Read the article: Airbnb and the Unstoppable Rise of the ShareEconomy http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/01/23/airbnb-and-the-unstoppable-rise-of-the-share-economy/A recent trend in the consumer marketplace is the ability for aconsumer to share their personal belongings such as theirhomes/apartments autos tools bicycles and so forth. The sharedeconomy has now become a multibillion dollar business.