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IEEE Spectrum
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Consumption 2.0 Ownership is being replaced by online tools to rent, share, and trade. Have you noticed that as we dematerialize consumer goods (that is, change their atoms to bits), we're less likely to own them? |
Fast Company
February 2016
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Can Airbnb Unite The World? Airbnb, which offers travelers an experience that is more unique and localized has benefited from the shift in consumer preferences to smaller, more localized ideas and products. |
Fast Company
Austin Carr |
Airbnb Unveils A Major Rebranding Effort That Paves The Way For Sharing More Than Homes Brian Chesky is unveiling a brand overhaul that impacts everything at Airbnb, from its advertising and product messaging to its community outreach and web and mobile services. |
CRM
January 2011
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Make Your Business Meshy Social networks and peer communities are changing how products are sold according to Lisa Gansky's new book, The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing. |
Fast Company
April 2014
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Inside Airbnb's Grand Hotel Plans Counting beds on offer, Airbnb is already the fifth-largest hotelier in the world, with unparalleled global reach. The startup, whose prices are at least one-sixth cheaper than its traditional rivals, expects to have 1 million listings by the end of 2014. |
Fast Company
Sarah Kessler |
Peers Says Its New Focus Is Helping Sharing Economy Workers Peers.org fits very squarely in the marketplace bucket -- it's about what workers can do or buy to make their work as non-employees better, not how the system could be changed to make that work better. |
The Motley Fool
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This Is Not My Beautiful HomeAway A ransacked home has vandalized shares of HomeAway. |
Fast Company
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The Airbnb Of Car Renting? How RelayRides Is Switching Gears RelayRides switched business models entirely to compete more directly with traditional car rental companies, and this week secured a new Series B funding round of $25 million, led by Camaan Partners. |
Inc.
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How Fast Can This Thing Go, Anyway? Zipcar was a classic founder-run company - long on passion, short on cash. Until a new CEO came aboard, gave the business a seven-step tune-up, and put the pedal to the metal. |
Fast Company
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How A Startup Grows Up: Lessons From Airbnb's OpenAir Summit Startups can learn a lot from the leaders at a recent summit on the sharing economy. |
Fast Company
February 2011
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The Case for Generosity Couch-surfing is only the beginning. The Internet could unlock our natural impulse to share goals - and a global economy built on the kindness of strangers. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2012
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Can Zipcar Conquer Europe? A new European head of the car sharing service brings his Paypal experience to lead the market. |
Fast Company
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What Hotel Operators Really Think Of Airbnb Airbnb, the online service which enables hosts to rent out their homes or spare bedrooms, has become a threat to the traditional hotel companies, which are now trying to figure out ways to compete in the sharing economy. |
Fast Company
May 1, 2011 |
A Guide to the Shareable Life These sharing websites can make your dream a reality. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2011
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Can This Stock Turn the Corner? Thanks to a lead on the competition, Zipcar will gain traction in 2012. |
| Fast Company |
The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies In Travel Innovative companies on the list include Airbnb, Tesla, and HotelTonight. |
The Motley Fool
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3 Portfolio Moves to Make for 2012 Fearful investors bring opportunities for the brave. Think of Zipcar as the Netflix of automobiles. |
Fast Company
November 2010
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Trading Children's Clothes With ThredUP James Reinhart is building a nationwide kids' clothing swap to save parents time and money. |
PC Magazine
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Leave the Driving To Zipcar With the help of the internet and wireless technology, car sharing revs up in urban areas. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2011
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What Happens When These Companies Collide? Ford has partnered with Zipcar on college campuses nationwide, making it the first car manufacturer to tackle the ownership-eroding threat of car-sharing companies head-on. |
