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Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Digital Health, Information Visualization, Regenerative Economy

Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy Tomio Geron, forbes.com On paper, Fred­er­ic Lar­son is just one data point in five years of U.S. gov­ern­ment sta­tis­tics show­ing under­em­ploy­ment in dozens of indus­tries and stag­nant income growth across the board. The 63-year-old pho­tog­ra­ph­er with two chil­d… RT @Techmeme: Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of … Continue reading Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy

Airbnb and the rise of the rental economy

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Digital Health, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

 Airbnb has popularized what is becoming an increasingly common tendency for people to rent their belongings online. I have used it and it is quite effective and often lodging are superior to the hotels one might get in an area at a fraction of the cost and with many social and environmental perks. In this … Continue reading Airbnb and the rise of the rental economy