Lucy Gao, Canadian Global Curator, visited various companies in three U.S. cities as part of a Sharing Economy tour sponsored by TheWashington Foreign Press Center,visiting New York, Las Vegas and San Francisco. This is part 3 of a 3-part series showcasing companies she visited in each city, featuring familiar incumbents and new startups to look out… Read more
We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week: Can “Instant” Become a Viable Business? Liz Gannes, Recode.net Startups square up to take on the giants of delivery such as FedEx and UPS to bring customers their packages, groceries, food and services on… Read more
We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week: TaskRabbit Unveils It’s New Look Miles Kohrman, FastCompany After announcing a major update to its service in June, the micro-task marketplace TaskRabbit has launched a suite of new products and features-complete new iOS… Read more
The subject of insurance is a complicated one, these 2 infographics give an overview of Uber and Lyft’s policies and when they cover the driver and the passengers in the event of an accident. For more information about the policies of each company, visit Uber and Lyft.
Over the last decade, ‘community’ has become an increasingly important part of the conversation for everyone from start-up brands to Fortune 500 businesses as we recognize the powerful force that they are in driving popularity and uptake of a product or idea, or providing real-time feedback about a company’s performance. For most collaborative consumption companies,… Read more
Awards season is not just about Hollywood and red carpets; it’s also time for Techcrunch’s own annual awards night-The Crunchies. On the 10th of February, in San Francisco, Techcrunch will honour best-in-class startups and technology innovations of the year. This year marks the second time collaborative consumption gets its own awards category to promote the… Read more
This is the first in a three-part series covering the visits of collaborative consumption influencers to South Korea. Collaborative consumption has had quite a boom in South Korea since Seoul, the country’s capital, declared itself to be “Sharing City.” Creative Commons Korea organized an online portal called “Sharehub” that serves to educate and inform citizens about… Read more
David Mahfouda is the CEO of Bandwagon, designing the future of collaborative transportation. 1. We know you were inspired by travels abroad! What about these experiences planted the seed for Bandwagon? The trip can be the destination! I was traveling by train across Russia, Mongolia, and China with three friends in 2006, and funny as it… Read more
Ridesharing companies such as Uber, Lyft, and SideCar face heavy opposition from licensed taxi companies. The collaborative consumption services don’t have their own cars but offer rides with existing transportation companies or individuals. Still, the taxi lobby fears that drivers will lose their monopoly on taxi services and therefore job security will not be granted. They suggest… Read more
In the city of Gravataí in the southern part of Brazil, instead of targeting real criminals, local government organized a special operation with thirty military officers and transit agents to arrest citizens who charged for rides as an extra source of income. The operation was organized not only by the Military Police but also by… Read more