SHARING IS CONTAGIOUS THIS INFOGRAPHIC CHARTS THE RISE OF COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION: THE RAPID EXPLOSION IN TRADITIONAL SHARING, BARTERING, LENDING, TRADING, RENTING, GIFTING, AND SWAPPING REDEFINED THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND PEER COMMUNITIES. WWW.COLLABORATIVECONSUMPTION.COM 1960-2010
PEER-TO-PEER PRODUCT SHARING STARTS TO RELAYRIDES / WHIPCAR / MU DRIVE MY CAR RENTALS / WHEELS B-CYCLE / MELBOURNE BIKE SHARE THREDUP/ 99 DRESSES / OPENSPOT / PRIMOSPOT THING LOOP / SNAPGOODS YES-SECURE / IGRIN BECOME MAINSTREAM AND HYPER-LOCAL 2010 STICKY BITS / ITIZEN BLOCKCHALK ZIBIGO / RIDEPENGUIN / CAB CORNER NICE RIDE / BIXI (LONDON) / ECOBICI SHARE ZEN / CROWDRENT COZYBUG SWAPBOOKS SHARED EARTH / URBAN GARDEN SHARE NEIGHBORGOODS / TRADESCHOOL PAYPAL 2.0 / PEEPEX/ OURGOODS 1.96 BN
ELINOR OSTROM WINS NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS HOURCAR / WHIZZ CAR CARSHARE HFX / CONNECT HIRE THINGS / SMARTYRENTS / SWAPITBABY / SWAPSTER / SWAPCOVE / FIRST TO WIN WITH A THEORY IN THE EFFICIENCY OF COMMONS-BASED SOCIETIES 2009 FOURSQUARE U-CARSHARE / WECAR / CAR2GO BIXI / DUBLIN BIKES / VILLO WEAR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW REUSEITNETWORK TOYSWAP / THREDSWAP CRASHPADDER / ISTOPOVEROFFICE SHARE SOME SUGAR VENMO / TINY / QUIDS / KROONOS 1.8 BN ACCESS IS THE NEW OWNERSHIP GREAT FINANCIAL CRASH SHOCKS CONSUMER BEHAVIORS RENTALIC / BABYPLAYS / AIRBNB / LAUNCHPAD / SPAREGROUND / PRESIDENT OBAMA (MYBO.COM) PROVES THE POWER OF MASS COLLABORATION 2008 CONNECT / CITYWHEELS / MINT HZ BIKE / VEL'OH / BIKE ONE LUCKYDUCK / DRESSEDUP KASHLESS DIGNSWAP / SWAPACE LANDSHARE / ROOMORAMA WECOMMUNE / ECOMODO / SHAREHOOD BANK OF HAPPINESS 1.5 BN
SMART PHONES & APPS COME OF AGE RENTOID / RENTCHARLIE / WE ENTER THE PERIOD OF SHARING ANYTIME, ANYWHERE 2007 TUMBLR GOWALLA / EVERYBLOCK GOLOCO / CITYHOP / ORIX AUTO VÉLIB' / BICING / SEVICI SOLARCITY / ZILOK SCOODI STOREATMYHOUSE VEN / DIVVY 1.3 BN
PEER-TO-PEER COLLABORATIVE SITES GLOBALLY MUSHROOM FACEBOOK (CORPORATE NETWORKS) CITIZEN SPACE / TECHSHOP / SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS START TO BECOME A PART OF 'REAL' LIFE 2006 SLIDESHARE TWITTER STREETCAR / FLEXICAR / ZIMRIDE USEDCARDBOARDBOXES / GIGOIT BOOKMOOCH PARKATMYHOUSE LENDING CLUB / PROSPER 1.1 BN
2005 YOUTUBE LOOPT GOGET VELO'V SWAPBABYGOODS CO-WORKING NEIGHBORROW ZOPA
BAG BORROW OR STEAL / SWAPTREE / PAPERBACKSWAP / 2004 DIG / FLICKR / VIMEO / YELP LINKEDIN / FACEBOOK GREENWHEELS FROMBAGSTORICHES CLOTHING EXCHANGE
THE LINE BETWEEN WHAT IS PUBLIC & PRIVATE, REAL WORLD & VIRTUAL BEGINS TO BLUR 2003 SKYPE D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S / WORDPRESS MYSPACE / SECOND LIFE CALL A BIKE (BERLIN) FREECYCLE ZUNAFISH / SWAPAGIFT 682 MM
COUCHSURFING / THE HUB 2002 FOTOLOG FRIENDSTER NURIDE / I-GO CAR SHARING HUB CULTURE
WIKIPEDIA / CREATIVE COMMONS BELIEF IN THE COMMONS MAKES A COMEBACK 2001 STUMBLE UPON / BIT TORRENT MEETUP / RYZE 513 MM
2000 MIGENTE / DODGEBALL ZIPCAR / VRTUCAR / FLEXCAR CALL A BIKE / CITY RADER GUMTREE
TECHNOLOGY ENABLES PEER-TO-PEER SHARING & CULTURE OF DEMATERIALIZATION 1999 NAPSTER LIVEJOURNAL / CYWORLD 248 MM
1998 CARE2 CAR SHARING PORTLAND / AUTOSHARE PAYPAL
EARLY FORMS OF COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION START APPEARING DISRUPTING MODELS OF OWNERSHIP AND REINVENTING TRADITIONAL RENTING EXPERIENCES 1997 SIX DEGREES / ASIAN AVENUE MOBILITY 70 MM
1996 GOOGLE / MAPQUEST STAJL PLEJS BIKEABOUT
WEB BECOMES SEARCHABLE & SOCIABLE TRUST BETWEEN STRANGERS BUILDS VIRTUALLY 1995 WIKIWIKIWEB MATCH / CLASSMATES BYCYKLEN EBAY / CRAIGSLIST FUREAI KIPPU 16 MM
1994 COMMUNAUTO
1993 GLOBAL EMAIL
1992 ERWISE
1991 LINUX EUROPEAN CAR SHARING
WORLD WIDE WEB / ARCHIE 1990 BARTERCARD
1988 STATTAUTO
1985 INTERNET / WELL / GNU
WEB STARTS TO BECOME ORGANIZED (WE CAN CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER) 1980 USENET TIME BANKING
1974 WITKARS YELLOW BICYCLES
1965
1960 ARPANET / NLS WHITE BICYCLES
SOCIAL PERSON-TO-PERSON PERSON-TO-PERSON CAR, RIDE & BIKE RENTAL REUSE SWAP TRADING PERSON-TO-PERSON PERSON-TO-PERSON PERSON-TO-PERSON INTERNET USERS HALLMARKS IN CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOURS TECHNOLOGIES RESOURCE SHARING SOCIAL NETWORKS TAXI SHARING SHARING SYSTEMS MARKETPLACES MARKETPLACES SPACE SHARING NEIGHBORHOOD SHARING BANKING WORLDWIDE
DIGITAL SHARING PRODUCT SERVICE SYSTEM REDISTRIBUTION MARKETS COLLABORATIVE LIFESTYLES
THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION
SHARING IS CONTAGIOUS THIS INFOGRAPHIC CHARTS THE RISE OF COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION: THE RAPID EXPLOSION IN TRADITIONAL SHARING, BARTERING, LENDING, TRADING, RENTING, GIFTING, AND SWAPPING REDEFINED THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND PEER COMMUNITIES. WWW.COLLABORATIVECONSUMPTION.COM 1960-2010 KEY
ARPANET WIKIWIKIWEB ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK - PREDECESSOR OF THE CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL INTERNET FIRST USER-EDITED “WIKI”; A MANUAL ON THE INTERNET; SHOWS HOW POWERFUL RESOURCES CAN BE BUILT AND UPDATED IN A COLLABORATIVE WAYS NLS "ON-LINE SYSTEM" - SART OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN MULTIPLE USERS AND COMPUTERS GOOGLE NEXT GENERATION OF WEB PAGES BECOME SEARCHABLE AND HIGHLY ORGANIZED USENET EARLY INTERNET DISCUSSION SYSTEM AND PRE-CURSOR TO BULLETIN BOARDS (BBS) MAPQUEST EARLY ETXAMPLE OF A SHARED ONLINE TOOL MAKING AN OWNED PHYSICAL OBJECT OBSOLETE INTERNET ARPANET RENAMED SKYPE VOICE-OVER IP ENABLING FREE CALLS OVER THE INTERNET. PROVED HOW QUICKLY PEOPLE WILL MASS ADOPT WELL NEW TECHNOLOGY & CHANGE EVERYDAY BEHAVIOURS “WHOLE EARTH 'LECTRONIC LINK" - COMMUNITY OF USERS LINKED BY ONLINE DISCUSSION BBS STICKY BITS GNU BARCODES YOU CAN ATTACH TO OBJECTS THAT TRIGGER AUDIO, VIDEO, PHOTO, & TEXT MESSAGES WHEN PRE-CURSOR TO THE COLLABORATIVE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE MOVEMENT SCANNED. ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS BRINGING THE PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL SHARING WORLDS TOGETHER
ARCHIE ITIZEN FIRST INTERNET “SEARCH ENGINE" TRACKIT TAGS PROVIDE A WAY TO TELL, SHARE, AND FOLLOW THE “LIFE STORIES” OF SHARED OBJECTS
WORLWIDE WEB WWW BROWSER THAT ENABLES PEOPLE TO VIEW PAGES CONTAINING TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEOS & OTHER MULTIMEDIA, & NAVIGATE BETWEEN PAGES USING ‘HYPERLINKS’
ERWISE KICK-STARTED GRAPHICAL BROWSER REVOLUTION THAT MADE THE WEB MUCH EASIER TO USE
GLOBAL EMAIL LARGE NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS START TO CONNECT PROPRIETARY EMAIL SYSTEMS TO THE INTERNET
LINUX WORDPRESS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY MASS ONLINE COLLABORATION OPEN-SOURCE CMS AND BLOG PLATFORM. EXPONENTIALLY INCREASES NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHARING THOUGHTS & CONTENT ON A REGULAR BASIS NAPSTER INTERNET CHANGED THE EXPERIENCE OF SHARING MUSIC FROM SHARING A GOOD (E.G. A TAPE) DIGG TO EASILY SHARING INFORMATION P2P SOCIAL NEWS WEBSITE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY VOTING
WIKIPEDIA FLICKR COLLABORATIVE ONLINE ENCYCLOPAEDIA EDITED BY THE INTERNET COMMUNITY SHARED PHOTO LIBRARY
CREATIVE COMMONS VIMEO FREE LEGAL LICENSES REVOLUTIONIZES THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF DIGITAL SHARING VIDEO-CENTRIC SNS
STUMBLE UPON YELP COMMUNITY PLATFORM FOR USERS TO RATE WEB CONTENT - START OF PEOPLE USING SNS TO LOCAL 'CROWDSOURCED' REVIEW PLATFORM MAKE PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS TO PEERS YOUTUBE BIT TORRENT VIDEO-SHARING COMMUNITY P2P FILE-SHARING PLATFORM; EXPONENTIALLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF DIGITAL CONTENT THAT COULD BE EASILY SHARED SLIDESHARE A COMMUNITY FOR SHARING PRESENTATIONS (POWERPOINT MEETS YOUTUBE). PART OF THE SHIFT FOTOLOG OF ‘PROPRIETARY KNOWLEDGE” BECOMING PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMONS USERS SHARING PICTURES THROUGH PHOTO DIARIES OR BLOGS, SHOWING HOW PEOPLE WILL RECORD AND SHARE PERSONAL MOMENTS IN LIFE TUMBLR EASY AND CUSTOMIZABLE BLOGGING PLATFORM. MADE IT EASY FOR ANYONE TO SHARE D.E.L.IC.I.O.U.S PHOTOS, VIDEO, LINKS, MUSIC ETC. PUBLIC SOCIAL BOOKMARKING PLATFORM OF WEB PAGES & PART OF THE RISING WAVE OF CONTRIBUTING TO A SHARED COMMONS OF KNOWLEDGE
MATCH MIGENTE LOOPT ONLINE DATING PLATFORM ETHNIC-NICHE SNS SHOWS HOW PEOPLE LIKE TO USE HERITAGE AS A CONNECTOR & MEET GEO-SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM THAT SHOWS USERS WHERE FRIENDS ARE LOCATED ON COMMON GROUND AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING VIA MAPS ON THEIR MOBILE PHONES CLASSMATES PRE-CURSOR TO OTHER FRIEND-BASED SNS PLATFORMS WHERE USERS EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF RECONNECTIONS RYZE FACEBOOK (CORPORATE NETWORKS) LINKS PROFESSIONALS, PARTICULARLY NEW ENTREPRENEURS STAJL PLEJS TWITTER EUROPE’S FIRST DIGITAL COMMUNITY FOR USERS TO CREATE PROFILES MEETUP ‘MICROBLOGGING’ PLATFORM ENABLING 'TWEETS'. SHARING THOUGHTS, LINKS, AND IDEAS FACILITATES OFFLINE GROUP MEETINGS. EARLY EXAMPLE OF “USING THE INTERNET TO GET OFF THE INTERNET” BECOMES A MINUTE-BY-MINUTE REAL TIME ACTIVITY SIX DEGREES “WEB OF CONTACTS” THAT ALLOWS USERS TO MEET PEOPLE THEY DON’T KNOW THROUGH THE PEOPLE THEY DO KNOW FRIENDSTER GOWALLA PRE-CURSOR TO FACEBOOK, MYSPACE - MAKING IT EASY TO SHARE ONLINE CONTENT WITH FRIENDS LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM ASIAN AVENUE AND MEET NEW PEOPLE FOCUSED ON THE ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY ALLOWING USERS TO CREATE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PROFILES EVERYBLOCK MYSPACE A 'MICRO-LOCAL’ NEWS FEED AGGREGATOR FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS. PART OF THE RISE CARE2 FOR FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES. START OF MAINSTREAM USE OF SNS TO MAINTAIN OFFLINE IN VALUING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES CONNECTS ACTIVISTS AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLABORATE ON ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKE NEW ONLINE CONNECTIONS FOURSQUARE LIVEJOURNAL SECONDLIFE LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM AN ONLINE DIARY FOR USERS TO SELF-CHRONICLE THROUGH A DIGITAL BLOG A VIRTUAL WORLD WHERE USERS INTERACT THROUGH AVATARS BLOCKCHALK CYWORLD FACEBOOK NEIGHBORHOOD MESSAGING NETWORK TAPPED INTO THE POWER OF AVATARS CALLED “MINIME’S” & ENABLED TRADING OF ‘VIRTUAL GOODS’ INITALLY JUST FOR UNIVERSITY CLASSMATES. SHARING THOUGHTS, PHOTOS, KNOWLEDGE BECOMES A DAILY ACTIVITY DODGEBALL EARLY LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL PLATFORM THAT ENABLES YOU TO SMS YOUR FRIENDS TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU LINKEDIN ARE. PRE-CURSOR TO REAL-TIME SERVICES SUCH AS FOURSQUARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
WITKARS NURIDE CONNECT RELAY RIDES PIONEERING CAR-SHARING SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC CARS IN PODS AROUND AMSTERDAM RIDE-SHARING PLATFORM PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAR-SHARING RENTAL FROM HERTZ. TRADITIONAL RENTAL COMPANIES P2P CAR RENTAL MARKETPLACE (US) PAIRING DRIVERS WITH CAR OWNERS WHO AREN'T USING THEIR CAR (S) START TO REINVENT THEIR FOR-HIRE MODEL STATTAUTO I-GO CAR SHARING WHIPCAR FIRST CAR-SHARING COMPANY WHERE PEOPLE RENT CARS FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME ANYTIME OF DAY CAR-SHARING SYSTEM (CHICAGO) CITY WHEELS P2P CAR RENTAL MARKETPLACE (UK) CAR-SHARING (CLEVELAND) EUROPEAN CAR SHARING GREENWHEELS DRIVE MY CAR RENTALS A PAN-EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION, ENABLING CAR-SHARING ACROSS THE CONTINENT CAR-SHARING SYSTEM (NETHERLANDS) MINT P2P CAR RENTAL MARKETPLACE (AUSTRALIA) CAR-SHARING (NEW YORK) COMMUNAUTO GOGET ZEBIGO FIRST NORTH AMERICA CAR-SHARING SYSTEM LAUNCHED (CANADA) FIRST CAR-SHARING SYSTEM TO LAUNCH (AUSTRALIA) HOUR CAR RIDE-SHARING PLATFORM CAR-SHARING (MINNEAPOLIS) MOBILITY STREET CAR RIDEPENGUIN CAR-SHARING COMPANY (SWITZERLAND) CAR-SHARING (UK) TAXI-SHARING PLATFORM WHIZZ CAR CAR-SHARING (SINGAPORE) CARSHARING PORTLAND FLEXCAR WEEELS FIRST COMMERCIAL CARSHARING COMPANY (U.S.) CAR-SHARING SYSTEM (AUSTRALIA) TAXI-SHARING APP CARSHARE HFX AUTOSHARE ZIMRIDE CAR-SHARING (HALIFAX) CAB CORNER CAR-SHARING SYSTEM (TORONTO) RIDE-SHARING PLATFORM TAXI-SHARING PLATFORM U-CARSHARE VrtuCAR GOLOCO PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAR-SHARING RENTAL FROM UHAUL MU CAR-SHARING SYSTEM (OTTAWA) RIDE-SHARING PLATFORM PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAR-SHARING PILOT FROM PEUGEOT. WECAR ZIPCAR CITYHOP PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAR-SHARING RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE CAR-SHARING SYSTEM (CAMBRIDGE, MA) CAR-SHARING PLATFORM (NEW ZEALAND) CAR2GO FLEXCAR ORIX AUTO PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAR-SHARING FROM DAIMLER AG. TRADITIONAL CAR COMPANIES START TO CAR-SHARING SYSTEM (SEATTLE) CAR-SHARING (JAPAN) REINVENT THEIR MODEL
WHITE BICYCLES SEVICI NICE RIDE ORDINARY BIKES, PAINTED WHITE, WERE PROVIDED FOR PUBLIC USE. (AMSTERDAM) BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (SEVILLA) BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (MINNESOTA)
YELLOW BICYCLES HZ BIKE BIXI CONSIDERED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL URBAN BIKE-SHARING PROGRAM PROVING PUBLIC GOODS CAN BE SHARED BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (CHINA) BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (LONDON)
BYCYKLEN VEL'OH ECOBICI DANISH BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM WITH A PAYMENT SYSTEM AND SPONSOR BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (CHINA) BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (MEXICO CITY)
BIKEABOUT BIKE ONE BIKE SHARING SYSTEM AT PORTSMOUTH UNIVERSITY; STUDENTS COULD USE A MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD TO RENT A BIKE BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (POLAND)
CALL A BIKE BIXI MUNICH'S BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (MONTREAL)
CITYRADER DUBLIN BIKES HELSINKI'S BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (DUBLIN)
CALL A BIKE VILLO BIKE-SHARING IN BERLIN BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (BELGIUM)
VELO'V B CYCLE BIKE SHARING IN LYON. ACKNOWLEDGED AS A WATERSHED IN BIKE-SHARING GOING MAINSTREAM BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (DENVER, BOSTON & CHICAGO)
VELIB MELBOURNE BIKE SHARE BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (PARIS) BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (MELBOURNE)
BICING BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM (BARCELONA)
BAG BORROW OR STEAL HIRE THINGS NETFLIX FOR DESIGNER HANDBAGS AND ACCESSORIES P2P RENTAL MARKETPLACE (NEW ZEALAND)
FROMBAGSTORICHES SMARTYRENTS NETFLIX FOR DESIGNER HANDBAGS AND ACCESSORIES BABY TOY SUBSCRIPTION-BASED RENTAL
RENTOID WEAR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW P2P RENTAL MARKETPLACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES CAN SHARE GOODS BY RENTING TO/FROM DESIGNER FASHION HIRE EACH OTHER (AUSTRALIA) SHARE ZEN RENTCHARLIE PRODUCT SERVICE SYSTEM FOR SHARING EXPENSIVE GOODS RENTAL SEARCH ENGINE CROWDRENT SOLAR CITY P2P RENTAL MARKETPLACE SOLAR PANEL RENTAL
ZILOK P2P RENTAL MARKETPLACE (FRANCE)
RENTALIC P2P RENTAL MARKETPLACE
BABYPLAYS BABY TOY SUBSCRIPTION-BASED RENTAL
LUCKYDUCK BABY TOY SUBSCRIPTION-BASED RENTAL
DRESSED UP DESIGNER FASHION HIRE (AUSTRALIA)
EBAY START OF REDISTRIBUTION CULTURE, USING THE INTERNET TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO RESELL STUFF
CRAIGSLIST SHOWS HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP AND TRUST ONE ANOTHER IN SOCIAL AND COMMUNAL WAYS
GUMTREE COMMUNITY LISTINGS FOR USED GOODS (AND JOBS, RENTALS)
FREECYCLE A MASSIVE RE-USE NETWORK OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “ECO EBAY.” NEXT WAVE OF USING THE INTERNET TO KEEP THINGS IN THE CONSUMER STREAM BY ENABLING PEOPLE TO EASILY GIFT THEM ON A MASSIVE SCALE
USEDCARDBOARDBOXES 'RESCUES' AND REDISTRIBUTES USED BOXES
GIGOIT REUSE MARKETPLACE
SCOODI REUSE MARKETPLACE
KASHLESS REUSE MARKETPLACE
REUSEITNETWORK REUSE MARKETPLACE
COZYBUG MARKETPLACE FOR USED GOODS
ZUNAFISH SWAPSTER P2P SWAP-TRADING PLATFORM FOR UNWANTED/IDLE MEDIA GENERAL SWAP-TRADING PLATFORM (NEW ZEALAND)
SWAPAGIFT SWAPCOVE SWAPTRADING PLATFORM FOR UNWANTED GIFTS EXCHANGE PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO SWAP GOODS & SERVICES
SWAPTREE TOYSWAP SWAPTRADING PLATFORM FOR UNWANTED MEDIA ON-LINE EXCHANGE FOR TOYS
PAPERBACKSWAP THREDSWAP ON-LINE BOOK SWAPPING ON-LINE EXCHANGE FOR USED CLOTHING (AUSTRALIA)
CLOTHING EXCHANGE THREDUP CLOTHES 'SWAPMEET' ON-LINE P2P EXCHANGE FOR USED KIDS CLOTHING
SWAPBABYGOODS 99 DRESSES SWAP TRADING PLATFORM FOR BABY GOODS ON-LINE P2P EXCHANGE FOR WOMEN'S CLOTHING
BOOKMOOCH SWAPBOOKS ON-LINE BOOK EXCHANGE COMMUNITY SWAP-TRADING PLATFORM FOR UNWANTED TEXTBOOKS
DIGNSWAP EXCHANGE FOR USED CLOTHING
SWAP ACE GENERAL SWAP-TRADING PLATFORM
SWAPITBABY SWAP-TRADING PLATFORM FOR BABY GOODS (AUSTRALIA)
COUCHSURFING AIRBNB SHARED EARTH A WORLDWIDE NETWORK FOR MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TRAVELLERS AND THE MATCHES VISITORS WHO WANT TO RENT ROOMS OR WHOLE APARTMENTS/HOUSES WITH LOCALS GARDEN-SHARING NETWORK (USA) LOCAL COMMUNITIES THEY VISIT. INDICATIVE OF THE START OF ‘COLLABORATIVE LIFESTYLES’, WHO WANT TO RENT OUT EXTRA SPACE PROVING HOW TRUST BETWEEN STRANGERS CAN BE BUILT ONLINE URBAN GARDEN SHARE LAUNCHPAD GARDEN-SHARING NETWORK (USA) THE HUB CO-WORKING SPACE FIRST OF A GLOBAL NETWORK OF COWORKING SPACES OPENS (LONDON) SPAREGROUND HUBCULTURE P2P MARKETPLACE FOR STORAGE, LAND AND PARKING SNS WITH PHYSICAL SPACES PEOPLE CAN WORK FROM, CALLED PAVILIONS. PART OF THE MERGER BETWEEN ONLINE AND PHYSICAL WORLD SHARING NETWORKS LANDSHARE GARDEN-SHARING NETWORK (UK) CONNECTING GARDENLESS WOULD-BE GROWERS WITH UNUSED SPARE LAND CO-WORKING TERM COINED BY BRAD NEUBERG ROOMORAMA ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS CITIZEN SPACE CO-WORKING SPACE CRASHPADDER PEER-TO-PEER ACCOMMODATION NETWORK TECHSHOP STATE-OF-THE-ART SHARED TOOL LIBRARY AND DO-IT-YOURSELF WORKSPACE ISTOPOVEROFFICE CONNECTS PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO RENT OUT OFFICE SPACE PARKATMYHOUSE PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO RENT OUT THEIR EMPTY DRIVEWAYS, GARAGES, CAR PARKS ETC TO OPENSPOT DRIVERS NEEDING SOMEWHERE TO PARK P2P PARKING SPOT SHARING
STOREATMYHOUSE PRIMOSPOT PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO RENT OUT SPARE STORAGE SPACE P2P PARKING SPOT SHARING
NEIGHBORROW ON-LINE PLATFORM THAT ENABLES BORROWING & LENDING OF STUFF AMONG NEIGHBORS
WECOMMUNE SOFTWARE PLATFORM DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE IN MORE COMMUNAL WAYS. TECHNOLOGY REINVENTS AN OLD IDEA, COMMUNES
ECOMODO NEIGHBOURHOOD BORROWING/LENDING PLATFORM (U.K)
SHAREHOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD BORROWING/LENDING PLATFORM (AUSTRALIA)
SHARE SOME SUGAR NEIGHBOURHOOD BORROWING/LENDING PLATFORM (U.S.)
THING LOOP P2P BORROWING/LENDING PLATFORM
SNAPGOODS HYPER-LOCAL GOODS SHARING SERVICE
NEIGHBORGOODS NEIGHBORHOOD BORROWING AND LENDING COMMUNITY
TRADESCHOOL SKILL SHARING NETWORK (NY)
BANK OF HAPPINESS ONLINE TIME-BANKING NETWORK IN ESTONIA. INDICATIVE OF TIME BANKS AND LETS BEING TIME BANKING REINVENTED BY TECHNOLOGY AND SPREADING IN POPULARITY AROUND THE WORLD BARTER EXCHANGE BASED ON “TIME-DOLLARS” VENMO BARTERCARD FRIENDS CAN ISSUE PAYMENTS WITH TEXT MESSAGES. NEXT GENERATION OF P2P PAYMENT SYSTEMS B2B TRADING PLATFORM FOR MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT WILL MAKE IT EASY TO PAY/GET PAID FOR SHARED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS
FUREAI KIPPU TINY JAPANESE COMMUNITY CURRENCY FOR PEOPLE TO EARN CREDITS HELPING SENIORS IN THEIR COMMUNITY TIME BANK FOR NEW YORK
PAYPAL QUIDS ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM THAT CREATES A SECURE ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL PAPER MONEY P2P SOCIAL CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS MAKING ONLINE P2P TRANSACTIONS SAFE AND EASY KROONOS ZOPA ONLINE GLOBAL TIME BANK P2P SOCIAL LENDING PLATFORM (UK) START OF COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION REINVENTING THE TRADITIONAL PERSONAL LOAN MARKET AND PEERS TRUSTING EACH OTHER MORE THAN BIG BANKS YES-SECURE P2P SOCIAL LENDING PLATFORM (UK) LENDING CLUB P2P SOCIAL LENDING PLATFORM (US) IGRIN AUSTRALIA’S FIRST SOCIAL OR P2P LENDING MARKETPLACE PROSPER P2P SOCIAL LENDING PLATFORM (US) PAYPAL 2.0 USES BUMP API TO LET USERS EXCHANGE CASH BY BUMPING PHONE. MAKES P2P MICRO-PAYMENTS EASY AND INSTANT VEN A VIRTUAL ‘SOCIAL CURRENCY’ USED BY MEMBERS OF HUB CULTURE TO BUY, SHARE AND TRADE KNOWLEDGE, GOODS AND PEEPEX SERVICES GLOBALLY WITH ANYONE IN THE NETWORK P2P CURRENCY EXCHANGE
DIVVY OURGOODS A RESERVATION AND BILLING SYSTEM THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR YOU TO SHARE ASSETS (WHATEVER THEY MAY BE) P2P ON-LINE NETWORK FOR THE BARTER OF GOODS AND SERVICES BETWEEN ARTISTS