Tribe.net. Local Connections phil http://buyercoop.tribe.net/thread/e0ed953c-78b2-4a55-a05f-956630a2d8ae 2004-06-16T04:15:04Z 2004-06-16T04:15:04Z

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phil 2004-06-16T04:15:04Z TheUtopian http://buyercoop.tribe.net/thread/bd43358c-2c82-43ba-a6be-f5846b2119b0 2004-04-30T04:16:30Z 2004-04-30T04:16:30Z

<div>hello everyone...i just joined this tribe; thought i'd introduce myself. <br/> <br/>jeff</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://buyercoop.tribe.net">BuyerCooperative</a> - 0 replies </div>

TheUtopian 2004-04-30T04:16:30Z phil http://buyercoop.tribe.net/thread/304c3ea2-31a0-421b-ab56-8c99bfb17bb4 2003-11-17T17:32:57Z 2003-10-10T21:06:50Z

<div>Here's the first example I'm thinking of for a buyer's co-operative. <br/> <br/>I think you can get a dedicated collocated server for about 50 dollars a month, no? I wouldn't pay that, but I'd pay 5 dollars a month for a 10th of one. (With the option of reselling further accounts.) Are there 9 other people who think this? And how could we organize to buy. <br/> <br/>Comments as to whether this is <br/> <br/>a) worth it. <br/> <br/>b) desirable <br/> <br/>c) how we could work out a way of pooling regular payments that we'd trust. (Given that someone would have to handle the money.) <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://buyercoop.tribe.net">BuyerCooperative</a> - 1 reply </div>

phil 2003-10-10T21:06:50Z phil http://buyercoop.tribe.net/thread/dea6a2df-f563-4b2a-ab2c-3d7ddf615a6c 2003-10-10T21:04:48Z 2003-10-10T21:04:48Z

<div>This came out of an idea in a post I made on Social Software Intellectuals : <br/> <br/>"I just started wondering whether there was some kind of scope for cross-over with a buyers co-operative or mutual society. Imagine a premium paid tribe service that offered, say health insurance or unemployment insurance. Or a pension. <br/> <br/>How many freelancers and young professionals are here and in Friendster who should be putting money into these kind of things, but don't think of it? And who the insurance industries fail to communicate with. <br/> <br/>The buyers' co-operative might also be applied to other things too. Shared houses? Shared servers? In fact, I'm off to set up a tribe for it now ... " <br/> <br/>Buying health insurance etc. is a big goal. But I'm wondering about smaller ideas. <br/> <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://buyercoop.tribe.net">BuyerCooperative</a> - 0 replies </div>

phil 2003-10-10T21:04:48Z