Think of Revolico as a stripped-down Cuban version of Craigslist. (Yes, it seems, that site can get more minimalist.) One of the reasons that the executive branch's push to open up that island nation to American technology companies might, just might, be about something more that capitalism is things like this. The growing number of Cubans who are finally getting a chance to go online, even if it is on a pokey Internet connection, are using the Revolico site to barter, sell, and conduct human-to-human trade away from the watchful eyes of the Castro Regime. Of course, that's precisely why Raul et al aren't all that thrilled with the equipping of everyday Cubans with laptops and mobile phones:

One of the programmers who created the site...said in an e-mail message that he and the co-founder were in a constant scramble to get their site past government censors. “We chose the name to make an allusion to the disorder that we are trying to organize,” said the programmer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity so that his relatives still on the island would not encounter problems with the Cuban authorities.

In addition to the consumer goods and liaisons on offer on Craigslist, Revolico also has for sale some more uniquely Cuban goods, like a place on line at the Spanish Embassy for Cubans looking to get a visa to leave the country.