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How to Join the Open Wireless Movement

By Alaric Moore

11.18.12, 5:19pm Comments (3)

If you have a home wifi network, you can share it without losing privacy or bandwidth. Here's how to join The Open Wireless Movement. Read more »

Inside the Rolling Jubilee, the First P2P Bailout

By Willie Osterweil

11.18.12, 7:59pm Comments (0)

For those wondering about the people and thinking behind The Rolling Jubilee, here's an interview with Mike Andrews, an organizer who helped set it up. Read more »

Urban Prototyping: Magical Pieces of the Future

By Sven Eberlein

10.22.12, 1:51pm Comments (1)

Living in San Francisco, I've come to appreciate and almost expect my fellow residents' relentless drive for innovative use of urban spaces. So it didn't surprise me when I heard that the Urban Prototyping Festival (UP Festival for short) was going to make one of its inaugural appearances this weekend in downtown San Francisco. Read more »

How River School Farm Grows Healthy Food in the Desert

By Jessica Reeder

11.19.12, 10:33am Comments (0)

River School Farm has built a resilient community around growing healthy food in the desert. If it can be done in the desert, it can be done anywhere. Read more »

Airbnb Study Claims $56 Million Impact to SF, But Questions Remain

By Kelly McCartney

11.09.12, 11:57am Comments (0)

Airbnb released a study showing their users contributed $56 million to San Francisco's economy, but questions about the long-term impact remain. Read more »

Global Sharing Day and You

By Cat Johnson

11.07.12, 9:37am Comments (0)

Global Sharing Day is just around the corner. Here are some ways to participate in this international celebration of the sharing movement. Read more »

Occupy Sandy Brings Relief to NYC

By Willie Osterweil

11.08.12, 7:44am Comments (2)

Doing relief for Hurricane Sandy, Occupy steps up where FEMA, the Red Cross and New York City failed. Read more »

Student Coops: the Cutting Edge of the New Economy

By Mira Luna

11.07.12, 6:31pm Comments (0)

While pundits debated failing macro-economic strategies in the election media frenzy, students at NASCO Institute shared proven community-driven economic solutions -- from coops to alternative currencies. Read more »

Where Are All the Rentailers?

By Adam Walker

10.09.12, 6:48am Comments (5)

The prevailing logic is that alternatives to consumption require a non-retail business model. But what if the consumption mode is viewed as an option instead? One choice among many that a consumer makes on their buying decision journey. Read more »