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Sharing Economy — creating value or causing problems?

The sharing economy revolves around the concept of not having to “own” assets but “share” under-utilized assets instead, through peer-to-peer (p2p) markets. People can offer temporary usage to gain maximum exploitation of the personal…

You, me and P2P…Finale

Well here we are, the final blog in this series on P2P Commerce. When I started writing these blogs I only knew a little about P2P Commerce. I had used eBay and Uber but never thought too deep about how they worked and what impact they have worldwide. Over the past few blogs, I have…

Ride Sharing Services: Cultural and Social Impacts to Society

Sharing economy shaking up traditional business models

Peer-to-peer (P2P) applications such as Uber, Airbnb and many more are reshaping conventional business models and disrupting the major industries by cutting into their profits. The traditional business model, which has thrived for…

Ride Sharing Services: Economic and Financial Considerations

You, me and P2P

P2P Commerce seems to be all around us all of a sudden. In a short few years P2P sites have popped up for nearly everything. In the not too distant past you would have had to rely on a traditional big company to get the service you desired. Now a quick search on your PC, mobile phone or tablet and…