Thousands of social currencies are emerging as people lose confidence in the ability of the dollar to store value. At the end of the day, a currency is a social agreement. People need to agree that whatever they use for the storage and exchange of value accurately represents their productivity – otherwise they will not work for it.
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Stock Harmony; An Exchange for Social Value
Submitted by Dan Robles July 13th, 2010 - 01:00. 1 Comment »
So this is what makes Stock Harmony interesting. The successful “next currency” will be the one which best represents human productivity. Only then will someone be willing to trade their productivity for that of another person using a currency note as an exchange mechanism. This is where other alternate currencies fall apart and where Stock Harmony shows greater strength.
The Social Capitalism Black Market
Submitted by Dan Robles June 24th, 2010 - 00:08. No Comments »
An alternate financial system will emerge which will fully capitalize and securitize a social currency. Then, and only then, it will become a relatively simple task to convert social currency to any financial currency much like currency exchanges legally operate around the world.
m-Via; Social Currency and Technology
Submitted by Dan Robles May 3rd, 2010 - 00:01. 1 Comment »
m-Via, is a money remittance company focused on allowing consumers to use any mobile phone to make international money transfers. m-Via focuses on the huge flow of remittances from the US to Mexico. I have family in Mexico and am quite aware of the challenges related to money transfers across international borders; bank fees, extra ID, teller costs, time, risk, conversion fees, etc.
Two Sides Of The Social Value Equation
Submitted by Dan Robles April 30th, 2010 - 08:33. 1 Comment »
There are two sides to the Social Value Equation – the creation of social value and the destruction of social value. There are also many instances where “progress”, perhaps in the form of a freeway or public structure, divides a community where strong social bonds once acted.
The Social Capital Ecosphere
Submitted by Dan Robles April 28th, 2010 - 08:20. 1 Comment »
New options are emerging every day for people to put their money to social purpose. Headlines raise shrill cries to reconsider nearly every aspect of how people act. Climate change, catastrophic floods, green energy, terrorist bombings, regional wars, decaying city infrastructure and neighborhoods, social inequity, impure food, unethical manufacturing of clothing, pandemic risks and other causes challenge our beliefs in traditional institutions as the sole ways of using money and transacting across global markets.
Facebook Community and Local Currencies
Submitted by Dan Robles April 6th, 2010 - 08:51. 2 Comments »
Look for correlations between community currencies, Social Community Organization and the slow steady evaporation of government currencies.
Are We Squandering Money, or Engineers?
Submitted by Dan Robles April 3rd, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
China and India are producing millions of engineers as part of their global economic dominance strategy. Engineers increase productivity and productivity creates wealth. Why? Because money is only a means for storage and exchange of value and engineers create the value.
They Are Saying Something New About Social Media, Finally
Submitted by Dan Robles March 9th, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
Now, all of a sudden, a new idea is emerging…it’s barely an audible chirp, but it will become a tectonic rumble before long: Social Media is beginning to take on the characteristics of a Financial Instrument.
Balance Sheet For Knowledge Assets
Submitted by Dan Robles March 2nd, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »
However, in the world of social media, a huge backlog causes a serious problem – it represents commitments made that have not yet been delivered. An unfulfilled promise in a social network is a liability and not an asset.
