oh yeah, I don't think it can work in 'society', we've gone too far down the wrong path.

Well not really bartering as such. When you post a blog, you are sending it out there free of charge, as a gift. The quality of the gift, how useful/required it is, could well be rewarded accordingly - or not as the case may be.

Visibility of the gift, and your status in the community, are also variables to be considered...

Thanks for the comments :)