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The Gift Economy - Why $0.00 is the Future of Business

Here is a great talk that summarizes a trend that is shifting the world of business and economics. The human family is reinventing the game....

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Comment by Wanda Jean Lord on July 24, 2009 at 6:57am
Thank you for posting this - I am also sharinig this at HOOP - Honoring Our Own Power's site at http://honoringourownpower-org.ning.com
Comment by Peter T.H. Lindeman on July 24, 2009 at 3:42am
Interesting theory, however the mechanics are not explained.
Fact is that none of what e.g. Google does really is for free. Ad's are being paid for, and Google & similar co. not just sit next to the biggest Energy plants in the world, because they their servers take so much energy that they need to sit close. We think (!) its free, however, the price we pay is invisible to the single individual. Which in turn just hooks us onto their services. it addicts us, to use free Search, to use free Maps, free Earth. But there is always this paid 'ad' hovering next to the prime service. The hidden cost are enormous. One who still thinks the internet is free has not been paying attention....
I wonder what a true gift economy would bring? Start walking around with shells again?, or solely work with bartering?, which would completely turn current globalisation and economic flexibility into a local, restricted place, where the freedom of creativity and co-creation would vaporise (is my opinion). Let's focus on creative value creation, and allow ourselves to work on the creative plain, and not on the competive plain. An agile, flexible and digital economy allows us to do that. But please do not think one moment 'its for Free'.
Comment by Firewoman on July 23, 2009 at 8:22am
This is very exciting Jon. I wonder how other types of non-digital businesses will be affected?

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