Comments on: Sharemo: How Japanese people share used stuff using their cell phones

By: Sharemo: social sharing service | nihonshock

Sharemo: social sharing service | nihonshock — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:48 +0000

[...] A smaller, older article on Sharemo at Techcrunch [...]

By: NGT News: Dodgeball Shout, Polo QR Codes, Renting Ringbacks « MobileBehavior

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:27:32 +0000

[...] Sharemo: How Japanese people share used stuff using their cell phones [Tech Crunch] Japanese swapping site Sharemo has found success via mobile and plans to expand internationally. Is this a concept that can catch on overseas? Maybe if we can trade with Japan for one of these. [...]

By: Carla

Carla — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:11:19 +0000

Has no one heard of Freecycle? Freecycle.org is the American version of this, but it is split up into smaller community-based groups through yahoo groups. For example, there is a site for York county, PA as opposed to the entire state of PA or the entire US. I’m sure you could visit other locale’s sites and have something such as a CD or DVD mailed to you.

However, from what DK commented…It may work better in Japan because they take better care of their stuff. There’s too many people in the US that just beat their stuff up then try to pass on stuff that really should be thrown away or clothes that should be put in the rag bag, but the person is trying to pass them off as still good items.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:11:00 +0000

[...] Swapping sites are nothing new (see Dig N’ Swap), but in Japan we like to trade our junk via our mobile phones. That Read more [...]

By: LetsBuyIt Blog » Blog Archive » Renting things online on Zilok and Sharemo

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:40:51 +0000

[...] to the comments on Techcrunch this would not work everywhere because it demands a lot of trust but nobody could imagine either [...]

By: Sharemo: How Japanese people share used stuff using their mobile phones « Weblibraryjpn’s Weblog

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:24:22 +0000

[...] Sharemo: How Japanese people share used stuff using their cell phones(August 17, 2008 TechCrunch) Swapping sites are nothing new (see Dig N’ Swap ), but in Japan we like to trade our junk via our mobile phones. That is what the Japanese social sharing service Sharemo is all about. The site’s ambitious idea is to contribute to overcoming Japan’s throwaway society. [...]

By: LetsBuyIt - Das Blog» Blogarchiv » Online Sachen vermieten: Zilok und Sharemo

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:57:06 +0000

[...] man sich die Kommentare auf Techcrunch anguckt, scheint dieses Konzept nicht überall anzukommen, da es viel Vertrauen verlangt. Es [...]

By: StrategyCore

StrategyCore — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:08:29 +0000

There is certainly a lack of garage sales in Japan (no space to keep junk around); people do take care of their possessions; there is no local dumpster a-la Salvation Army Depots so this might hit home in Japan. I would be interested in the back-end fulfillment functionality, and if ShareMo actually helped people without the financial resources to purchase certain essential day-to-day personal items like food and clothes.

By: Sharemo: sharing is caring… and is big in Japan | Mobility Site

Sharemo: sharing is caring… and is big in Japan | Mobility Site — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:06:52 +0000

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By: Ibe

Ibe — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:21:11 +0000

The concept is definitely working in the state, this is a nice twist on things but again, the monetization of the service is not clear. Please visit Dig N Swap to learn more about our service and join our community!

By: PEG

PEG — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:16:54 +0000

Unless I’m mistaken, the whole service is based on sharing. No money switches hands. So they’re taking 1% of what?

By: blog.dom.de » Neues aus der mobilen Welt

blog.dom.de » Neues aus der mobilen Welt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:57:04 +0000

[...] Handy-Tauschbörse: Über das Social Network “Sharemo” tauschen Japaner via Handy, was sie nicht mehr brauchen. Geld ist dabei nicht im Spiel. techcrunch.com [...]

By: Contest Blogger

Contest Blogger — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:06:31 +0000

400,000 pageviews monthly? That’s nothing. Typo?

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:49:23 +0000

that’s great but in Germany that concept wouldn’t work, that’s for sure. And I’m german, just for the record.

By: DK

DK — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:42:44 +0000

On another note, one reason why this is more likely to be successful in Japan (although that’s not to say it wouldn’t be elsewhere) is that the Japanese take extremely good care of their possessions! When I was living there and bought 2nd hand DVDs or Playstation games they were always in mint condition. Rarely a single scratch on them!

By: enough japan

enough japan — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:35:10 +0000

Japanese people never came out of their den ever since 1990. We dont wish to hear much about services that will never will become available outside japan.

Enought is enough, Arrington, please stop this Toto..

By: DK

DK — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:34:39 +0000

But isn’t getting a BMW kinda of negating the whole ’sustainability’ angle?

By: william kasel

william kasel — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:06:32 +0000

what about Swap Tree? I think it is pretty good, a friend of a friends company. http://www.swaptree.com

By: Sqij

Sqij — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:59:00 +0000

I have a red paper-clip I’d like to swap for a BMW.

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Sharemo：日本人は携帯電話でこうしてモノを交換する

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Sharemo：日本人は携帯電話でこうしてモノを交換する — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:24:54 +0000

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By: NickeyD

NickeyD — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:16:48 +0000

Sounds like a derivative of Craigslist. Very interesting.

By: bet expert

bet expert — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:43:02 +0000

Interesting concept…

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:29:27 +0000

I think it would work in the US. I’d wager that there’s someone already working on it.

By: 80million movies free

80million movies free — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:56:50 +0000

ya I Like the concept

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:53:32 +0000

For the U.S. it would need to be more targeted. Freeshare is a free service in the south.