Tag: swap.com

This for That on Swap.com

By Neal Gorenflo

07.29.11, 1:05pm Comments (3)

I had this Battle Los Angeles DVD in my night stand drawer for months. Just sitting there cluttering up my drawer. It bugged me. I don't like clutter. I wanted it G-O-N-E. Read more »

How to Stage a Clothes Swap

By Regan McMahon

07.18.11, 9:08am Comments (2)

One person’s discarded clothing is another person's treasure. That’s the philosophy behind clothes swaps — friendly social gatherings where participants bring clothes and accessories they don’t need or want anymore, and walk away with new discoveries to invigorate their wardrobe. Read more »

Should Products Be Designed for Sharing?

By Mary Fallon

04.11.11, 8:47am Comments (6)

On the eve of Zipcar's IPO, with profitability riding on driving down the cost of their fleet of designed to be owned cars, it's time to ask whether products should be designed to be shared. Read more »

Swap On The Go: Swap.com Comes to the iPhone

By Paul M. Davis

04.07.11, 1:57pm Comments (0)

We’ve previously covered Swap.com, the collaborative consumption service that allows you to share your unwanted books, video games, movies and CD’s with folks who want them. The site has facilitated over 1. Read more »

Clothes Swaps Skirt Need to Shop

By Regan McMahon

02.21.11, 11:14am Comments (5)

When I attended my first clothing swap a few months ago, I had no idea I was taking part in a growing social movement that has caught fire since the U.S. economic crisis hit in late 2008. Read more »

Swap.com Energizes Team by Sharing Space With Other Startups

By Jeff Bennett

02.10.11, 1:35pm Comments (1)

When I joined Swap.com, we had a team of seven and were renting an office in downtown Boston. To implement our expansion strategy, we needed to look for new office space.
Throughout my career, I have worked in many kinds of office settings. Read more »