We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week:
Southeast Asian consumers open to the share economy, survey shows
Malay Mail Online
The survey indicated that four of the top five markets prepared to share or rent their personal assets for a fee come from the region.
Would You Rent Out Your Dog? Weirdly, You’re Not Alone
Jeff Bercovici, Forbes
According to a new global survey by Nielsen. There seems to be nothing that someone wouldn’t consider renting out via a peer-to-peer marketplace, up to and including the family dog. Seven percent of respondents said they’d be willing to rent pets.
How Seoul Became One Of The World’s Sharing Capitals
Federico Guerrini, Forbes
Seoul is also quickly becoming a leader in the sharing economy space. This was partly born out of necessity: simply put, too many people, too many problems, and not enough room. About 1o million people are living in the city alone, a number which climbs up to 25 million, if we take into account also the whole “Seoul Capital Area“.
When technology collides with old rules
John Kehoe, Financial Review
Innovative start-ups such as online accommodation marketplace Airbnb and venture-funded transportation network company Uber are being curtailed by meddling regulators around the world.
Keep it real to catalyse the sharing economy
Denise Cheng, MIT Center for Civic Media
Denise shares her speaking points for the SHARE conference, the event organised by PEERS.
NRMA invests $700k in online sharing platform TuShare
Agnes King, BRW
NRMA Motoring and Services has taken a $700,000 stake in online sharing platform TuShare as part of its innovation agenda.
Susie Cagle,
This illustrated article by Susie examines the issues of access, scarcity and trust within the sharing economy.
On Global Sharing Day, TIMEREPUBLIK shares insight into the top trends and opportunities to those armed with a laptop, Wi-Fi and a willingness to share.
TIMEREPUBLIK (https://timerepublik.com ) is a global time bank and online community which allows people to gain time units by offering skills. Users provide a one-hour service, earn one hour in their virtual wallet and spend it whenever and with whomever, for any other service.
People from more than 80 countries are offering over 30,000 different services. The top ten requests include general IT help, translator, photographer, language teacher, graphic designer, charity volunteer, programmers, web developer, pet walker and chefs. All hours are equal regardless of the market value of skill.