The sharing economy can take advantage of mobile, always-on connections and data analysis to help optimize our consumption. But there are still obstacles to overcome. Read more »
New York state wants apartment site Airbnb to provide information about who is using renting apartments. The company pushed back on Wednesday, asking to block a subpoena. Read more »
A popular site that lets city residents rent out their rooms is for the first time proposing to collect a tax in New York City — the news may represent a… Read more »
Services like Airbnb, Lyft and others that are part of the rapidly-expanding “sharing economy” rely on trust for their peer-to-peer approach to work — but can they maintain that as they… Read more »
Chip Conley started Joie de Vivre Hospitality less than three years after leaving Stanford. He survived two downturns and now tells people to find happiness and meaning in their work. And… Read more »
Airbnb recently analyzed its reviews to to find out what cities are the most hospitable and what guest-and-host characteristics tend to influence positive reviews. Should Airbnb users care? Read more »
Scary incidents at companies like Lyft and Airbnb raise the question of whether regulation is the answer — or community response can work instead. Read more »
The sharing economy is here, and as more physical goods companies join the as a service economy better data will help enabled new products and keep margins from collapsing. Read more »
The service expands from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore to let individuals and private garages rent out empty spaces. In San Francisco (and across the bay in neighboring Oakland), Parking Panda will… Read more »
Zipcar turned its first quarter profit in a decade recently. Zipcar’s CEO, Scott Griffith, answers questions about the future of the company and the $10B global car sharing market. Read more »