Laws in many cities make it prohibitive or illegal for residents to host a short-term guest for money. Enabling short-term home stays strengthens local economies. Here are policy recommendations to make it work for everyone. Read more »
The sharing economy has transformed veteran traveler April Rinne's travel experiences for the better, and are redefining travel writ large. Read more »
Ridesharing services face pushback from the PUC, CouchSurfing wants to fly you around the world, a policy platform for the sharing economy, and much more, this week in sharing. Read more »
With an honorable mention in the Share or Die story contest, not only did couchsurfing change Gabriel Stempinski's travels, but it introduced him to the love of his life. Read more »
This week in sharing, we get a radical economic proposal from the IMF, a gallery of Kickstarter failures, a DIY space capsule taking flight, and Ashton Kutcher investing in the sharing economy.
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For the sharing economy to go mainstream, it must address the safety concerns of women users. How can services address these risks and ensure their safety? Read more »
Reseachers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that online sharing and bartering groups build communities more so than do paid-for exchanges. Read more »
Tight budgets and the Internet have given rise to startups like Airbnb. That is, unless an existing thicket of rules and regulations on the operation of hotels strangles the emerging eBay of empty bedrooms.
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Do current reputation systems like Klout or Trustcloud do an effective enough job of establishing trust to work for collaborative consumption services? Read more »
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