Eric Rice

Hey, I commented and promoted. I am just finding the stellar blog folks in Austin, and Michelle is definitely one of them! - Phil Glockner

Like Dino said, "you want to hear me sing serious you gotta' buy an album." - Tom Novak

Kind of a sad story, actually, based on what we see in the post. There's a cautionary tale there about volunteering and the possible downsides of some of the things that help drive this wonderful "free" marketing/economy/business model. - Mark Dykeman

"Whuffie don't pay the rent" is my new personal slogan. - Chris Baskind

I feel this type of story needs hyping, because there's SO much not being said. What about all those people who are being nagged by their spouses but don't want to lose face by admitting that in public? You know it happens. Not everyone in this planet can go to iPhone sales. And the non-stop hype about networking and community makes a lot of folks try too hard. Yeah, yeah it works for some. Don't bet the farm on it. You'll lose. - Eric Rice

From 1987: Eddie Murphy: There's a song out now called "Ain't Nothing Going On But The Rent." So when a man asks a woman "Hey, baby! What's going on?" The woman will say, "The rent, motherfucker!" - Eric Rice

Right on. These lessons are learned the hard way. - Lauren Vargas

Hey, isn't it the ultimate Web 2.0 dream? Voluntarism and open source supplanting commerce? Everything costing nothing, like online? Like FriendFeed? - Rick Wolff

Rick - I think you are describing the Federation from Star Trek. - Phil Glockner