Sarasota seems to have been hit by the first of what I have a feeling may be a steady stream of “Swap-waves.” The first swap-sprinkle hit me through Facebook when someone added me to a “Gift Economy” group. Then, somebody else added me to a “Buy/Sell/Trade” group … and a day or so later, I’m part of “Sarasota Swappers.” I joined with gusto, eager to see how these networks flowed. Around the same time, my friend Jerah Coviello invited me to a clothing swap she was organizing through ecovogue365, an [...]