{"id":16019,"date":"2013-10-30T05:24:46","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T12:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/?p=16019"},"modified":"2013-10-31T14:02:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T21:02:31","slug":"big-companies-embrace-the-collaborative-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/30\/big-companies-embrace-the-collaborative-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Companies Ignite a Spark in the Collaborative Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIn just the last few days, the market has noticed how P2P sharing and customer collaboration is picking up. \u00a0From my vantage point, this indicates that the market is realizing that the Collaborative Economy is the next phase of sharing. \u00a0It bears repeating that the first phase of sharing is in the realm of media and ideas, which we call Social Media. The next phase of sharing is in the physical realm (goods, services, space, and money) which some call the Collaborative Economy. \u00a0Because of my corporate focus, I use this broader term, as it encompasses the Maker Movement, crowd-funding, and co-innovation, which are all parts of companies sharing with the people beyond P2P<\/p>\n

This transition doesn’t come without pain.\u00a0The heat from friction is an indication that the balance of economic power is changing. \u00a0A silicon valley cab company you know, the old style kind that are yellow, not a sleek, tech-enabled black town car claims that Uber and Lyft have eaten away at 30% of their business<\/a>. \u00a0The battle continues between NY and Airbnb, where advocacy group\u00a0Peers.com has obtained 88,000 signatures in support of restrictive legalization<\/a>. \u00a0We see market forces reacting to each other, as enablers of this movement and companies who want to leverage this force, adopt the same strategies:<\/p>\n