Freeconomy Blog - April 2009
Thu
23 Apr
Are we becoming a generation of Twits?
twit [noun]: a foolish, contemptible person.
Social networking websites seem to be the latest evolution of the internet. There are a few but Facebook and Twitter seem to be emerging as the leaders of the pack. I was reading statistics the other day and apparently there are now 200 million people on Facebook – that's one in every 35 humans on the entire planet. Its extraordinary. Another 2 million join every week. Last week we had one of the most ridiculous races since the rat race between some American celebrity and CNN to become the first – lets say Twit – to have 1 million followers of their daily chores. Oprah Winfrey apparently had 100,000 followers within 2 hours of joining that particular site. Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming the new television – I have plenty of friends who proudly exclaim that they don't watch TV yet think nothing of frittering away the hours of Facebook.
Wed
08 Apr
What is the best form of protest in the 21st Century?
One of the cornerstones of any true democracy is the right to freedom of speech and to peacefully protest against injustice wherever it is one sees it.
Tue
07 Apr
Putting whatever skills you have to creative, positive use..
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog encouraging members of Freeconomy from around the world to contribute to writing the community blog. The response was great and I look forward to publishing the thoughts and experiences of members as I get them. This weeks blog comes from a member in Ireland, who has introduced himself below. Please feel free to leave a comment through the link at the bottom of the main text; he has made a big effort to share his thoughts and experiences with you all and it would be great to not only thank him for doing so and give him feedback, but to also to debate the points involved. I'll now hand you over to Brian...
Fri
03 Apr
The difference between 'Frugal' and 'No-money' living...
There is a big difference between the frugal life and the money-free life. The former is focused mainly on saving money, often when times are tight, though it does have a lot of hugely beneficial environmental elements. The latter has got a much greater social, ecological and political foundation to it, and it is this which I believe gives it much greater resilience once economic conditions change for perceived better or worse.