thebodhitree:

Unstash Manifesto

This is our Manifesto on Owning Less & Living More.  

Someone beat us to posting this on tumblr, we figured we’d ride their wave on it.

unstash is a peer-to-peer platform for collaborative consumption http://unstash.com

You can track with us further at

http://facebook.com/unstash

http://twitter.com/unstash

http://blog.unstash.com

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Slivers of Einstein’s brain is going on public display today and some theorize that what made him so intelligent was not only the number of neural connections he had, but the thickness of them.

We live in an unprecedented world of connectivity. The internet and the social media layer that rides over it today allows us to connect massive number of individuals and organizations around the world instantaneously.

But now that we can connect with anyone, how now shall we live?

The promise of the internet is not merely more connections, but better, deeper, and more meaningful connections.

In our pursuit of more friends, followers, and fancy stats, some questions we should be asking:

Can zero-cost transactions evolve into high-value relationships?

How might we effectively leverage online connections offline?

Are there better ways of bridging the virtual world with the real?

Join us at unstash in creating a more deeply connected future together.

Internet at night image via chrisl1818

Collaborative Consumption: What Markets Need to Know (by CampbellMithun)

gigidowns:

Waaa. Brain explodes as social shopping buzzwords spill henceforth but here goes: @LittleBlackBag starts by reeling you in with a quiz to establish your fashion sense (not disimilar to ShoeDazzle et al.).

Next you are presented with a mystery bag of designer apparel and accessories curated…

collaborativefund:

Excerpt from an interview with Craig Shapiro on Shareable:

“Ownership won’t go away, but attitudes toward ownership are shifting,” said Shapiro. People have become more concerned with experiencing things, rather than being able to put them on a shelf. This will give way to what…

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davidlzion:

Author and market analyzer, Rachel Botsman, describes collaborative consumption as a generational trend of sharing, interacting and bartering with selfless tendencies, while maintaining capitalistic behavior. I agree with Botsman’s assessment when viewing company products and agency projects like:…

cgiorgi:

Collaborative Consumption Groundswell Video by Rachel Botsman

This video is already old (numbers are even bigger now) but this will allow you to understand what is my current obsession…

Joe Gebbia, Co-founder of Airbnb 

Joe says that collaborative consumption leaders are just creatively modernizing old-fashion activities reminiscent of the pre-Internet days - and we’re still learning! To fully trust in that neighborly feel, we need increased transparency and communication. 

“I think we can actually change trust on the internet,” Joe says.

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(Source: thenextweb.com, via webthriftstore)

thejazzwriter:

fact.

Capitalist Privilege supports neutrality in almost all situations involving the state wherever the people are being smashed. Capitalist media goes one step further and explains why you should turn your nose at the people.

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