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Renowned U.S. futurist Jeremy Rifkin said Monday he is negative about the future of car-sharing service Uber but remains optimistic about the home-sharing website Airbnb, citing their different approaches to the sharing economy. 
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Airbnb -- the online marketplace where people can book or list a room, house, or even castle -- is reportedly in advanced talks to raise capital that would value the company at about $10 billion. This made headlines and raised eyebrows, as it's more than some major hotel chains. The deal would make Airbnb one of the world's most valuable startups. It would also make the cofounders the first billionaires of the so-called "sharing economy," according to Forbes. We talk to Jeremy Rifkin, author of the “The Zero Marginal Cost Society” about what it signifies more broadly.
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Scoop.it!
Renowned U.S. futurist Jeremy Rifkin said Monday he is negative about the future of car-sharing service Uber but remains optimistic about the home-sharing website Airbnb, citing their different approaches to the sharing economy.
Scoop.it!
Airbnb, the online marketplace where people can book or list a room, house, or even a castle, is reportedly in advanced talks to raise capital that would value the company at about $10 billion. This news made headlines and raised eyebrows, as this is more than some major hotel chains are worth. The deal would make Airbnb one of the world's most valuable startups and also make the co-founders the first billionaires of the so-called "sharing economy," according to Forbes.
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"The finance is from giant, global and vertically integrated capitalist companies that will try to control every owner of a car in the world," Rifkin said. "The reason it won't work, I am beginning to see drivers are saying, 'What do we need Uber for?'"