Online discussion questions – Nov 28
- What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
- What are the examples of measures in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers?
- What are the measures adopted by Airbnb or Uber to prevent racial discrimination?
Another example of platforms with two sided network effects are sites that connect landlords with potential tenants. Landlords can list their properties on these sites then tenants can search for properties that meet their needs.
One example of measures in two sided platforms to protect customers and suppliers is rating systems. Ratings give both sides of an idea of who they are dealing with by taking into account the experiences of previous customers or suppliers.
Examples of platforms with two-sided network affects are sites like swappa, amazon 3rd part sellers, lyft, and forum marketplaces.
Examples of measures to protect both consumers and suppliers is that on amazon. They will protect the buyer from fake 3rd party sellers by banning or refunding the customer. A measure to protect suppliers is that amazon will blacklist the buyer if you abuse the return policy.
Example of a two-sided network include Grubhub, Amazon, and Lyft.
Measures to protect customers and suppliers include background check, making sure both parties fill and complete the information portion when they sign up, and providing insurance should there be an issue with either party.
Another example of a platform with two-sided network effects is Lyft. Similar to Uber, Lyft has drivers that can register to drive citizens from place to place, and citizens can rate their driver and their experience. It bypasses the need for taxis and other public transportation services and serves as a much cheaper alternative.
• What are the examples of measures in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers?
The examples include insurances, written contracts and rating systems or reputation systems. for example, Airbnb provides insurance to lenders who list and lend the house on Airbnb to protect suppliers, and the rating system could help customers to choose a better lender.
What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
Another example of platforms with two-sided network effects is craigslist. When it got popular, Craigslist disrupted the advertising industry and caused a $5 billion dollar decrease in newspaper ads.
What are the measures adopted by Airbnb or Uber to prevent racial discrimination?
They use tracking metrics to see if people are rejecting the same classification of person too often. A user will get flagged if they have to many rejections and will have to have reason.
What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
ZipCar, Blue Apron, FreeLancer, Monster.com, etc
What are the examples of measures in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers?
PlayStation receives the payment from customers for the purchases of video game, then PlayStation pays game developers
What are the measures adopted by Airbnb or Uber to prevent racial discrimination?
Airbnb penalizes hosts who rejects guests for too many times
What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
Craiglist, amazon, 5miles.
What are the examples of measures in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers?
Measure in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers is to review customers purchases or exchanges, flagged inappropriate customer not working properly.
What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
Example of two sided network can be Amazon.com, Alibaba.com, Lyft, craiglist, Monster.com.
What are the examples of measures in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers?
Measure in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers to review customer purchases, to see if customers and suppliers both are following rules and regulations.
What are the measures adopted by Airbnb or Uber to prevent racial discrimination?
Airbnb and Uber penalizes hots who rejects guests or customers too many times.
What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
Lyft, Amazon, Yelp, Twitch are all examples of platforms with two-sided network effects.
What are the examples of measures in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers?
On Amazon, buyers are protected by a review system. On Airbnb, hosts are protected by the two-way review system, so they can reject bad guests.
What are the measures adopted by Airbnb or Uber to prevent racial discrimination?
Airbnb announced a move towards less photography in profiles and more instant booking, which will reduce the ability to find someone’s race and prevent hosts from declining bookings easily.
What are the examples of measures in two-sided platforms to protect customers or suppliers?
– Common measures taken to protect customers and/or suppliers in two-sided platforms is ID verification. By having people verify their ID by showing government approved forms of ID, as well as connecting to other online accounts like Facebook. This verification is important because it shows that the people part of the platform are real and not fake – they are also more likely to be responsible when they aren’t anonymous. Connecting people to a real account makes them act more responsibly.
Lyft, grubhub, amazon and yelp are example of platforms with 2-sided network effects.
Examples of measures in two sided platforms are the rating system for lyft and uber, the financial advisor check on wealth front, the rating system in BBB for ratings of businesses and much more. These are installed to protect both parties.
What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
Yelp, Blackboard App, Internships.com, Blue Apron etc.
These are protected by a ratings systems that the app requires. Many of these apps also require additional information like a background check and social security numbers to make sure there are no malicious activities.
-What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)?
Indego, Zipcar, Craiglist, GrubHub
-What are the measures adopted by Airbnb or Uber to prevent racial discrimination?
Airbnb penalizes host if they reject to many people. Uber also ask drivers why they are rejecting too many people.
What are the examples of platforms with two-sided network effects (other than Uber, Airbnb, eBay)
Other two sided platfroms are Amazon, or tenants and landlords relationships.
What are the measures adopted by Airbnb or Uber to prevent racial discrimination?
Airbnd and Uber penalizes drivers and hosts that have too many negative reviews or that reject too many people