At first glance, microfinance and the sharing economy have little in common. A closer look reveals many similarities and lessons the sharing economy could learn. Read more »
Adam Werbach, environmentalist and sustainability innovator, launches sharing service yerdle today, Black Friday, the biggest shopping of the year, to highlight the advantages of sharing over shopping. Read more »
The Shareable Australia launch took place in Melbourne on Wednesday 14 November to coincide with Global Sharing Day. There was a great turnout from a wide range of folks across industry, not-for-profits and local government. Read more »
A terrific new report has been released about how to understand the deeper social and economic dynamics of online networks in regard to the collaborative economy. Read more »
For cities to become crucibles of positive social transformation, they must be conceived and realized as networks and commons first and foremost. Read more »
Airbnb released a study showing their users contributed $56 million to San Francisco's economy, but questions about the long-term impact remain. Read more »
Shareable, and our new Australian editor Darren Sharp, are launching an Australia channel and celebrating with an event in Melbourne on Global Sharing Day, November 14. Read more »
The Legal Tools for the Sharing Economy course covered the legal issues central to the sharing economy and outlined important opportunities for lawyers who want to make a difference. Read more »
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