{"id":8064,"date":"2015-10-11T05:08:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=8064"},"modified":"2022-12-28T09:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T17:59:53","slug":"business-english-news-lesson-34-the-sharing-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/11\/business-english-news-lesson-34-the-sharing-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 34 &#8211; The Sharing Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8064-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN34-Sharing-Economy.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN34-Sharing-Economy.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN34-Sharing-Economy.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEN 34 - The Sharing Economy Lesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN34POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-34-Sharing-Economy-Cover.png\" alt=\"BEN 34 - The Sharing Economy\" width=\"600\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s ridesharing with Uber, lending your power drill to a neighbor with Peerby, taking advantage of a home exchange with Airbnb, or dozens of other examples, the so-called &#8220;sharing economy&#8221; is firmly established in our daily life. 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