For socializing, there’s Facebook. And for swapping items with people, there’s Givepals. This new social network lets you get all the items you could ever need, while also letting you part ways with these you no longer have a use for. Givepals.com is primarily aimed at students, as it connects people who attend the same schools. This has got a great practical advantage, namely that it will let you connect with people you already know. They might not be your very best friends, but they are people that you can place from the cafeteria or library. When using this service, your chances of meeting up with the wrong kind of people are seriously minimized.
Givepals is a great way for students to get rid of these textbooks they no longer have a use for, and have them swapped either for new textbooks or devices like phones. You’re the one choosing what you want for your stuff, and people who are interested only will get in touch.
And Givepals can also be put to more relaxed uses. You can turn to the site in order to meet people to go out with. And as a user of the site, you can invite people on campus to parties and game nights. So, to a certain extent Givepals invades Facebook’s territory. It doesn’t look like a serious threat for the time being, but you never know what might happen in the future…
Givepals.com In Their Own Words
The giving network.
Some Questions About Givepals.com
How many students have already signed up for this new network? Do they use it for bartering, or for socializing? 
