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THERE WOULD BE NO VIOLATION.
HE SAID THE COMMISSION GAVE LIMB
THE GO-AHEAD, BUT I HAVE WASN'T
PANEL TO CONFIRM THAT AFTER
HOURS.
IN COLUMBIA, GRAEME MOORE,
7 ON YOUR SIDE.
>> RECORDS FOR WHO USES THE
STATE'S AIRPLANE ARE A PUBLIC
RECORD RECALL YOU CAN CHECK TO
SEE WHO'S USING THE PLANE, HOW
MUCH IT'S COSTING TAXPAYERS,
WE'RE POSTING A LINK FOR YOU ON
OUR WEB SITE, WSPA.COM.
>> IT SEEMS WE ALL HAVE
SOMETHING AROUND THE HOUSE THAT
WE ONLY USE, OH, A COUPLE TIMES
A YEAR.
NOW A LOCAL MAN HAS COME UP WITH
A WAY FOR YOU TO COLLECT MONEY
INSTEAD OF THOSE HIGH
TEMPERATURES COLLECTING DUST.
NEW AT 6:00 P.M., LAURA THOMAS
TELLS US HOW THIS IDEA IS
CATCHING ON IN THIS
7 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER WATCH.
>>
>> FOR JODY, THE WHEELS STARTED
TURNING, AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE
CITY'S BIKE SHARING PROGRAM.
>> I SAID WHY SHOULD SHARING BE
LIMITED TO BICYCLES.
WHY CAN'T WE SHARE EVERYTHING.
>> THAT QUESTION TURNED IN TO
THIS WEB SITE.
IT'S AN ON-LINE SHARING SITE,
YOU POST THE ITEMS YOU'RE
WILLING TO LEND, AND PEOPLE CAN
PAY A REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT AND A
SMALL FEE TO USE THEM.
>> YOU'VE GOT ALL THIS STUFF
SITTING AROUND, WHY NOT POST IT
AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR OTHER
PEOPLE TO USE.
>> FROM BORROWING A CAR TO
LEASING OUT YOUR EXTRA ROOM, IT
APPEARS THIS SHARING IDEA HAS
TAKEN OFF IN PRESENT YEARS.
-- RECENT YEARS.
DUBBED, THE SHAREÑqÑq(
B & B ARE POPULAR, ESPECIALLY IN
MAJOR CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
AT THE BEGINNING OF 2013, FORBES
ESTIMATED THE REVENUE FROM THE
SHARE ECONOMY WILL REACH
$3.5 BILLION THIS YEAR.
>> THE MODEL ITSELF, IT'S A
LEASING VERSION OF E-BAY.
WE KNOW E-BAY WORKS.
>> ECONOMIST TOM SNIPES SAYS
IT'S NOT SURPRISING THESE SITES
ARE POPPING UP.
IN A SLOW ECONOMY, PAYING FOR
ACCESS IS CHEAPER THAN PAYING
FOR OWNERSHIP.
>> YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS AGO, IT
WAS COOL TO, YOU KNOW, SPEND A
LOT OF MONEY ON, SAY, GETTING
YOUR HAIR DONE, OR THAT KIND
THING.
NOW, SORT OF THE COOL THING IS
TO BE FRUGAL.
>> MIKE TELLS US, IF THESE SITES
CONTINUE TO CATCH ON, THEY COULD
FORCE OTHER PRICES TO COME DOWN.
>> OTHER RENTAL COMPANIES, COULD
VERY WELL HAVE TO LOWER PRICES,
IF INDIVIDUALS ARE NOW ABLE TO
LEASE ON SOME LEVEL.
>> BURGESS SAYS IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE MONEY FOR HIM.
>> YOU DON'T POST THINGS ON THE
WEB SITE, TO MAKE YOURSELF RICH.
>> EVEN PUTTING HIS OWN BIKE UP
FOR RENT, HOPING OTHERS WILL
SHARE IN RETURN.
>> IT ALL JUST MADE SENSE TO ME.
>> IN CLEMSON, LAURA THOMAS,
7 ON YOUR SIDE.
>> BURGESS SAYS
THERE'S-ENVIRONMENTAL CALLS.
BORROWING SITES KEEP YOUR UNUSED
ITEMS FROM LENDING UP IN
LANDFILLS.
ONLY A FEW DOZEN ITEMS ARE
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
BURGESS IS HOPING THE SITE WILL
GROW AS MORE PEOPLE HEAR ABOUT
IT.