10+ Best Articles on Sharing Economy
The most useful articles on sharing economy from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Sharing Economy Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on sharing economy by Refind users in 2024 so far.
- I stumbled across a huge Airbnb scam that’s taking over London
- The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy
- Welcome to the Age of ‘Airbnb for Everything’
- How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size
- How Uber and Airbnb won over the people, outlasted rivals, and figured out the sharing economy
Videos
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The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy
The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequal...
How to ...?
How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size
Shared by 121, including Moritz Meenen, Philippe Surber, Dominik Grolimund, Charlie O'Keefe @charlieok@hachyderm.io, Jeff Richards
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on sharing economy—all under 10 minutes.
What the heck is going on with Airbnb in NYC?
NYC is cracking down even harder on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb.
Airbnb turns to AI to help prevent house parties
The short-term rental giant is now using artificial intelligence to try to prevent troublemakers.
Uber and Lyft generate 70 percent more pollution than trips they displace: study
It’s a tall order, but both companies have shown a willingness to reduce their carbon footprint
Welcome to the Age of ‘Airbnb for Everything’
In the sublet economy, you can turn anything into extra cash: your house, your car, your boat, or your backyard.
Unicorn, e-scooter startup from co-creator of Tile, shuts down with no money for refunds
The company had "totally failed as a business," the CEO said in an email.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on sharing economy.
I stumbled across a huge Airbnb scam that’s taking over London
The curious tale of a man called Christian, the Catholic church, David Schwimmer’s wife, a secret hotel and an Airbnb scam running riot on the streets of London
The Mennonite Airbnb Hustler of Upper Manhattan
Konrad Bicher, calling himself “the Wolf of Airbnb,” ran a sublet scheme that made him rich — for a while.
Generation Rent: How Millennials are Fueling the Rental Economy
Today's infographic explores how the millennial generation are fueling the short-term rental industry—is it a passing fad or a shift in buyer behavior?
The Airbnb Invasion of Barcelona
In the tourist-clogged city, some locals see the service as a pestilence.
How Uber and Airbnb won over the people, outlasted rivals, and figured out the sharing economy
The companies fought city hall, won over the people, outlasted rivals, and figured out the sharing economy.
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