Uber, Airbnb Lead the Way as Sharing Economy Expands (emarketer.com)

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Uber, Airbnb Lead the Way as Sharing Economy Expands (emarketer.com)

Posted by msmash on Saturday July 1, 2017 @01:00AM from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.

As trust and familiarity with sharing economy services continues to grow, so too will the number of users, estimates marketing research firm eMarketer. From the article: Over a quarter (26.0%) of US adult internet users -- or 56.5 million people -- will use a sharing economy service at least once in 2017. This is a higher figure than previously projected due to stronger-than-expected uptake of both ride- and home-sharing services. This year, 16.9% of US adult internet users are expected to use their Airbnb account at least once, equating to 36.8 million people.

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Sharing? Sharing what? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 01:09 · Score: 1

Last I checked, it was payment for goods and services rendered.
1. Re: Sharing? Sharing what? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 01:13 · Score: 1
  
  Sharing your mom of course.
Re:Sharing? Sharing what? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 01:16 · Score: 0

Yeah, just because you're not following business regulations doesn't mean you're not doing business.
uber is not "sharing" by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 01:37 · Score: 4, Insightful

they don't share anything.
their drivers aren't "sharing" their ride. they're GIVING YOU ONE... for a price. like a taxi, but without all those pesky regulations and extra costs getting in the way.
carpools are ride sharing.
slugging is ride sharing.
dial-a-rides are ride sharing.
uber is not.
The Rental Economy? by Chozabu · 2017-07-01 01:37 · Score: 1

Try CouchSurfing for sharing

By reading this comment you agree to pay a $49.95 fee (with a 60% "share" going straight to our slashdot overlords)
1. Re: The Rental Economy? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 01:47 · Score: 0
  
  You're fucktarded. Your comment made no fucking sense at all.
2. Re: The Rental Economy? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 01:52 · Score: 0
  
  Makes sense to the rest of us, if you're charging a fee you're no longer "sharing".
  You must have been so much fun to play with as a kid.
Good Job! by gabrielosti · 2017-07-01 01:50 · Score: 1, Offtopic

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don't call it that by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 02:03 · Score: 0

don't call it the "sharing economy". its not sharing. what a bs meme that is.
1. Re: don't call it that by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 02:12 · Score: 0
  
  One pedantic fucktard after another will be along to repeat the same incorrect claim you just made. I'm sorry you've been blinded by your pathetic notion that the only valid type of sharing is piracy. Uber and Airbnb are, indeed, sharing services. Sharing doesn't mean that you don't compensate someone in return for their sharing, which is exactly what happens when there's legitimate sharing instead of theft aka piracy.
2. Re: don't call it that by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 02:19 · Score: 0
  
  When I was a kid, starting in the 5th or 6th grade, I would walk around my neighborhood pushing a lawnmower offering to share my mowing experience and equipment to mow people's yards at $5/each (about $15 inflation adjusted).
3. Re: don't call it that by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 02:24 · Score: 0
  
  Like I said, one pedant after another will be along to repeat the same incorrect claims. Congratulations, you're pedant #3.
4. Re: don't call it that by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 02:33 · Score: 0
  
  I was actually agreeing with you, albeit indirectly.
  
  What became of subtlety?
  -- Tool
5. Re: don't call it that by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 02:52 · Score: 0
  
  It isn't pedantry. Distinctions are important, and there are plenty of distinctions to be made here. Try calling a judge or a lawyer a pedant if you are ever in trouble and see how well that goes. Use your brain, I think it's getting a little slow if 'fucktard pedant' is the extent of your capacity for critical analysis. These companies were always giant, sham, outsourcing services, exploitation at its finest. That our SEC gives Silicon Valley a free pass has become a very big problem. We are greedy coward fucktards, if anything.
6. Re: don't call it that by plopez · 2017-07-01 04:17 · Score: 1
  
  You're the type of person Orwell warned about.
  
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  putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
7. Re: don't call it that by Hognoxious · 2017-07-01 06:20 · Score: 1
  
  "We are all the type of person Orwell warned about, each and every one. That is his genius, and our tragedy."
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  Oscar Wilde, King Henry VII Part II.
  
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  Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
8. Re: don't call it that by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-02 05:36 · Score: 0
  
  Thank you for sharing. Did you get paid for your post or was it piracy?
I think by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 02:46 · Score: 0

We can drop the 'sharing economy' moniker (which was always an exploitative farce). They are just regular old corporations, now, no less unethical than any others. They sad way we try manipulate reality with inaccurate words these days has gotta stop. Life is linkbait at this point, we need an Apple Shovel to dig through all the bullshit.
Can we PLEASE stop calling it "sharing"?! by wvmarle · 2017-07-01 03:24 · Score: 4, Insightful

It's not sharing. It's plain old commercial rental of homes, rental of tools, pre-booked taxi rides, etc. Everything nowadays is called "sharing", recently here a "bike sharing" company came, offering lots of bicycles for rent. Not so long ago this would simply be called "bike rental", as that's really what it is.
AirBnB is not a "home sharing" company, it's a private short-term rentals broker. Uber and Lyft are not "ride sharing" companies, they're taxi service brokers. And so on.
Uber iirc started off on the premise "you're going from A to B, have empty seats in your car, why not fill them up and have the passengers share your cost". That's ride sharing. Very soon though it became people requesting rides from A to B, and then the driver going to A to pick up the passenger, then drive to B, even though the driver has no other reason to go to either A or B. That's when it became a taxi service.
AirBnB never even had such a "sharing" stage, that was designed to enable commercial short-term rentals by individuals of single apartments from the get-go.
1. Re:Can we PLEASE stop calling it "sharing"?! by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 05:49 · Score: 0
  
  This. "Car Sharing" would be services like Zipcar, not Uber.
  Napster used to be the prime company in the "sharing" economy. Look how big and successful they are now.
2. Re:Can we PLEASE stop calling it "sharing"?! by dunkelfalke · 2017-07-01 05:56 · Score: 1
  
  I actually use Napster - the current one, music subscription service. It is not that bad, but could be far better with better software.
  
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  "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
3. Re:Can we PLEASE stop calling it "sharing"?! by Whatsisname · 2017-07-01 06:47 · Score: 1
  
  I don't know about your city, but in many cities I would use "sharing" for the "bike sharing" systems. Most of them are operated as 501c3 nonprofits, and the fees for usage are super low. In Minnesota for example, their bike ride system is 60/year for unlimited rides, which is just a little bit below the cost of a new tire for one of my bikes.
4. Re:Can we PLEASE stop calling it "sharing"?! by wvmarle · 2017-07-01 07:00 · Score: 1
  
  This "bike sharing" is purely commercial here (Hong Kong). Mainland company that is expanding across the border. Several of such companies are active with varying success in the mainland, all using stationless systems so no dependency on a government providing space (which the HK government won't).
I used Uber last week by known_coward_69 · 2017-07-01 03:32 · Score: 1

doesn't mean I'm getting rid of my car. I just needed a ride to the airport and Uber is better than NYC taxis
Use is plateauing out by plopez · 2017-07-01 04:22 · Score: 2

If you look at the fist graph the rate of increase is dropping. I doubt it will ever break 45 %. If you have invested in in these brokerage services (it's NOT sharing) it may be time to divest.

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putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
1. Re:Use is plateauing out by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 07:12 · Score: 0
  
  If you look at the fist graph [...] I doubt it will ever break 45 %.
  I really really doubt that fisting will become that popular.
Not SHARING economy! by Jinker · 2017-07-01 05:19 · Score: 4, Insightful

Tool libraries and open use maker spaces: sharing economy
Traditional libraries: sharing economy
CopyLeft media, designs etc.: sharing economy
Open/Free software: sharing economy
Commercial taxi services with a phone app: Not SHARING
Short term home rental: Not SHARING
For crying out loud, the criteria is RIGHT there in the FREAKING NAME!
sharing economy = broke ass mofos by jsepeta · 2017-07-01 06:40 · Score: 1

We join the sharing economy because our jobs don't pay us enough to get ahead. We're contractors, selling off our privacy for modest financial gain. This sucks.

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"Sharing economy" = Free labor by AutodidactLabrat · 2017-07-01 08:05 · Score: 1

as in you are free to work for nothing but a lethal settlement after someone dies in your car during a paid ride, vitiating your insurance coverage.
This is not the sharing economy by lucm · 2017-07-01 08:40 · Score: 1

This is the "let's ignore the law and use VC money to litigate until we're big enough for an IPO and cash out" economy.

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lucm, indeed.
organized crimes 2.0 by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 09:19 · Score: 0

what is it called when you pay a prostitute for her services?
sharing economy!
Sharing Economy? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-01 15:56 · Score: 0

I thought it was called the share-the-crumbs economy.
Re:Excessive regulation will destroy sharing by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-03 03:02 · Score: 0

"I'm a dopey racist cunt" - FTFY.
Re:Wow, very little commenting by Maritz · 2017-07-03 03:05 · Score: 1

"Leftist leftist leftist leftist I'm a fucking retard" - FTFY.

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