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First of all, we would like to apologize for not
providing an August edition of the SwapNews. We got a new
mailing system and had to get that up and running before
continuing with our monthly newsletter. We're glad to be
back and have lots to share with you.
In the past month we have developed and introduced
SwapLocal, which allows you to view swap listings in your
local area, as well as other regions. Your personal
SwapLocal area will be based on the zip code you provided
upon registration and can be changed through the Manage
Account link at the top of each page.
Thanks to some great exposure in Parents and Baby Talk
magazines, SwapThing has experienced a big influx of
listings for children's clothing and accessories. This is a
great way for new parents to acquire items for their
ever-growing children, as well as an inexpensive alternative
to back-to-school shopping. New items are being listed
everyday, so check them out and see what you can get your
hands on.
Speaking of the kids going back to school, our SwapCircles
are a great way for schools to create a community for
parents that is useful and generates revenue for the school.
This venue is a great venue for swapping parenting tips and
ideas, as well as exchange clothing, toys, video games,
sports equipment, and much more. The benefit for the school
is that SwapThing will give the school 20% of all
transaction revenue. It's an easy way to raise funds while
providing a valuable benefit for parents. We are happy to
work with you to set up a program that best fits your needs.
At SwapThing, we are serious about reputation, after all
that is the basis for trusted swapping. Your reputation is
all about you, so we feel strongly that you should own your
reputation, not us. Therefore, we have partnered with
Rapleaf (www.rapleaf.com),
who provides portable ratings for commerce. Swappers can
rate each other and the ratings follow you everywhere people
buy, sell, or swap. With Rapleaf, you'll be able to rate
people on SwapThing ... and also be rated within SwapThing
(so you can build up a reputation for a fair swapper). We
are in the process of migrating our data to Rapleaf, and you
can expect to take control of your own reputation next week.
We have also embarked on a new venture by joining the
blogosphere with the new SwapThing Blog.
This is where we will be talking about all sorts of fun
stuff, like SwapThing, swapping, the ShareThing program,
cats, football, economics, television, and anything else
that strikes our fancy. Check it out today and feel free to
leave comments, thoughts and opinions.
On that note, we are toying with the idea of dropping our
SwapForum and
replacing it with the comments section in the blog. We do
not want to make this move without getting some feedback
from our loyal users, so please let us
know what you think of this idea.
Happy Swapping!
Jessica Hardwick
Founder & CEO
http://www.swapthing.com
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