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Buy Nothing, Swap Something Day on November 25!

2011-11-17 14:33:27, by Swapsity

Putting a swap-centric twist on Buy Nothing Day, Swapsity is hosting Buy Nothing, Swap Something Day on November 25. Take a detox from shopping and step into the world of swapping! Join Swapsity for a highly engaging and inspirational evening that will make you rethink how you look at money. This...

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Swapsity and ASSU Bring a New Currency to U of T

2011-11-04 12:00:00, by Swapsity

Swapsity is excited to team up with the Arts and Science Students' Union (ASSU) at U of T, to help students convert their assets and skills into a NEW currency, to get what they want and need. Cash is necessary for some things. When possible, we believe you should save your cash and satisfy your needs...

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Swapsity and Word11 Partner for Sustainable Blogging Festival

2011-08-10 13:27:21, by Swapsity

From trade-up adventures to face-to-face swap meets, Swapsity’s swaps come in all shapes and sizes. No matter the scale, they all bring economic, environmental and social benefits. In the past, we’ve envisioned using our swapping economy to support meaningful, non-profit causes, organizations...

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Swapsity at Live Green Toronto Festival

2011-07-08 14:26:47, by Marta

We’re thrilled to be joining forces with the City of Toronto and Goodwill to get Torontonians swapping and saving thousands of items from our landfills. Want to build your movie library the green way? Need to update your music collection without spending a dime? Grab your pre-loved DVDs, Blu-rays,...

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Catch your Swap Efforts on Film and Win!

2011-05-06 09:55:27, by Swapsity

Got something to swap? Love making videos? Why not put the two together for a chance to win a $100 gift card of your choice! Take a look at “The Barter Boys Episode 1: U of T” video created by our awesome volunteers, Bernie and Rishay. Bernie, Rishay and their friend Steve roamed the halls...

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Give Us Your Feedback!

2011-02-22 19:14:23, by Swapsity

It's that time of year again! We're gathering up feedback about your experience with SwapSity through the SwapSity Satisfaction Survey. We invite you to share your experience and expectations about our service and suggest improvements. Your input is very important to us and helps shape SwapSity....

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January Giveaway!

2011-01-03 23:00:47, by Swapsity

If you don’t have all your stuff listed on SwapSity, what are you waiting for? This month, every item or skill will get you one step closer to a $30 Chapters gift card! The member with the most new listings posted during January will get to treat themselves to brand new books, CDs, DVDs...

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Look Who's Two!

2010-09-03 21:16:39, by Swapsity

Swappers, put on your party hats! Today, SwapSity is turning 2 years old. Over the last year, we've moved from private beta to public beta, enjoyed the media spotlight, added great new tools to the website, engaged members with public events and heard some amazing SwapSity barter stories. The...

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Beta Launch a Big Success!

2010-04-08 16:08:38, by Swapsity

As excited as we were to announce our public launch on March 22, we're even more thrilled about the overall response. We have received widespread media coverage from prominent TV and radio stations, newspapers and bloggers. SwapSity was featured on CP24's Webnation, CBC Edmonton, the Toronto Star,...

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Public Beta Launch

2010-03-22 10:31:56, by Swapsity

We are thrilled to announce the official public beta launch of SwapSity! As of today, we are no longer in private beta. The launch coincides with the spring cleaning season, so we're inviting all of you to get involved and remember that every item you sweep from the closet, garage and media...

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