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Rachel Botsman: The Currency of the New Economy is Trust

Rachel Botsman  talked at TEDx about trust, reputation and influence, which she considers to be the currency of the new economy.  For instance, collaborative consumption – web-facilitated sharing of cars, apartments, skills – is powered by the participants’ reputation and trust. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqgiF4HmgQ] Rachel Botsman, author of What’s Mine is Yours: How Collaborative Consumption is […]