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Friday May 25 | Triple Pundit

The Access Economy Comes to Your Washing Machine

When you think of examples of the sharing or access economy, the likely examples that come up will revolve around cars: Zipcar , RelayRides , etc.

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Related Topix: Startups, RelayRides

Wed May 23, 2012

CNET News.com

MIT Sloan CIO Symposium takes on mobile, data, clouds

Most discussions about where computing is and where it's going end up touching on three big themes: mobility, big data, and cloud computing .

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Related Topix: CIO News, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Startups, iPhone, Marketing

Tue May 22, 2012

Forbes.com

Car Sharing As A Buzz-Builder, In Europe And America

It's long been standard practice for car companies to use rental car fleets as mini-test markets.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Volt, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Electric Vehicle, Nissan Leaf, Nissan, World News, Oxfordshire County, England, United Kingdom, Startups, Hamtramck, MI, Autos

Investopedia

New Analyst Coverage

These are the research analyst new ratings before the market open. ISIS Pharmaceuticals was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $14 at Needham.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Startups, Synta Pharmaceuticals, Transportation, Hertz Global Holdings, Hertz Global

GigaOM

Can Hertz shake up car sharing?

Good, but not great, growth has Wall Street punishing car sharing market leader Zipcar, which IPO'ed at $18 last year, zoomed to $28 and now sits at around ten bucks.

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Related Topix: Startups, us Travel, Travel

Cult of Mac Blog

Zipcar CEO Shares Secrets Of iOS Success

Zipcar was one of the first companies to showcase the potential of iOS apps using location services.

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Related Topix: Startups, iPhone

VentureBeat

Netflix co-founder can't escape the rental industry, joins Getable's board

Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph has a thing for rental startups. Today he is joining the board of Getable - a company making tablet payments a reality for rentals.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, Netflix, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Startups, San Francisco, CA, Internet

Fri May 18, 2012

CNN

Post-Facebook IPO wisdom, from one CEO to another

Bust out the streamers and party hats, everybody, it's Facebook IPO Day! The excitement aside, many of us are wondering what it all means.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon

Wed May 16, 2012

Inc. Magazine

Can This Start-up Shake up the Art World?

That's a basic, simple example of customer pain - and as an entrepreneur that should get you really excited.

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Related Topix: AirBnB, Startups, Powerset

Wed May 09, 2012

Autoblog

SF Bay Area e-scooter sharing service starts beta tests

A San Francisco-based electric-scooter-sharing service has started beta testing, with plans to launch its service to the public next year, GigaOm reports.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Startups

Tue May 08, 2012

Seeking Alpha

Zipcar Is A Steal Near $10

Car-sharing pioneer Zipcar has seen its stock swoon since reporting earnings on April 25.

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Related Topix: Startups

Switched

A Better Idea for Branding Public Transit

The blog was inspired by a new book, Making Transit Fun! How to Entice Motorists from Their Cars , in which designer Darrin Nordahl proposes that we apply "the power positive emotion wields over a person's choice" to transit, just as has been done with cars.

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Related Topix: The Tourist, Startups

International Business Times

Post-Market NASDAQ Movers

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Monday were: Telestone Technologies Corp., MCG Capital Corporation, Move, Inc., Zipcar, Inc.

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Related Topix: Telestone Technologies, Startups, Jamba, MAKO Surgical, Healthcare Industry, Synchronoss Technologies, Software

Mon May 07, 2012

The Motley Fool

How Low Will Zipcar Go?

Let's look at how it got here and whether darker days lie ahead. How it got here Zipcar's fall has been more about expectations than a huge weakness in the business.

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Related Topix: Startups, Hertz Global Holdings

Fri May 04, 2012

Megite Technology News

Startup Zagster aims to be the Zipcar for bikes

Zagster aims to bring shared bikes to a campus, apartment complex, or hotel near you.

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Related Topix: Startups, CityRyde

Thu May 03, 2012

Dallas Morning News

Zipcar cranks up shared-car service on UT Dallas campus

Five small sedans at the University of Texas at Dallas stand ready to deliver blows against the empire - as well as transport students on pizza runs.

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Related Topix: Startups, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, Coupe, Wagon, Hatchback, Ford, Ford Focus, Sedan, Life, Food, Pizza

Wed May 02, 2012

Forbes.com

Up-and-Comers

The 25-year-old Canadian has carried on where Zipcar left off. Instead of easy car rentals, her San Francisco-based startup,Getaround, allows peer-to-peer car sharing.

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Related Topix: Startups, WebMD, University of Pennsylvania

TIME.com

Gen Y's Take on Car Ownership? 'Not Cool'

Millennials are often viewed as "game changers" in the auto industry . Over the next 10 years, it's anticipated that 40% of new cars sold will be purchased by Gen Y consumers.

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Related Topix: Startups

Mon Apr 30, 2012

Digital Producer

Zipcar Announces Participation at Upcoming Jefferies and J.P. Morgan Conferences

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 30, 2012 -- Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, today announced that Scott Griffith, Chairman and CEO, and Ed Goldfinger, CFO, will present at two upcoming investor conferences: Jefferies 2012 Global TMT Conference at the Westin Times Square Hotel in New York City on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 1:15 pm ET.

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Related Topix: Startups, Cambridge, MA

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