We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week:
NSW govt test drives car sharing
Adam Bender, Computer World
Seeking to put the brakes on big spending on its car fleets, the NSW government is test driving a car-sharing scheme for state employees.
San Francisco Legalizes, Regulates Airbnb With 7-4 Vote, Lots of Amendments
Kim-Mai Cutler, TechCrunch
The city’s board of supervisors voted to legalize and regulate short-term stays through a controversial piece of legislation that has been two years in the making and comes in the midst of one of the city’s most acute housing shortages in history. David Chiu, who is the president of the board of supervisors and is running to represent San Francisco in the state assembly this November, has been the one leading the legislative process.
Supply-Side Challenges Of The On-Demand Economy
Mike Dudas, TechCrunch
As the on-demand and sharing economy grows at a feverish pace, led by companies such as Uber, Airbnb, Postmates, Instacart and Homejoy, worker rights have become one of the focal points of the most prominent technology trends in recent history.
