Lawrence LessigThinkers

A Gift economy is distinguished from a commodity exchange in that a gift establishes a feeling-bond between two people, while the sale of a commodity leaves no necessary connection.

A Hybrid sharing economy is the dominant economic form on the web characterized by the convergence of, on the one hand, commercial entities that aim to leverage value from a sharing economy and on the other, sharing economies that build a commercial entity to better support their sharing aims.

The Sharing economy is defined by the fact that it runs on social rather than nonsocial drivers.

The Sharing economy is not simply about the circulation of goods and services... it is also about the explicit circulation of 'good feelings'.

A Thick sharing economy is an economy where the motivation is to serve communities (for example, volunteering at a local soup kitchen).