WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
This shift opens up business opportunities in almost every sector. Many successful businesses, like
ZipCar™, eBay™ and Craig’s List™, are built upon this very principle. Other businesses, like
CouchSurfing™ and Bag Borrow ‘n Steal™, take the sharing economy to an even higher level,
allowing members to constantly borrow and never own.
SITES ABOUT THE SHARING ECONOMY
collaborativeconsumption.com
The site of a book by the same name, the Collaborative Consumption
website is chock full of articles about the sharing economy, blog entries
by advocates Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers, and case studies about
companies that have participated in the sharing economy successfully.
meshing.it
Lisa Gansky’s book, The Mesh, was the inspiration for this website that
dissects the future of the sharing economy and features an entire directory
of sharing-based businesses.
SITES POWERED BY TSA CORE
photo.studioshare.org
StudioShare.org’s photography edition allows photography professionals
to share studio space, equipment and services, eliminating the need for
traditional rental outlets.
audio.studioshare.org
StudioShare.org’s audio industry edition - a division of PERFORMER
MAGAZINE provides audio professionals with a platform to share
recording studios, audio equipment, musical instruments, and services.
LensProToGo.com
LensProToGo is an online lens and camera rental business that uses
TSA Core as its technology platform.
OTHER SHARING BUSINESSES WE FIND COOL
ZipCar www.zipcar.com
The most visible car-sharing business in the world.
Loose Cubes www.loosecubes.com
Desk sharing platform that allows users to rent a desk for an hour, a day, a week, or more.
Airbnb http://www.airbnb.com
Connects people with space to spare with those looking for places to stay.
Netflix www.netflix.com
The popular DVD rental site is a virtual lending library of movies and television.