Awareness of sharing-economy services has exploded in the last year, but usage is not growing at an equal rate. It was only in 2014 that Travel Weekly Consumer Trends survey respondents were asked ...

So was born the sharing economy—popularly referred to as the “gig” economy. But this contemporary idea of work that would provide inexpensive, valued services for consumers and good wages, flexibility ...

As some of the world's biggest economies continue to strain under recession, a new movement has emerged; the sharing economy. In the wake of the financial bust the sharing economy is changing the ...

said Mike Vidikan, head of trends and insight at Innovaro, Tampa. ?Just about anything can be shared using mobiles from homes and cars to food and media and more.? The sharing economy Nowadays, ...

With just eight sharing-economy apps such as Waze earning respectable ... able to borrow or rent assets owned by someone else, that trend has not necessarily translated to app quality.

Editor’s Note: The following is an adapted excerpt from the author’s monograph Uber-Positive: Why Americans Love the Sharing Economy. The widespread benefits of ride-sharing companies such as ...

MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2016, 256 pp., $26.95 (cloth). The sharing economy is transforming commerce right before our eyes. Thousands are skipping the hassle of standing on a corner in the ...

The burgeoning concept of a "sharing economy" involves the sharing of goods and services by individuals, companies, and other entities. As it becomes increasingly popular, challenges are arising.