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dmix
on Jan 2, 2012
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Car-sharing service HiGear shuts down due to theft...
> by only allowing rentals to people within two degrees of separation on a social networking site
Thereby increasing the chicken and egg problem ten fold
jerf
on Jan 2, 2012
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Not only that; what value is the middle man bringing in that situation, vs. "Hey, Bob, can I borrow your car for a while? Here's some cash."? Non-zero? Sure, but probably not enough to capture and survive on.
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Thereby increasing the chicken and egg problem ten fold