About the alternate currency ideas Lion mentioned.

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Brian Dorsey

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Aug 18, 2007, 11:58:04 PM8/18/07
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Here are slides from Michael Linton's presentation at Gnomdex last weekend:
http://lets.net/gnomedex.ppt

I believe that this is the same person who ran the money game which
Lion mentioned at the house today.

Take care,
-Brian

Gregory Heller

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Aug 19, 2007, 2:34:50 AM8/19/07
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this was an article i mentioned, i could not remember the exact name at the time. 
http://www.ms.lt/en/workingopenly/givingaway.html

It is about gift economies.

I also mentioned http://www.affero.org/  which is a free software "credit" site, for giving money to free software developers who  can in turn give it to fs projects.

also mentioned: http://www.prosper.com
http://www.fundable.org

Gregory Heller

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Aug 20, 2007, 12:30:14 AM8/20/07
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i also mentioned this video http://www.moneyasdebt.net/  i think that you can watch the whoel thing on google video (at least i did a few weeks ago).

Lion Kimbro

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Aug 20, 2007, 4:59:32 AM8/20/07
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I just collected these links together on the wiki:

http://www.communitywiki.org/odd/House/CurrencyDiscussion

-- please, feel free to add and edit.


I myself added:

MICROPLEDGE
http://micropledge.com/

-- the site I was telling y'all about, for contributing to free /
open source software.

"PROSPER LENDER REBELLION"
http://blog.socialsynergyweb.com/2007/08/16/the-prosper-lender-rebellion-and-the-us-creditborrowing-black-hole/

-- the recent problem Prosper was having, that I spoke briefly about.
-- (note that I fully endorse use of Prosper)


INTERNET EXCHANGE
http://www.communitywiki.org/en/InternetExchange

-- the exchange that Sam Rose & I (Lion Kimbro) are working on.
-- I'm going to post again on this, in a moment.


The link to the wiki page, again, is:

http://www.communitywiki.org/odd/House/CurrencyDiscussion


Take care,
Lion {:)}=

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