Freestore Clothing Drive Recap

Last Friday night about a dozen of you gathered at the Grove City Vineyard to sort and pack the clothes you gathered for the entire month of March on behalf of the Westside Freestore.

I'll admit, I was completely blown away by the amount of the donations that came in …

The "Story of Stuff" Discussion: Part 5

In this episode Annie says something that is essentially a profoundly spiritual diagnosis of our culture:

"Our primary identity has become that of being consumers...The primary way our value is measured is by how much we [...] consume."

This is a staggering statement, …

Quick Tip of the Week: Sorting Forum Topics

Now that the Forums are getting busier and with all kinds of conversations I thought it would be good to visit a few tips for navigating around them a little quicker. If you haven't had a chance to join in, click here to go to the Forums.

Once you go to the Forums page …

Westside Freestore Interview With Board Members Mike & Michelle

All month many of you have been collecting clothes for the Westside Freestore on Sullivant Avenue in Columbus. I thought it would be good to take some time this week to ask a few folks from the Freestore to explain a little more about this ministry, share their heart, …

The "Story of Stuff" Discussion: Part 4

Part 4 of our "Story of Stuff" Discussion is upon us! In the previous three episodes we followed Annie Leonard as she sketched out some of the missing parts of the picture in the normal story of how our everyday products are created. Today we look at the next step, …

Quick Tip of the Week: Re-listing Expired Items

Many of you have probably received e-mails this week from Twoshirts telling you that some of your items have expired. You may not know that when you post an item at Twoshirts it is automatically assigned a term of 2 months, after which it will be set to "inactive" and …

Weekly Wrap Up: Showing the Love

It was a fun week for the growing Twoshirts community. One of the things I love about this group is that you're not just all about interacting online. You're the kind of people who care about each other and your communities, and you showed that this week in a number of …

Twoshirts Meetup at Nora's Cafe in Grove City

Hey everyone, Bryan Borgman has put together an informal meet and greet for Twoshirts users in the Grove City area tomorrow night (3/12) at Nora's Cafe in Grove City, 7:30PM. It should be fun, we'll have some coffee, get to know each other a little, and maybe play some …

Weekly Wrap Up:

Last week was a little quieter here at Twoshirts with all the contests and challenges behind us, but there are still some very cool things happening, so be sure not to miss out!

• You may have noticed that Ohio broke 800 free items this week. Amazing! Best of all, it's …

The "Story of Stuff" Discussion: Part 3

We've come to part 3 of our 7 part discussion on the Annie Leonard short film, The Story of Stuff. I want to thank everyone who has contributed so far; you've all provided some diverse perspectives and that's what I was hoping for. If you haven't already, you can check …

Quick Tip of the Week: Use Groups To Connect People

Many of you may not have had a chance yet to explore the "Groups" feature of Twoshirts yet, so in this week's "Quick Tip" we cover how groups work and what you can use them for.

Basically, groups are simply a blog or message board that any number of Twoshirts users can …

The "Story of Stuff" Discussion: Part 2

When we left off in chapter one Annie had just said that one of the things missing from the "system" on the white board was people. Part of what she's saying is that when we discuss the bigger picture of the "materials economy" - or what I'm calling the "consumer …

From The Mailbag: Is Twoshirts Like Freecycle?

This week we begin a new feature on the blog I'll be calling "From The Mailbag," where - you guessed it - I'll be highlighting random questions and comments I receive via e-mail.

My buddy Luke in the Chicagoland area recently sent me the following question:

hey jason, …

Weekly Wrap Up: February Recap!

Today we have another weekly/monthly update and lots of things to report. It's been another very exciting week around here and a record-breaking month for Twoshirts after only two months since the re-launch.

First and foremost, you probably already know that we …

February Prize: And the Winner Is...

Today is March 1st, which means it's time to announce our winners for the February challenge of most successful invitations. We have several very cool prizes, nnot only for first place, but thanks to norret, for 2nd through 5th place as well.

I have to admit, I never …

The Story of Stuff Discussion: Part 1

Have you ever thought about where all the stuff we buy comes from and where it all goes?

There's a fantastic little film about the consumer economy over at a website called thestoryofstuff.com. Twoshirts was created for the explicit purpose of addressing some of the …

Quick Tip of the Week: Smart Searching

This week's Quick Tip covers some of the features of searching you may not have been aware of. Searching is actually a great way to find content and users, especially if you narrow your search in meaningful ways to avoid the clutter.

In order to take advantage of these …

Weekly Wrap Up: Two Weeks for the Price of One!

Well folks, I have to apologize for skipping our Weekly Wrap Up last week. Its been a crazy two weeks for me and I missed it completely. So today you get the unbelievable opportunity to get TWO Weekly Wrap Ups for the price of one!

As some of you probably suspect, the …

Please Don't Spam

Just a quick important message: whatever you do when you're inviting friends and family to join Twoshirts.org, please don't spam people. I love that everyone here is enthusiastic about growing this unique community, but please be aware of the rules of e-mailing:

• Don't …

Quick Tip of the Week: Closing Out Your Item After a Giveaway

This week's "Quick Tip" covers how to close out an item after you've given it away (or a need that has been filled by someone else). I've had lots of questions about assigning giveaways to the right person, so let's clear that up, shall we?

It's very important to be …