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Recommended Resources

What’s Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. A groundbreaking book on this emerging trend, by Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers.
Rachel Botsman TED talk on “collaborative consumption.” In this TED video, Botsman presents a compelling case for 21st-century sharing.
Shareable.net. The people, places, and projects that are bringing a shareable world to life.
America's Post-Ownership Future (The Atlantic). Do more, own less, rent the rest.
The Sharing Economy (Fast Company). Thanks to the social web, you can now share anything with anyone anywhere in the world. Is this the end of hyperconsumption?
Video: From the Story of Stuff to the Story of Sharing