Collaborative consumption
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Collaborative consumption encompasses the sharing economy. Collaborative consumption can be defined as the set of resource circulation systems, which enable consumers to both "obtain" and "provide", temporarily or permanently, valuable resources or services through direct interaction with other consumers or through a mediator.
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Hospitality/Lodging
- 9flats – social travel in private houses & serviced apartments
- Airbnb – room sharing within private houses, which has been analyzed through the prism of collaborative consumption.
- CouchSurfing – social networking service for lodging and hospitality without monetary exchange between members
- Wimdu – room sharing within private houses
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Office sharing
- coworking – a co-working community service
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Languages learning
- italki – An online platform that connects language teachers and students
- TUTOROO – An online platform that connects private language tutors and students
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Classified advertising
- Craigslist – online marketplace
- Kijiji – online marketplace
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Services
- Airtasker – service marketplace (i.e. skilled professions)
- Taskrabbit – service marketplace (i.e. woodworking, fix a kitchen sink, ...)
- Upwork – service marketplace (i.e. graphic design, writing, ...)
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Storage
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Transport
- 99
- BlaBlaCar – single trip car sharing
- Careem
- Easy Taxi
- FlitWays
- Gett
- GrabTaxi
- Haxi
- Lyft – ride sharing service
- Mondo Ride
- Nekso
- Ola Cabs
- PickMe
- Sidecar
- Spinlister (bikes, sport equipment)
- Summon
- Taxify
- Turo
- Uber
- Zipcar – hourly car rental service
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Goods
- Fat Llama – renting service for goods
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