Comments on: The Gift

By: Social Synergy » Giving: Ad-hoc safety nets, and collective trust-network problem solving

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:56:23 +0000

[...] like this happens, that there is still good people and humanity in the world. And that when you give so much of yourself away to others and expect nothing in return, you’re the best candidate to receive the support of the [...]

By: At home with Kim Vallee

At home with Kim Vallee — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:25:43 +0000

Your article gave me food for thoughts.

By: "BlogOrlando - the social Social Media conference" from Pro PR

"BlogOrlando - the social Social Media conference" from Pro PR — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:06:40 +0000

[...] is scheduled for September 27-28, with a day at Disney World September 29. Demonstrating that the gift economy is real, social media thought leader Josh Hallett is bringing together a list of speakers for this [...]

By: Tim Norton

Tim Norton — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:36:57 +0000

Cool post, I’m right on with this thinking..

It can be hard at times to stick with it, I think this is where its good to have some quality friends n people who can remind you that when you just put something positive out there, the immediate return is ‘knowing’ that every action has an effect.

I love the little story about how you can join the dots and Illustrate quite quickly how something that you put out can come back indirectly… You can look at endless ways in which putting something good out affects the world in a positive way, and this is a pretty powerful motivator.

Its really only the short term give me something I can see easily view that tricks people into thinking anything different of their actions.

everyones positivity and gifts are making the new ether… the ether that touches us all.

By: ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » We Need Bridges

::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » We Need Bridges — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:07:14 +0000

[...] great deal of the value you ‘own’ on your network or site or app. Consider it a ‘gift‘ that shows your ‘gratitude’ for our implicit partnership towards creating a [...]

By: links for 2007-08-06

links for 2007-08-06 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:22:35 +0000

[...] The Gift – counterintuitive ROI The power of the gift (tags: socialmedia community gifteconomy social gift articles networking) [...]

By: Bright Meadow » Sunday Roast: I’m no angel

Bright Meadow » Sunday Roast: I’m no angel — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:10:34 +0000

[...] books and check things half remembered from Dr Sinclair’s first year lectures, but Tara on gift economies made my spidy senses tingle [...]

By: Luke Dorny

Luke Dorny — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:39:28 +0000

You know, both you and Chris are wonderful.
From what little I know, Chris is constantly providing opportunities to create things, help organize ideas and events, projects, services, etc.

Wonderful write-up, Tara. Great contribution to our inspiration and excitement about giving back.

By: Jacques

Jacques — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:41:16 +0000

Yep – great post and it makes ‘sense’, but yet, it freaks you out, as it is so counter-capitalistic-hard-ass-assertive – contradicting the way we were raised since kinder-garten…

And thanks Max – you’re a great giver.

By: Maximillian Kaizen

Maximillian Kaizen — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:55:25 +0000

Hope you had a most splendid internet-free week Tara.
Just a quick but deeply appreciated thank you.

As a community developer/social entrepreneur it’s so damn difficult to build the exactitudes into the business plan or get metrics on the exact effect of networthing or ‘altruistic’ gifting.
Evidence is always there as return on effort, but often the line can’t be tracked directly. And somehow it all just makes for good business in the edgeconomy.
Enough to drive a traditional MBA quite loopy
thanks for a del.icio.us resource to surreptitiously spread about!