Peer-to-peer 37#
This model is based on a cooperation that specializes in mediating between individuals belonging to an homogeneous group. It is often abbreviated as P2P. The company offers a meeting point, i.e., an online database and communication service that connects these individuals (these could include offering personal objects for rent, providing certain products or services, or the sharing of information and experiences).
Examples: Iconic Cases
How they do it: Napster’s initial offering was to allow users to exchange MP3 files with each other. This was revolutionary as this wasn’t possible with older music formats such as CDs. By allowing users to share their music, they were able to access a greater library of music than they previously owned. It’s ueasy to use software design made it popular.
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How they do it: LinkedIn administrates and maintains the platform which allows individual users and businesses to connect to each other. Their service is to provide the infrastructure, which in return gives them the access and right to analyze and use the data for marketing and other purposes.
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How they do it: Lego Factory allowed users to view and purchase other users custom creations, you could add or remove bricks from creations at will, and then purchase for yourself.
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How they do it: The Airbnb platform connects hosts and travelers for accomodations and experiences. Airbnb is not responsible for providing the content or service but maintaining the platform and creating a surrounding which makes P2P transactions as easy and safe as possible.
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How they do it: On Twitter, the content is exchanged between peers. Users can participate in discussion with other members of the platform and share information.
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Below, the top industries for the pattern "Peer-to-peer" are displayed, in order to get insights into how this pattern is applied across different industries. We've collected data from 5 firms using this pattern.
Top Industries
50% of firms using pattern
23% of firms using pattern
17% of firms using pattern
All Industries
Below, the pattern "Peer-to-peer" is analyzed based on co-occurrence, in order to get insights into how this business model pattern is applied in combination with other patterns within the firms we studied.
Top Co-Occurrences
7 pattern co-occurrences
6 pattern co-occurrences
5 pattern co-occurrences