‘Today Airbnb introduced “Verified Identification,” a tool designed to ensure that a user’s online identity matches his or her offline identity. In an age of clinically insane YouTube commenters and fake Twitter handles and privacy snafus, when anonymity on the web is commonplace, it’s a tough nut to crack. But Airbnb believes it will help… Read more
Rachel Botsman was an early champion of the “collaborative revolution” – how renting, swapping, and other traditional forms of sharing have been scaled via new online and mobile technologies and social networks. She co-founded the Collaborative Lab, an innovation consultancy focusing on shared consumption, and co-authored What’s Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption…. Read more
Watch Rachel Botsman’s TED Talk ‘The currency of the new collaborative economy is trust’ The following is a review from the TED Blog: What is your reputation? “If someone asked you for the three words that would sum up your reputation, what would you say?” Rachel Botsman asks us. “The answer to this question will… Read more
Imagine a world where banks take into account your online reputation alongside traditional credit ratings to determine your loan; where headhunters hire you based on the expertise you’ve demonstrated on online forums such as Quora; where your status from renting a house through Airbnb helps you become a trusted car renter on WhipCar; where your… Read more
Rachel Botsman, Wired UK
This article was originally published on the Nesta UK blog. Design and user experience are absolutely critical in building a successful and distinctive Collaborative Consumption platform and strong community of early-ambassadors, yet it is often overlooked in favour of optimum functionality or speed-to-market. Here are my key takeaways (and insights shared by Jonathan Simmons from… Read more
Collaborative Consumption from NESTA UK on Vimeo.
A CC Blog Guest Post by Stephen Rapoport, founder of Crashpadder.
The success of many organizations in the Collaborative Consumption space relies on the strength of the peer-to-peer network they build for their community. The key ingredient in these online networks is their ability to replicate the trust we are able to build in our real-world exchanges in the online environment. Here are 10 key factors… Read more
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