Welcome to the share economy, also known as collaborative consumption and peer-to-peer rental arrangements, where people around the world leverage unused capacity of things they already own or services they can provide by leveraging them for a profit. A down economy, coupled with the ease-of-use and reliability of the Internet, has given rise to a network of part-time entrepreneurs turning personal assets into income....
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Interesting concept
Interesting study. Nielsen finds that people are willing to share/rent their underutilized physical assets for a profit. I wonder if nonprofits can take advantage of this trend?