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.

Airbnb Customers Want Refunds

Airbnb Customers Want Refunds
Airbnb Customers Want Refunds
April 07, 2020  |  Economy

Amid disruptions in the travel industry, Airbnb pledged in March to provide cash refunds to qualified guests who have had stays disrupted by the coronavirus...

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Enabling Access To Faster Payments For Gig Workers In The Moving Industry
Enabling Access To Faster Payments For Gig Workers In The Moving Industry
March 20, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Attracting gig workers in a hot industry requires giving them on-demand payments. In fact, one survey finds that 85 percent of gig workers would take...

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Putting The Move On The Moving Industry’s Gig Worker’s Pay
Putting The Move On The Moving Industry’s Gig Worker’s Pay
March 19, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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How LGBTQ-Focused Travel Platform misterb&b Protects Travelers, Builds Travel
How LGBTQ-Focused Travel Platform misterb&b Protects Travelers, Builds Travel
February 21, 2020  |  Gig Economy

You know the drill — pay gig workers faster, and they do more work for the platforms that pay them that way. Yet, stringent security...

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How Smart Algorithms Deliver Faster, Secure Gig Payouts
How Smart Algorithms Deliver Faster, Secure Gig Payouts
February 20, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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Building Innovative Subscription Services With Discovery, Flexibility
Building Innovative Subscription Services With Discovery, Flexibility
February 17, 2020  |  Subscriptions

To provide consumers with the curation of a subscription box or the flexibility of a rental platform, digital innovators are tapping into the subscription business...

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Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
February 10, 2020  |  Retail

Roost Co-founder and CEO Sam Tate went on an extended vacation two summers ago after his junior year of college. It was a “month-long solo backpacking...

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Deep Dive: Optimizing Subscriptions In The Sharing Economy
Deep Dive: Optimizing Subscriptions In The Sharing Economy
February 10, 2020  |  Subscriptions

The sharing economy has rapidly expanded in the U.S., but even the most popular innovations fall out of favor if they do not keep customers...

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