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The Evolution Will Be Socialized

02.07.11, 1:44pm Comments (17)

From the actions of the Egyptian government to the policies of Facebook, the monopolies of central banks to the corporatization of the Internet, we are witnessing the potential of a peer-to-peer networking become overshadowed by the hierarchies of th. Read more »

Would You Share Your Car with a Stranger?

By Kim Gaskins

03.24.10, 1:52pm Comments (17)

When his car died in 2007, Shelby Clark put off purchasing a replacement. He spent time researching his options and looking for a good deal. In the interval, he signed up for the car-sharing service Zipcar and began taking more public transportation. Read more »

Is Sharing Contagious?

By Rachel Botsman

04.05.10, 10:04am Comments (17)

In March 2008, Dustin Zuckerman started a local tool-lending library from the back closet of his small one-bedroom carriage house in Santa Rosa. Zuckerman is a gently spoken man in his late thirties. His friends describe him as the "giving type. Read more »

Facebook's Gone Rogue & The Network We Need Now

By Neal Gorenflo

05.10.10, 2:54pm Comments (17)

Ryan Singel, a blogger for Wired, threw down the gauntlet on Friday calling for an open alternative to Facebook. Two days earlier Thomas Baekdal, of Baekdal.com, wrote a passionate analysis of why the now overly-complicated Facebook is doomed. Read more »

Mais Oui, We Share

By Ariane Conrad

05.07.13, 3:50am Comments (16)

A report back from OuiShare Fest held last week in Paris celebrating the collaborative economy. Read more »

How Big Tech is Sharing for Social Good

By Mary Rick

07.17.12, 8:45am Comments (16)

The truth is, the big guys down the road in Silicon Valley are setting a fierce pace by sharing their core technology, for social good. Here’s what they’re doing to lead the field and how your social enterprise can benefit. Read more »

The Precariat's Guide to Biking Across Europe

By Manjula Martin

04.25.12, 8:17am Comments (16)

No job. No smartphone. Barely any money. How Manjula Martin biked 3,500 miles across Europe and discovered an infinitely shareable world. Read more »

Sharing Takes Root

By Sharing Gardens - Llyn and Chris

03.08.12, 10:15am Comments (16)

Here in Monroe and Alpine, Oregon, we have created a solution that is helping people learn about gardening, grow their own food and lift the burden on our local food-bank to provide for its ever increasing customers. Read more »

The Gen Y Guide to Collaborative Consumption

By Beth Buczynski

03.08.11, 12:58pm Comments (16)

When our parents graduated from college, the bachelor’s degree was a coveted badge of honor. It gave applicants instant cred (and usually a larger paycheck) no matter what the job. Read more »

How to Be a Carfree Family

By Angela and Dorea Vierling-Claassen

11.11.09, 7:48am Comments (16)

Tired of paying car insurance, sitting in traffic jams, and guzzling too much gas? Do you never want to dig your car out of another snowstorm?
Perhaps your family already cut down from two cars to one, but taking the carfree step seems impossi. Read more »