We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week:
Disrupting Retail: Sharing Economy And Collaborative Consumption
George Zack, Bidnessetc.com
Sharing economy is a system that reflects a shift towards a more sustainable consumption pattern. Collaborative consumption is a key feature of a sharing economy that involves sharing assets, enabling access over ownership
Uber to Debut Car-Booking Services for Business Travelers
Serena Saitto, Bloomberg
Business travelers will now be able to book rides withUber Technologies Inc. and pay using company accounts, expanding the potential size of the car-booking market. The San Francisco-based company is also teaming up with Concur Technologies Inc. (CNQR), a travel and expense management service, to make it easier for road warriors and their employers to use Uber and track claims, the companies said.
Booking an Airbnb room for your business trip is now legit: Airbnb beefs up business travel features
Kia Kokalitcheva, Venture Beat
Airbnb will be integrated within Concur’s Triplink system, which both helps pull in all of the employee’s travel information even it’s booked outside of the company’s travel system, and also incentivizes employees to be more cost-effective through a rewards system
Uber, Airbnb Under Attack In Spain As Old And New Economies Clash
Lauren Frayer, NPR
In Barcelona, police are pulling over and ticketing drivers suspected of using the private taxi app Uber.
The regional Catalan government is also trying to thwart Airbnb, fining the U.S. company some $40,000 and threatening to block its website. This is the first such punishment for the popular room-booking website, and other municipalities could follow suit.
Sharing is Caring. But Not in the Sharing Economy
Brad Chase, Huffingtonpost
The “sharing economy” is a reductive term that blurs the line between groundbreaking enterprises that tap into unused resources and charlatans looking for a quick payday. From unauthorized “party houses” in residential neighborhoods to profiteering from public parking spots, the so-called sharing economy is more about greed than altruism.
Airbnb unveils a major rebranding effort that paves the way for sharing more than homes
Austin Carr, FastCompany
Airbnb is laying the foundation for marketing a slew of new sharing economy services down the road.
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