Smartphoneapps智能手机应用软件Theantisocialnetworks反社会网络Abunchofnewappstestthelimitsofthesharingeconomy用一组新应用测试分享式经济的极限Hurryupandvacatethatparkingspot!快点腾出停车位!PARKINGcanstirintensepassions,especiallyinSanFrancisco,wheredemandforpublicspacesoftenexceedssupply.Hencetheoutcryoverappsthatletoccupantsofslotsonstreetsmakemoneybyalertingotherdriversthattheyareabouttodriveaway.Aswewenttopress,oneoftheapps,MonkeyParking,wasseekinganunderstandingwithSanFrancisco'scityattorney,DennisHerrera,whohadgivenituntilJuly11thtoceaseoperatingonthecity'sstreetsorfacealawsuit.Anotherapp,ParkModo,whichalsoattractedMrHerrera'sattention,isnotcurrentlyoperatinginSanFrancisco,thoughitsaysitintendstorolloutnationwideinfuture.停车可以激发强烈的热情,特别是在公共空间供不应求的旧金山。因此强烈抗议的应用软件使得街道上停车位的占用者通过向其他司机发出他们正要离开的提醒信息而赚钱。在本文发表时,其中一个应用软件,MonkeyParking,正寻求旧金山市府的律师DennisHerrera的理解,他已经责令其6月11日前停止操控城市街道否则将面临起诉。另一个应用软件,ParkModo,也引起了Herrera的注意,这一软件目前还不能在旧金山应用,虽然它声称它打算在将来席卷全国。Attheheartofthedisputeovertheseservicesiswhetherappsshouldbeabletouseapublicassettomakeaprofit.UsersofMonkeyParking'sservicebidbetween5and20forspacesabouttobeliberatedbyotherusers.ThefirmhasalsolaunchedtheappinRome,anothercitywhereparkingisscarce.SanFrancisco'sauthoritiespointtoalocallawbanningeffortstosellorrentpublicparkingspaces.Theappfirmssayitisnotspacesthatarebeingsold,justinformationabouttheiravailability,whichthusreducesthenumberofcarscirclingthestreetssearchingforthem.这些服务的核心争议是这些应用软件是否应该被允许使用公共资产来牟利。MonkeyParking服务的用户出价5到20美元来竞拍其他用户将腾出的停车位。该公司还在另一个停车位相对稀有的城市——罗马推出了这项应用服务。旧金山当局指出,当地一项法律强力禁止出售或租赁公共停车位。而软件公司称其服务不是停车位买卖,只是提供可用停车位的信息,这因此减少了在街道上来回转圈寻找停车位的车辆数量。MonkeyParkingwantsitsapptobeseenaspartofthe“sharingeconomy”,likethoseofAirbnb,whichletspeoplerentroomsorhousestoothers,andLyft,aride-sharingservice.Thesealsohelpmaximisetheuseofexistingassets.Thedifference,however,isthatthehomesandcarsareprivatelyowned.JeremiahOwyangofCrowdCompanies,whichadvisesfirmsonthesharingeconomy,thinksappsthatmonetisepublicassetsare“notinthespirit”ofthesharingmovement.MonkeyParking希望其应用软件被视为“分享式经济”的一部分,像空中食宿Airbnb和Lyft一样,Airbnb可以让人们出租房间或房屋给他人,而Lyft提供驾乘分享服务。这些服务也有利于最大限度的利用现有资产。然而不同的是,那些房屋和车辆是私有的。CrowdCompanies的JeremiahOwyang对公司就分享式经济提出过建议,他认为使公共资产货币化的应用软件与分享运动的精神存在出入。Eventryingtomonetiseprivateassetsisprovingcontroversialinsomecases.AnotheroutfitinSanFrancisco,ReservationHop,hascomeunderfireformakingfakebookingsathard-to-get-intorestaurantsandthensellingthemviaanapp.Buyersaregiventhefalsenamestousewhentheyturnuptodine.Theworryhereisthatrestaurantscouldloseoutifnoonebuysthefakereservations.TicketScalprisanappincarnationoftheage-oldbusinessofresellingticketsforpopularevents,thoughitsaysitsaimistocutoutconventionaltoutsandletfansswapsurplusticketsdirectly.甚至在某些情况下,使私有资产货币化的尝试也已发了争议。旧金山的另一家机构ReservationHop,因假装预订那些很...