Social Sentiment Study: People “Love” Uber –but Not Taxis

The folks at NetBase (I work with CMO Lisa Joy Rosner, who’s a client of ours) continue to provide market analysis on social media sentiment in the Collaborative Economy.   Real-world battle between car sharing startups vs business institutions underway. The timing for this particular Brand … Continue readingSocial Sentiment Study: People “Love” Uber –but Not Taxis

Collaborative Economy Airbnb Loved over Traditional Hotel Brands

Above Graphic:  NetBase’s research on sentiment and share of voice in social channels finds that, while there’s more share of voice in traditional hotel brands, people prefer 6-year-old peer-to-peer service Airbnb over 88-year old traditional hotel brands like Hilton.   Last week’s NYT article on the Sharing … Continue readingCollaborative Economy Airbnb Loved over Traditional Hotel Brands

How AirBnb and Uber could be the next eBay and Amazon

(Update: Weeks after I wrote this post, Google invested over $250 million into Uber.  Google has Shopping Express delivery, self-driving cars, a social network that may categorize things you own, this is in general alignment with the following thesis)    Collaborative Economy startups like Airbnb … Continue readingHow AirBnb and Uber could be the next eBay and Amazon

The Six Scenarios for Hotels to Address the Collaborative Economy

Screenshot from Keynote: Business opportunities await for hotels to bless and certify peer to peer home sharing, matching trusted customers from loyalty programs to local experiences, and selling value added services and goods like cleaning, concierge and those fancy soaps. Read full report and see … Continue readingThe Six Scenarios for Hotels to Address the Collaborative Economy

Four Ways the Crowd Gets What they Need From Each Other Without Buying from Companies

Above image:  The collaborative economy empowers people to get what they need from each other without even having to go the store.   Read about four of the many startups that are enabling this behavior below. I’m a little worried this morning.  I’m in Minneapolis, the … Continue readingFour Ways the Crowd Gets What they Need From Each Other Without Buying from Companies

What to do if Collaborative Economy Marketplaces Are Disrupting Your Business

This is part of our Collaborative Economy coverage.  Read the definitive report for corporations or peruse all my posts, which go back a few pages.  First, let’s define what we’re talking about.  Like Craigslist or eBay, we’re seeing new marketplaces emerge with a more concentrated … Continue readingWhat to do if Collaborative Economy Marketplaces Are Disrupting Your Business

Meet the Investors of the Collaborative Economy

Update:  The sample for the 200 startups was collected in February 2013, and does not, therefore, include a few startups that have since been launched.  I’ve  added a fourth graph at end of the article showing some additional Angel investors who have supports startups not … Continue readingMeet the Investors of the Collaborative Economy

In the Collaborative Economy, the Crowd has Built a Car

Above Image: The orange Wikispeed SGT01 Roadster: crowd-funded, crowd-designed, crowd-produced, hitting the streets in small batches now for $25k, oh, and it gets 100 miles per gallon. What if I told you the next affordable, long range, fuel efficient vehicle might be assembled in your garage … Continue readingIn the Collaborative Economy, the Crowd has Built a Car

The Collaborative Economy Enables Resiliency for Corporations

Above Image: Bamboo is resilient by being both rigid in maintaining its structure, while also being flexible enough to bend during a variety of weather patterns. Most of the coverage of the collaborative economy has focused on what it means for consumers (Airbnb, Lyft, Uber) … Continue readingThe Collaborative Economy Enables Resiliency for Corporations