption and transactions are also important but, actually, their key area of operation is from a very different starting point. If i was to hazard a guess i would say that these two movements aren’t connected yet because they operate in different financial bands. What’s the differences? RM: No. MORE >>

July 3, 2007 On Open and Closed Communities, and the Ephemeral Nature of Networks T heres an interesting discussion going on in one of the KM forumsI belong to about the nature of community, how it differs from anetwork, and the perils and advantages of open vs closedcommunities. Creating an Alternative, Gift Economy. They do things. MORE >>

To me it is basically the idea, probably born at the same time as post-tribal class-based society, that an alternative human arrangement based on equal relationships and without the inheritance of wealth and privilege is possible. What then, are some of the important differences? What about peer to peer? What about the commons? MORE >>

Recently, HootSuite, a prominent social media dashboard, introduced a new “Freemium” pricing structure, which offers basic Web services at different price points. Seesmic : With three different versions available — web, mobile, and desktop — Seesmic is becoming popular quickly. View them here. MORE >>

To me it is basically the idea, probably born at the same time as post-tribal class-based society, that an alternative human arrangement based on equal relationships and without the inheritance of wealth and privilege is possible. What then, are some of the important differences? and this is also the message that is being retweeted. MORE >>