Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2015
DOI: 10.1145/2702123.2702189
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The Promise of the Sharing Economy among Disadvantaged Communities

Abstract: The digital-sharing economy presents opportunities for individuals to find temporary employment, generate extra income, increase reciprocity, enhance social interaction, and access resources not otherwise attainable. Although the sharing economy is profitable, little is known about its use among the unemployed or those struggling financially. This paper describes the results of a participatory-design based workshop to investigate the perception and feasibility of finding temporary employment and sharing spare … Show more

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“…Its revenue, in 2016, has been announced to be $700 million [139]. Although this company has been very famous as an SE company [140][141][142], it has been introduced as an on-demand transportation company, too [139].…”
Section: Lyftmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its revenue, in 2016, has been announced to be $700 million [139]. Although this company has been very famous as an SE company [140][141][142], it has been introduced as an on-demand transportation company, too [139].…”
Section: Lyftmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Individuals' behavior is impacted when they find emerging opportunities that generate social integration, income, and access to assets that are not available in their lives up to a given moment (Dillahunt & Malone, 2015).…”
Section: Maira Petrini Cássio Stedetn De Freitas Lisilene Mello Da mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As digital infrastructure facilitates employment access, the capacity to tap into a variety of informal paid work activities will rely to a greater degree on digital literacy and the digital divide (Dillahunt andMalone, 2015 andKittur et al, 2013).…”
Section: Demographic Profiles Of Respondentsmentioning
confidence: 99%