This Week in the Sharing Economy: The Move to Professionalism
This week, the demands of growth and venture capitalism drive leading sharing economy companies ever further from actual sharing. Continue reading
This week, the demands of growth and venture capitalism drive leading sharing economy companies ever further from actual sharing. Continue reading
There has been some interest in my notes about Airbnb’s New York business. So here is a PDF presentation trying to state the analysis and conclusions more clearly. Continue reading
Another collection of links (about 75) with almost no commentary. There’s so much happening this may be a regular feature. Continue reading
A collection of links. Continue reading
What it says: just some numbers about Airbnb in New York. Conclusions are yours to draw. Continue reading
In which GigaOm writes about my reputation systems post, and RelayRides confirms my predictions. Continue reading
Debates around the “sharing economy” have been driven by personal stories and broad claims. This is a fairly dense step-by-step look at the internet reputation systems on which the sharing economy claims are based. With bonus predictions about the neoliberal future of the sharing economy! Continue reading