Next-generation sharing economies: why real-time matters most — Tech News and Analysis
Jan-14 2012 / 13:32 EST

Next-generation sharing economies: why real-time matters via @zite:

As it matures, the driving force of the sharing economy will become time, and the companies that can do business in real-time will occupy a more strategic, and profitable, place in the ecosystem.

Fresh off its $1 billion valuation, Airbnb is the most common reference point for all manner of “this for that” pitches bouncing around the Valley right now, with many new ventures proposing to be the “the Airbnb of X.”...