Talk:The Sharing Economy/@comment-27012100-20151028044446

This topic works well with the material we have covered in the course. But I feel like it is very broad. The sharing economy encompasses such an enormous amount of media, forums, technologies and policies. I feel like trying to tackle such a wide range is nearly impossible.

You gave several good examples of the sharing economy (i.e. Amazon, Facebook, GoDaddy, etc.). I would suggest focusing on one platform or perhaps a specific aspect of the sharing economy. A possible platform you can explore is Airbnb. This particular article discusses how this platform is transforming the hotel industry:

Zervas, G., Proserpio, D., & Byers, J. (2014). The rise of the sharing economy: Estimating the impact of Airbnb on the hotel industry. Boston U. School of Management Research Paper, (2013-16).

Similarly, you could discuss a repercussion of the sharing economy, such as loss of privacy. This source talks about current surveillance techniques and how they endanger user rights:

Andrejevic, Mark B. "Surveillance and alienation in the online economy." Surveillance & Society 8.3 (2010): 278-287.

These are just two examples. You could do something completely different obviously. But I figure it will be a lot easier to complete the research if you have a more focused research topic.