From the barter desk of Bob Meyer, March 11, 2008…

Africa Barter & South Africa Business Hub

Africa Barter (http://www.afribarter.co.za) and South Africa Business hub (http://www.sabusinesshub.co.za) are cooperating to expand barter awareness in that part of the world.

Dogbarter.com

We found this interesting site where classifieds and ads abound for dogs. (Click here.)

Where’s Your Shredder?

If you have only one shredder, it belongs in the kitchen. That’s according to a Staples study, indicating most junk mail ends up in the kitchen trash, not the office trash.

A Real California Housing Story

Stripped of all the Realtors rhetoric that we see in the papers here in Orange County (CA), this real life situation reinforces today’s reality.

There was a real estate auction on March 1, less than 5 miles from where we‘re located, in an equestrian community called Nellie Gail Ranch. The homeowner had previously hosted 40 open houses on his property over an 18-month period without a single offer.

At the auction he sold his five-bedroom, Mediterranean-style house in the Laguna Hills enclave for $900,000 less than his original asking price. The asking price was $2.09 million…the selling price $1.2 million. Five people showed up for the auction.

Internet Growth Linked To High-Speed Connections

By 2012, nearly 33 million U.S. households will have broadband services with speeds of 10 mbps or higher, capable of streaming high-definition video, according to a new Parks Associates’ North American Broadband Market Update.

Many industry experts and economists see a direct link between faster internet connections and the growth of the internet economy. The country still has a way to go, however. At the end of last year, 5.7 million (9%) of U.S. broadband households, had reached the 10 mbps mark.

Global Per Capita Income $8,200

The latest missive from Forbes tells us there are 1,125 billionaires in the world now. Unfortunately, that leaves 6.5 billion or so of us who — according to the unfailingly accurate Central Intelligence Agency — have a global per capita income of $8,200, when using the dollar as a benchmark.

You may be thinking that Sierra Leone’s $530 annual per capita income brings down the class curve, but the U.S. average income is all of $37,500.

The column “From The Desk of Bob Meyer” is the first section of the weekly Tuesday Barter Report. To read the entire report: Tuesday

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