From the article: "The “gig economy,” the plethora of microjobs fueled by
online marketplaces offering and filling an array of paid errands and office
chores, has been well-documented, and sites like TaskRabbit, Execand Amazon’s Mechanical Turk continue
to grow apace. What Larson finds himself in, however, is something
lesser-noticed and potentially far more disruptive–a share economy , where
asset owners use digital clearinghouses to capitalize the unused capacity of
things they already have, and consumers rent from their peers rather than rent
or buy from a company." Read more
