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Collaborative consumption From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The term collaborative consumption is used to describe an economic model based on sharing, swapping, bartering, trading or renting access to products as opposed to ownership.[1] Technology and peer communities are enabling these old market behaviours to be reinvented in ways and on a scale never possible before.[2] From enormous marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist, to peer-to-peer marketplaces such as Tradepal, emerging sectors such as social lending (Zopa), peer-to-peer travel (CouchSurfing, Airbnb), peer-to-peer experiences (GuideHop), event ticket sharing ([[unseat.me]]) and car sharing (Zipcar or peer-to-peer RelayRides), Collaborative Consumption is disrupting outdated modes of business and reinventing not just what people consume but how they consume it.[3] Contents  [hide]  1 Origin 2 The development of collaborative consumption 2.1 Product service systems 2.2 Redistribution markets 2.3 Collaborative lifestyles 3 Sectors currently covered by collaborative consumption 4 Category examples 5 See also 6 References [edit]Origin The term was coined by Ray Algar, a UK-based management in an article entitled 'Collaborative Consumption article by Ray Algar' for the Leisure Report Journal in 2007. The concept has since been championed by Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers, co-authors of "What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption".[4] In June 2010, ABC Television's Big Ideas programme included a segment showing Botsman's speech at the TEDx Sydney conference in 2010, describing collaborative consumption as "a new socio-economic 'big idea' promising a revolution in the way we consume".[5] Botsman sees collaborative consumption as a social revolution that allows people to "create value out of shared and open resources in ways that balance personal self-interest with the good of the larger community".[6] In 2010, collaborative consumption was named one of TIME Magazine's 10 ideas that w

The Movement TIME names Collaborative Consumption as one of the "10 Ideas That Will Change The World". Collaborative Consumption describes the rapid explosion in traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping reinvented through network technologies on a scale and in ways never possible before. Watch the video. From enormous marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist, to emerging sectors such as social lending (Zopa), peer-to-peer travel (Airbnb) and car sharing (Zipcar or peer-to-peer RelayRides), Collaborative Consumption is disrupting outdated modes of business and reinventing not just what we consume but how we consume. New marketplaces such as TaskRabbit, ParkatmyHouse, Zimride, Swap.com, Zilok, Bartercard and thredUP are enabling "peer-to-peer" to become the default way people exchange - whether it's unused space, goods, skills, money, or services - and sites like these are appearing everyday, all over the world. For a list of some of the hottest start-ups in the Collaborative Consumption space, check out our Snapshot of Examples. Click here for an infographic that summarizes the three systems of Collaborative Consumption, the key drivers and the four key principles that make it work

10 Websites for Collaborative Consumption By Yuka Yoneda (from Inhabitat) on May 19, 2011 7 Comments What if you could score a bunch of cool new stuff for free while simultaneously getting rid of all your unwanted goods just by visiting a website? Well, that's exactly the idea behind collaborative consumption, which is just a fancy way of describing a system where people share, swap or trade their clothes, books, services, etc. instead of purchasing them. The idea isn't new, but it's coming back in a big way, especially as we realize how much smarter and more sustainable it is compared to continuously producing more and more stuff. If you want to get started participating in collaborative consumption, check out our list of top websites that let you shop for things you need by sharing resources, or paying with things you already own instead of cash. SwapStyle  Fashion is fleeting, but that doesn't mean you have to be its slave. SwapStyle is a website that lets you game the system that tells us that wearing the same thing twice is a faux pas by enabling you to trade your unwanted garments with similarly chic fashionistas. We all know that producing clothing is energy and material intensive, so swapping your style definitely combats the cycle of throwaway fashion, and no one has to be the wiser!  Wedding Dress Market Every girl dreams of a fairy tale wedding with that perfect dress, but most of us don't have a Prince as our grooms! Rent the Market knows this, and lets brides looking for pricey Vera Wangs and other famous designers rent or buy used gowns at a fraction of their retail prices. Former brides that want to make more room in their closets and put a little extra cash in their pockets can also sell their dresses on the site, so it's a win-win for everyone. I-ELLA Spending half a month's salary on a single dress may sound crazy to some, but for some designer clothing junkies, it's not so far-fetched. The good news is that you can get your brand name