To coincide with our four-part series on how libraries are evolving and the role they play in communities in our uncertain times, we asked the Shareable community on our Facebook page how libraries should adapt. Read more »
Malcolm Harris's article last week about Couchsurfing's transition from a non-profit model to a B Corporation inspired much debate about the implications for the service's community in both the original post's comments and on our Face. Read more »
Last week on Shareable's community blog, Erica Etelson posed the question: do shared items have a shorter life span? There were a number of thoughtful comments to her original post about how sharing products affects the item's longevity, depr. Read more »
The Airbnb debacle has had a profound effect on the sharing economy, with both users and entrepreneurs discussing what steps collaborative consumption startups need to take to ensure trust among users. Read more »
Summertime and the living is thrifty. As gas prices and temperatures rise (it's a brisk 107° here in Austin), and the market collapses, taking a vacation in your home town is sounding like a better idea than ever. Read more »
Samuel Greenlee posed a great question to us on Twitter: how do you convince people to share things other than spare items lying around? We thought it would be a question best answered by the Shareable community. Read more »
Venessa Miemis's essay from Share or Die, "Emergent by Design", tells the story of how she created her own career in a down economy, the direness of which Jenna Brager illustrated in her "Post-College Flow Chart of Misery and Pain&. Read more »
Erica Etelson wrote earlier in the week about the party kit, a collection of reusable party supplies she put together for birthday parties and other get-togethers to reduce waste and save money. Read more »
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