Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Chaos Marketplace  I've been
thinking about the idea of a next-generation economy. I don't
really mean some kind of fancy revolution where we use unique
keys as currency. I don't really mean anything built to replace
the fundamental economies that make sure we have access to water
and expensive coffee.  However, I think there's a place for a
new economy, enabled by more powerful technology.  This has been
running around my head for ages, ever since I saw Kickstarter.
If you don't know what Kickstarter is, stop reading this and go
there. Don't bother coming back to read this until you've funded
some projects. I doubt it'll make any sense unless you
understand that there is a hell of a lot of money available for
small projects, self-funded by random members of the community.
It is not uncommon to see projects get double or even triple the
funding they ask for.  But, to me, Kickstarter is kind of... a
first step. I feel like the idea can go further, especially if
you combine it with