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This Could Be a Problem: NYC Fines Airbnb’s Seemingly Least-Offending Host
The ruling applies to the part of Airbnb’s business that the company saw as entirely unimpeachable.
RelayRides Forced to Suspend Car-Sharing Service in New York
The state of New York and technological innovation are not BFFs.
RelayRides Founder Shelby Clark Departs
Shelby Clark, who founded the car-sharing startup RelayRides, is leaving his day-to-day role at the company.
News Byte
Philly Tries to Curb Peer-to-Peer Ride-Sharing Company SideCar
In an episode that was probably the most exciting thing that’s ever happened at the Philadelphia Parking Authority, inspectors on Saturday conducted a sting operation on SideCar peer-to-peer drivers, impounding three cars and citing the three drivers for offering illegal taxi services. SideCar, which had just launched in Philly, will continue to operate next weekend, said CEO Sunil Paul.Medical Crowdfunding Site Watsi Becomes Y Combinator’s First Nonprofit Startup
“I’ve never been so excited about anything we’ve funded,” says YC chief Paul Graham.
News Byte
SideCar Expands Peer-to-Peer Ride Service to Seattle This Weekend
Peer-to-peer ride-sharing services are the talk of the tech set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Now they’re moving north. SideCar, which recently raised $10 million from venture capitalists despite being part of a cease-and-desist spree by the California Public Utilities Commission, is opening for business in Seattle this weekend. Seattle residents can now use the SideCar mobile apps to book rides with prescreened drivers on Friday and Saturday nights from 6 pm to 2 am.News Byte
Peer-to-Peer Zaarly Turns Focus From Buyers to Sellers
Zaarly, the hodgepodge marketplace for goods and services, will now vet, market and guarantee the work of some of the handymen, gardeners, chefs and yoga instructors who make up its sellers. Rather than waiting for potential buyers to dream up what they want and name a price, the new Zaarly Storefronts help service providers create nice-looking personal profiles and priced postings for all the services they provide. This starts today in the San Francisco Bay Area.News Byte
RelayRides Tops Off the Tank to Fuel Car Sharing Service
RelayRides, a car-sharing service which connects people with available cars nearby, has added an additional $3.6 million to its first round of capital. It has now raised $10 million. Shasta Ventures and Lisa Gansky, author of The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing, are joining Google Ventures and August Capital in the round, which will pay for its expansion in San Francisco and Boston.PayPal Enables Peer-to-Peer Payments on Android With NFC
According to Laura Chambers, the senior director of PayPal Mobile who appeared at VentureBeat’s MobileBeat conference in San Francisco today, the company has doubled its mobile payments projections to $3 billion this year, and is investing heavily in new ways to make it easy to pay with the phone.
Skype Updates Its Pre-IPO Numbers, Plans to Sell Display Ads
Skype has boosted its subscriber base by more than 100 million users since last summer. That’s among the disclosures in an updated filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.