Archive for January 26th, 2010

Handmade is the new black

My column, “Handmade is the new black,” ran in USA Today this morning. Though mostly about the rise of the craft economy, it relates, broadly to some themes in 168 Hours.
First, in this moonlighting economy, with technology platforms that lower the transaction costs of bringing together buyers and sellers, it is more possible to augment a fami… read more »