Online platforms for collective action
The spread of the internet has made possible a range of new tools to mobilise people and energies quickly and effectively. It has provided an infrastructure to extend the range and capacity of social movements, including consumer movements, as well as enabling new forms of collaborative purchasing and management.
Platforms for aggregating action
Platforms for aggregating action at the community level, such as Liftshare, the platform which enables commuters to take part in car-sharing schemes....
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Platforms for group purchasing such as yumshare and food co-ops, and other aggregated purchasing tools where consumers can club together via the internet to achieve savings...
Read morePlatforms for the gifting of goods
Platforms for the gifting of goods such as Freecycle, whose aim is to keep discarded items out of landfills by gifting them. It now has over...
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