Not sure if anyone else has come across this but it seems to be a new type of Dwolla, although the description says that transactions are shared with the public in a social way.  Seems like a cross between Dwolla and Bitcoin without the anonymity.

http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/20/venmo-now-processing-10m-a-month-comes-out-of-beta-offers-me-the-worlds-smallest-bribe/

https://venmo.com/

They also charge no fees at the moment..

Your not the only one.  Mining requires investment upfront in equipment.  I find it much easier to watch the charts at bitcoincharts and invest accordingly.

I heard/read about it a year or so ago and recently (last week) stumbled on it again.  I bought some coins to test out and love it.  I see it as an investment and also a way for us to change internet money transfers.

Read Read and Read some more.

Welcome and enjoy!

WTF!?

You should look into Armory so that your wallet is encrypted and you can also make a paper wallet with it.  Print up a bunch of copies of your wallet and store them in your real wallet, the mattress, in a book, etc..

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64449.0