freeconomy

Well, the music business first. Over on that noted bastion of socialism and state-backed protectionism the Isle of Man, they’ve decided that having people pay for online content might make for a workable business model:

“Why would I put anything on the Web?” asked Dan Jacobson, the publisher and owner of the newspaper. “I don’t understand how putting content on the Web would do anything but help destroy our paper. Why should we give our readers any incentive whatsoever to not look at our content along with our advertisements, a large number of which are beautiful and cheap full-page ads?”

The dude who traded “up” from a red paper clip to a house in Saskatchewan is finding that maybe he didn’t get such a great deal. He wants out of the house, and is willing to trade it for, well, just about anything:

Really, I’m looking for nothing in particular, just to make a trade and see where this goes. So if you have anything you’d like to offer in exchange for the house, and I mean anything, be sure to send in your offer!