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Pimpin’ All Over The World Part 3: Ten Private Islands With “For Sale” Signs

Yes, even in this recession, people are buying and selling houses that come with their own private Island. The idea is, once you have a certain amount of money, why be bothered with the hassles of driving to work every day or dealing with randoms moving into your neighborhood when you can live on your own private island. If you’re on that level or feel like you’re getting close to having that kind of dough, here are 10 island homes you could actually buy right now, starting at just $8.5 Million.

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Pimpin’ All Over The World Part 3: Ten Private Islands With “For Sale” Signs

The Mesh Explains Why the Present and Future of Business is Sharing (Book Review)

Photo credit: The Mesh by Lisa Gansky. Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh . “… one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices.” A model “based on network-enabled sharing—on access rather than ownership.” In her book, Lisa notes the primary benefit to business is that they can “sell” the same product multiple times and in doing so build up a profile of customer needs and actions to further refine the business. The upside for customers is that they get use stuff without all the hassles of own… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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