Keith,
If you blog, set up a community blog aggregator like TampaBLAB, which Rob mentions in the article. It's poifect for what you're talking about. Everyone's local, the variety of talent, skills, knowledge is incredible. You put out a call for info like that and, voila!, problem solved or, at least, you're well on your way there. You get to know people from reading them, so it's not as anonymous.
Hey Rob -- again.
I'd been intending to write an aritcle for Sticks of Fire, another community blog, about the success of TampaBLAB, focusing specifically on the community-building: the way it connects people both globally and locally.
Aside from the major geographically-based community aggregator blogs that Rob mentioned, and the big ones in DC, NY. LA, and SF, if you are aware of any other community-based blog aggregator that's found similar success (or not), I'd love to hear about them for the story. If this has inspired you to start one, ping me too, since I'd love to devote a portion of the article to people inspired by this story.
They really area fabulous way of making local connections and learning what stupendously marvelous talent we have right in our backyard.
As for Freecylcers, we had nothing but wonderful experiences with them. People give away entire contents of homes if, say, an elderly relative needs to relocate. Other's give away gift cards they don't intend to us. They often do it because they want to pay-it-forward and/or give back because they've benefited from Freecyclers.
Recently, we picked up a treadmill that someone had gotten from Freecyclers -- she'd planned to use it for exercising dogs but it didn't work out. So, she Freecycled it again.
There was one that had my partner going for awhile, though. Someone was giving away a Harley. He sat there by the computer and phone, just waiting to see if he'd been the first to respond.
Obviously, someone was playing a prank. She claimed someone had hijacked her account. Man, were we disappointed.
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Keith, If you blog, set up a community blog aggregator like TampaBLAB, which Rob mentions in the article. It's poifect for what you're talking about. Everyone's local, the variety of talent, skills, knowledge is incredible. You put out a call for info like that and, voila!, problem solved or, at least, you're well on your way there. You get to know people from reading them, so it's not as anonymous.
Hey Rob -- again. I'd been intending to write an aritcle for Sticks of Fire, another community blog, about the success of TampaBLAB, focusing specifically on the community-building: the way it connects people both globally and locally. Aside from the major geographically-based community aggregator blogs that Rob mentioned, and the big ones in DC, NY. LA, and SF, if you are aware of any other community-based blog aggregator that's found similar success (or not), I'd love to hear about them for the story. If this has inspired you to start one, ping me too, since I'd love to devote a portion of the article to people inspired by this story. They really area fabulous way of making local connections and learning what stupendously marvelous talent we have right in our backyard. As for Freecylcers, we had nothing but wonderful experiences with them. People give away entire contents of homes if, say, an elderly relative needs to relocate. Other's give away gift cards they don't intend to us. They often do it because they want to pay-it-forward and/or give back because they've benefited from Freecyclers. Recently, we picked up a treadmill that someone had gotten from Freecyclers -- she'd planned to use it for exercising dogs but it didn't work out. So, she Freecycled it again. There was one that had my partner going for awhile, though. Someone was giving away a Harley. He sat there by the computer and phone, just waiting to see if he'd been the first to respond. Obviously, someone was playing a prank. She claimed someone had hijacked her account. Man, were we disappointed.