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Collaborative Consumption An interesting book, written long enough ago for us to see if collaborative consumption is really taking place. For example: The growth of hourly car rentals through companies such as ZipCar, Car2Go and AutoShare Sharing of stuff has been around for a long time. The Babylonians had the earliest recorded laws regarding leasing. The interesting part is realizing that owning stuff can be a burden. Especially now that the electronic world makes it easier to find ways to share anything and everything. From someone willing to make their car a taxi to a couch for one or more nights. Comment: In the IT world, price, critical needs, skills availibility and privacy, are always the driving factors for selecting a service, or buying assets. When computers are expensive to buy and run, you select a service. If you need privacy, you start looking at bringing the services and data in-house, or at least into Canada. All in the same way when looking at a trip. Do you buy a car, use AutoShare, or open up that Uber app on your phone. The trend is sharing, either through AutoShare or Uber. Source: WHAT'S MINE IS YOURS, 2010, by Botsman & Rogers