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This guy went from a paperclip to a house: http://www.oneredpaperclip.com/about/ http://www.oneredpaperclip.com/about/. A couple of my friends actually got a b

This guy went from a paperclip to a house: http://www.oneredpaperclip.com/about/ http://www.oneredpaperclip.com/about/. A couple of my friends actually got a barbecue from him off of Craigslist. Sadly, I think the transaction only involved money.

plusbryan 16y ago
the red paper clip guy actually hired a pr firm to help him gain publicity and achieve his goal (I knew a guy at the pr firm he hired)
- eru 16y ago
  Seems like a legitimate tactic to me.
  - ianferrel 16y ago
    Only if he obtained their services by trading something to them that started from the paperclip.
    - eru 16y ago
      Yes, you could hold him to such standards. On the other hand, he has to do some PR for getting his goals -- does it matter, if he does his own PR or hires an agency?