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| Platform/tool | Pros | Cons | Open-source? | Type of ownership | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network effect (everybody is there); good social/communication features | Functionalities where not designed having sharing in mind. Users do not have control over their own data | No | Public traded company (corporation) - US | See Gift Economy Groups on Facebook | |
| E-bay kleineanzeigen | Some network effect. Classified ads, sorting by categories, location... | Mixed with second-hand buy and sell | No | Public traded company (corporation) | |
| Nebenan | |||||
| Freegle | Non-profit - UK | ||||
| Freecycle | Non-profit - US | ||||
| Peerby | Encourages encounters between neighbours / local trust | No | Company - NE | Lending and borrowing | |
| Rooster | No (apparently) | Non-profit | Giving and lending/borrowing | ||
| Pumpipumpe | Encourages encounters between neighbours / local trust | Not really a platform intermediating sharing. | - | Non-profit association - Switzerland | Lending and borrowing |
| ReUseIt Network | |||||
| Fairleihen | Classified ads, geolocation (map) | ||||
| Freeshop.se | Slick design, map-based, nice token/reputation idea | Still on early development | Not yet | Private - Sweden | |
| OpenBazaar | P2P architecture, not dependent on a central server | Nodes ("stores") are not visible when offline. Designed as marketplace only | Yes | Peers own it | |
| trustroots.org | interface, geolocation, community groups, shows interests and groups in common between you and the other user, status visible (colour-coded) straight in the map | too small community - not very active | yes | couchsurfing alternative (stay with locals when travelling & hosting travellers) | |
| https://www.meetup.com/ | main focus in community building, collaboration | skills exchange, collaboration for various projects | |||