The document discusses the gift economy, where goods and services are given without an explicit monetary exchange. In a gift economy, status and reputation are more important than wealth. Wikipedia is given as an example, where information is freely shared and updated collaboratively. Google also exemplifies the gift economy by providing many free services, with users implicitly "paying" through sharing personal data that Google then sells to advertisers.

1. The Gift Economy"Not all economies are based on maximizing personal gain - some are founded on giving." (Pinchot, 1995)Image source: http://martin.schimak.at/

2. The Gift EconomySimilar to the Free and Attention economies, the Gift Economy does not require a monetary exchange

3. The purpose is to create for status gain, not asset gain

4. The gift economy is based more on reputation and status than wealth and assetsimage source: meletver http://www.flickr.com/photos/24646867@N05/4292899388/

5. The Gift EconomyThe Gift Economy is becoming more and more prominent in the digital age