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The Sharing Economy: Dictionary of Commonly Used Terms — Medium

The Sharing Economy: Dictionary of Commonly Used Terms — Medium | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Terms can become hard to define when they become too big. By too big, I do not mean in terms of impact or scale. It happens when the connections between a broad church of products, services and ideas becomes so loose and diluted that the umbrella term starts to lose meaning. The more inaccurately the term is applied the more its value is questioned, and eventually the flame of meaning behind an important concept burns out. It becomes a passing buzzword. Is this the current state of the so-called ‘sharing economy’?
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Defining The Sharing Economy: What Is Collaborative Consumption--And What Isn't?

Defining The Sharing Economy: What Is Collaborative Consumption--And What Isn't? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Are Airbnb, Zipcar, Etsy, and Uber really all doing the same thing? Or do we need better definitions of this new economic force?
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Have we got the sharing economy wrong?

Have we got the sharing economy wrong? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
“The sharing economy lacks a shared definition”, according to Rachel Botsman, and I agree. Terms like “sharing economy”, “peer economy” and “collaborative consumption” are used interchangeably. But do they mean the same thing? And more importantly: do they mean the same things for everybody?
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