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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Startups like PoolCircle and others give consumers the power of shared economy - Economic Times

Startups like PoolCircle and others give consumers the power of shared economy - Economic Times | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
“We are enabling four people to travel together in every car instead of just one--our mission is to take a million cars off the road,” said Ramanujam, founder of Poolcircle.
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Commercialisation: the antithesis of sharing | Share The World's Resources (STWR)

Commercialisation: the antithesis of sharing | Share The World's Resources (STWR) | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The danger is not commercialisation per se but our constant identification with its inner and outer manifestation, in which humanity’s intelligence is led in the opposite direction from nature and spiritual evolution.
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Victoria boosts sharing economy by signing accommodation deal with Airbnb - FutureGov Magazine

Victoria boosts sharing economy by signing accommodation deal with Airbnb - FutureGov Magazine | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Australian state outsources emergency accommodation for forest fire evacuations.
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Who protects the workers powering the new sharing economy? | Making Sen$e | PBS NewsHour

The more we share together the happier we’ll be. That is what companies that make up the sharing economy promise. But while innovation is good for consumers, do the suppliers of the sharing economy get the same great bargain?
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Are Booming 'Sharing Economy' Businesses Really About Sharing? - Care2.com

Are Booming 'Sharing Economy' Businesses Really About Sharing? - Care2.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Some take issue with the term 'sharing economy'. These companies are making money by enabling others to ‘share’ what they have, but the companies are making money, and in most cases, so are the ‘sharers’, leading many to question the term itself.
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15 Apps That Let You Join the Sharing Economy

15 Apps That Let You Join the Sharing Economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Sharing Economy means money saving AND money making opportunities for aspiring micro-moguls.
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How Uber and the Sharing Economy Could Improve ...

How Uber and the Sharing Economy Could Improve ... | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The "next conversation" on education is going to be about the sharing economy and how it plays a part in the future of our education system.
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Why Everybody Doesn't Need to Own Everything Anymore

Why Everybody Doesn't Need to Own Everything Anymore | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A conversation with a sharing economy entrepreneur.
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Sharing Economy Series: Insights from a sharing-marketplace CEO after year 1

Sharing Economy Series: Insights from a sharing-marketplace CEO after year 1 | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
LawTrades' Raad Ahmed shares his most important lessons from year-one of running a peer-to-peer marketplace.
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34 Examples of Sharing Economy Innovations

34 Examples of Sharing Economy Innovations | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

The birth of RideShare, Airbnb and other collaborative consumption platforms has stimulated the sharing economy in exciting ways. With another recession on the horizon, it is only natural that the sharing economy would become as stimulated as it is with a slew of innovations that allow people to split the cost of leading a certain lifestyle. 

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Analysis: Sharing economy and business travel | Buying Business Travel

Analysis: Sharing economy and business travel | Buying Business Travel | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The emergence of peer-to-peer platforms in managed travel is getting a mixed reception
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Is Owning Overrated? The Rental Economy Rises

Is Owning Overrated? The Rental Economy Rises | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Entrepreneurs say the new way of consuming is part of a growing, post-recession movement to value experiences over possessions. (Sharing Everything: Is Owning Overrated?
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How SpendOut aims to support customers in the sharing economy - Chicago Tribune

How SpendOut aims to support customers in the sharing economy - Chicago Tribune | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Mihir Patel, product manager at SpendOut, an expense-tracking tool for users of Uber, Airbnb and similar platforms, discusses the company's name change from Texthog. He also discusses rebranding and customer support.
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Open thread for night owls: 19th century protections for 21st century workers in 'sharing economy'

Open thread for night owls: 19th century protections for 21st century workers in 'sharing economy' | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Some folks in the "sharing economy" would like a bit more of the sharing to travel in their direction.

At _In These Times_, Amanda Armstrong ...
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Most of the Sharing Economy is a Rental Economy and should be regulated as such | P2P Foundation

Most of the Sharing Economy is a Rental Economy and should be regulated as such | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
RT @mbauwens: Most of the Sharing Economy is a Rental Economy and should be regulated as such | P2P Foundation http://t.co/WtV1SYINDG
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I don't get Uber labeling, or Uber drivers expectations | Stop

I must be missing something. Seriously. Please explain it to me. First, I don’t get how Uber is still called or classified, or more exactly why so many people seem to continue to let Uber or anybody else get away with it. Second, I don’t get titles and posters like these about “Uber strikes” or “Uber unfairness”.
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AirBnb is a rental economy, not a sharing economy - ThePressProject

AirBnb is a rental economy, not a sharing economy - ThePressProject | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Last summer, half of Greece was up for rent in AirBnb. Giorgos Kallis argues that this has nothing to do with sharing. AirBnb is a rental economy and it should be regulated as such
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LARK GOULD: Uber, Airbnb eye business travelers

LARK GOULD: Uber, Airbnb eye business travelers | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The day of the middleman may soon disappear.
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Sharing economy series: 5 metrics management teams focus on - VentureBeat

Sharing economy series: 5 metrics management teams focus on - VentureBeat | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Always keep in mind and evaluate what’s going on behind the curtain to make the trains run on time and how you can improve process.
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Is the sharing economy always a net good? - TechTarget

Is the sharing economy always a net good? - TechTarget | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The sharing economy is breaking through conventional company models but there are downsides in terms of quality control and effective protection of workers rights
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Going Dutch: Sharing Economy Turns Student Project Into A Global Business. - Forbes - Evan Vitale Consulting Blog

Going Dutch: Sharing Economy Turns Student Project Into A Global Business. - Forbes - Evan Vitale Consulting Blog | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

It’s largely thanks to Airbnb’s pioneering efforts that sub-letting spare room space with total strangers is now considered the norm in many parts of the world.

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Uber Will Lower GDP

Uber Will Lower GDP | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Here’s some news that might surprise you: Uber will lower America’s gross domestic product .  In fact, it has already started.  The more Uber grows, the worse our GDP will get.  And it’s not just Uber.  Many of its startup cousins—like Lyft, Airbnb,...
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TechTown's AiirShare brings sharing economy to private planes - Model D

TechTown's AiirShare brings sharing economy to private planes - Model D | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
TechTown’s AiirShare brings sharing economy to private planes.
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