The rapid Internet transformation of economy and society shows an interesting new trend: The emergence of the sharing economy. Traditional services are overtaken by citizens and consumers directly doing business with each other. Lyft and UberX replace taxis. Airbnb provides an alternative for hotels. Taskrabbit allows you even to find someone to stand in line at an government institution for you. Scientific American has a nice overview of the emerging sharing economy.
The sharing economy: the web enables direct business between people.
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