Keywords

swapping, economic behavior, Twitter, swap meets

Abstract

Swapping has become primitive economic behavior with the advent of currency. However, with the increase in concern about the environment swapping has emerged in many forums including swap meets, free cycle and online swapping forums. We perform an exploratory investigation of this behavior through an imperial investigation of Twitter. We test the connectedness, and the popularity of people who are involved in swap meets and farmers markets. Finally, we discuss the implications and future directions for swapping.

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The Library Student Research Grant program encourages outstanding student achievement in research, fosters information literacy, and stimulates original scholarship.