We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week:
Your most valuable digital asset? It might just be your integrity…
Jasmine Gardner, Evening Standard
As sharing your flat, your clothes and your car turns into big business, the most valuable asset you own could be your integrity.
Airbnb calls for home rental rules switch to help sharing
Oscar Williams-Grut, Evening Standard
One of the co-founders of short-term accommodation rental site Airbnb is lobbying the Government to “modernise” legislation, saying London could become a global example of the so-called “sharing economy” if it takes action to cut red tape.
Access over ownership is the future of consumption
Katharine Earley, The Guardian
Disruptive business models based on the sale of usage, performance or experience are gaining popularity and stand to benefit businesses, consumers and the planet.
Fenebús blablacar.es close calls because it hurts users and carriers
Expansion.comMadrid, March 13 (Thomson Financial) -. The National Business Bus Transport Federation (Fenebús) today called for the closure of blablacar.es website that connects users to carpool, considering that seriously injures the interests of passenger transport companies legally established.Skillshare debuts new Spotify-like membership model for online education
Christina Farr, Venture Beat
Students can now pay just shy of $10 a month to access hundreds of online courses on Skillshare.
