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Real Estate Blogging and The Free-Labor Economy

I don't feel like "free labor" - but I can see why some people might think that describes me.
In case you missed it, there was an article in Business Week on December 28 titled Will Work for Praise: The Web's Free-Labor Economy.
When I saw this title, I immediately thought of ActiveRain and the hundreds (thousands?) of other businesses that have grown exponentially through "free labor".  As the article points out, thousands (millions?) of us invest many hours online, sharing our expertise and experience and/or creating entertainment to build a for-profit business for someone else, without receiving any direct compensation.
The subtitle of the article indicates I was on track with my first impression: "This online business model has Americans happily toiling for attention on for-profit sites that don't pay them money." 
Does that describe the body of bloggers on ActiveRain, or what?
In all fairness, ActiveRain DOES actually offer something more than praise - those much-maligned POINTS.  A few thousand points and a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee, depending on where you buy it.  They won't pay any bills, but they do feed our egos.  Cough, cough... there's that "praise" concept at work.
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