Some corporate marketers are stepping out bravely, evidenced by the impending national rollout of RelayRides – peer-to-peer car sharing, courtesy of GM with partner OnStar – which tips a hat to the ...

Except for the super rich, frugal is the new black for many small-business owners and entrepreneurs. Doing more with less, but still succeeding, is the new American dream. Roughly a third of Americans ...

This interactive infographic explains some of the benefits of car sharing, and how it’s taking off around the world. The Top 11 Collaborative Consumption Stories Of 2013 We're sharing more and more ...

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. Kudos. The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re ...

This is an edited excerpt from Pablo Barros' upcoming book, Behaviour change, consumption and sustainability: how companies can influence individuals in a world in transition*, due for publication in ...

A few weeks ago, payments startup Stripe made it significantly easier for collaborative consumption startups to take and process payments. The company’s new technology allowed for payments to be ...

Being willing to share is not only good, it’s also profitable. The Internet revolution has done more than just break down market barriers; it's built a deeply connected society where everyone and ...

A power tie for a job interview, an educational puzzle for a teething 2-year-old, a fancy dress for a White House gala. A decade ago, we bought these items at the mall. Today, we rent them with a ...

Regardless of the economy, the United States is still a land of plenty. However, many Americans can no longer afford to continue to buy items that they use to buy. Smart entrepreneurs are focusing on ...

Shared services have become an important part of our lives. Be it the hordes of Parisians who ride to work every day using the bike sharing service Velib’, the New Yorker who uses a Zipcar to run an ...

In rich countries, the argument of "disrupting our lifestyles" is frequently put forward by industrial producers, politicians, economists... to dissuade citizens from listening to the alter-everything ...

For years, TechCrunch has had a “Collaborative Consumption” category, which included companies like Airbnb, Uber, etc. But as time passes, and more and more ‘on-demand’ companies move from 1099 to W2, ...