sharing economy

Sharing economy is a term for a way of distributing goods and services, a way that differs from the traditional model of corporations hiring employees and selling products to consumers.

Have Pickup Truck, Will Help Move, On-Demand
Have Pickup Truck, Will Help Move, On-Demand
October 11, 2018  |  Retail

When Chad Wittman decided to move to the suburbs of Chicago, he was faced with the challenge of finding someone to move the contents of...

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Waze Carpool Now Available Nationwide
Waze Carpool Now Available Nationwide
October 10, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Waze Carpool, the Google-owned app that connects people with rides, announced Wednesday (Oct. 10) that the service is now available nationwide. Get the Full Story...

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Taxify CEO On Ride-Hailing’s Flexible Road From Cars To eScooters
Taxify CEO On Ride-Hailing’s Flexible Road From Cars To eScooters
September 21, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Short ride, long-term appeal? Taxify, the ride-hailing company, is branching out into eScooters in Paris (with plans for more European market rollouts), a change to...

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Auto Relocation, Sharing Economy Style
Auto Relocation, Sharing Economy Style
August 28, 2018  |  Retail

Peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces seek to make car relocation more accessible as they tackle the challenge of moving vehicles across the country. Consumers might put out...

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JetSmarter’s Play To Democratize Private Air Travel
JetSmarter’s Play To Democratize Private Air Travel
June 29, 2018  |  uber of x

With ridesharing platforms, people can hail a ride anytime, anywhere, capitalizing on vehicles and drivers that are already in the system. In the case of...

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How Will Insurance Work In The Sharing Economy?
How Will Insurance Work In The Sharing Economy?
June 08, 2018  |  Gig Economy

You never know when those Airbnb guests — didn’t they look so innocent on Facebook? — will leave behind a broken TV, whiskey bottles and...

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Lyft Plans to Buy a Bike-Sharing Company
Lyft Plans to Buy a Bike-Sharing Company
June 04, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Lyft will buy the bike-sharing company Motivate, according to report in The Information. The potential deal follows a similar move by Uber in April. Get...

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KWIPPED: How One B2B Marketplace Changed The Industrial Leasing Game
KWIPPED: How One B2B Marketplace Changed The Industrial Leasing Game
May 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Sometimes, the job — and the revenue stream — depends on an autorefractor, or cosmetic lasers. Labs need freezers, warehouses need forklifts and oilfields need...

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How An Intel Deal For Car Tech Could Boost Digital Commerce
How An Intel Deal For Car Tech Could Boost Digital Commerce
May 18, 2018  |  Innovation

More web surfing, more digital commerce, more coffee consumption — a recent deal involving autonomous car technology and Intel seems certain to at least indirectly promote...

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