The Barter Independent, one of the blogs ran by Eric Woods, has plagiarised another article from another barter professional, this time with a new twist which I call covering-your-a#$. Instead of publishing the article as Eric or admin as in the past, Eric is now allegedly creating fictitious contributors to the Barter Independent and publishing [...]
In this week’s quick video podcast, I present the new startup barter web sites I have found, the community currencies popping up, and four juicy pieces of news for the industry. Enjoy!
Eric Wood and Merchants Barter Exchange are pulling out all the stops in order to smear and provide negative press for ITEX, even going as far as digging up ITEX member complaints. The article, entitled, “Why the health of ITEX is the most important factor in the barter world”, Eric outlines his concerns with ITEX’s [...]
As part of our reporting in the struggle of Eric Wood of Barter Independent against ITEX, a reader sent us the following link, http://www.interstateq.com/archives/3908/, which outlines a web designer’s decent in to copyright infringement and content theft. In January, an InterstateQ.com report exposed certainly unethical and possibly illegal practices by OutGayLife.com and Moonviper Web Services [...]
As part of an on-going examination of the barter industry, Barter Independent has provided the beginnings of a comprehensive, side-by-side price comparison of amny different exchanges. According to the site, the hope is to create more transparency and lower fees for exchange members across the globe. See the full list at http://barterindependent.com/fee-comparison-guide
The Barter Independent, a new site on our radar, is doing a good job of contacting barter exchanges and getting the core information of the business. According to the site, Through the “Barter Independent” project, Eric highlights the many different types of barter organizations available worldwide, including the pros and cons of working with each.” [...]
