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.

Waze Carpool Now Available Nationwide

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  |  Gig Economy

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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