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A penny for your thoughts? Ether.com aims to be the eBay of personal opinion by Julian Dibbell June 13th, 2006 12:00 AM |
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The rest of you, don't laugh. Ten years ago you'd have scoffed at the notion that anyone would pay more than 50 cents for your Welcome Back, Kotter lunch box, but then came eBay, and suddenly the attics of America were scoured clean of their dusty treasures. Ether could have a similar effect if it ever takes off. The mental crawl spaces of the masses are crammed with stuff that may soon be spilling back out into the light of a wider circulation. And sure, as with eBay's inventory, much of it will be the veriest crap: bum steers, moldy jokes, cheesy anecdotes. And as with Ether's modest initial offerings (Pastor Marty's dollar-a-minute advice on preaching technology; free tips on attaining inner serenity from his holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar), much will be of interest to no one you know or ever will. But just remember: If you see an Ether number up on someone's site, it probably means someone else thought it was worth dropping a dime on. |
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