As the ‘grandfather’ of collaborative consumption, eBay Inc has paved the way for how we use the internet to connect with strangers to match millions of ‘haves’ with millions of ‘wants’; ushering in an age of digital recommerce. The eBay Inc Social Innovation team is constantly exploring ways to measure the impact of this recommerce activity,… Read more
“The average motorist wastes a total of 2,549 hours circling the streets searching for a space whether it is on the school run, the local high street or a supermarket or airport car park. Across the UK, it takes an average of six minutes and 45 seconds to find a suitable space – but this… Read more
A study conducted by SunRun, a solar leasing company, found that 52% of Americans have rented, borrowed, or leased the kinds of items that people usually own in the past two years. At the same time, 83% said they would share these items if they “could do so easily.” So is the sharing economy taking off… Read more
Our new infographic looks inside our homes at all the assets that can be shared, rented and swapped.
Imagine other people paying you to use your things when you don’t need them. That’s the genius of collaborative consumption.