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Skill-swapping takes Net surfers by storm
(China Daily)
Updated: 2007-03-21 09:14
Looking to acquire a skill, but don't want to pay for lessons? Just check
out the Internet, and you can find a group of people who have the same
desire and are anxious to make a deal with you.
Swapping skill sets has become a fad among white-collar netizens and
university students in big Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Among the most popular skills wanted on the
Internet are driving, the ability to play an instrument, painting,
learning a dialect and photography. Experts have said trading skills is a
flexible channel for people to improve themselves and enrich their lives
at a low cost.
(Contemporary Express)
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