The sharing economy, also known ascollaborative consumption, is a concept that highlights the ability of individuals to rent or borrow goods rather than buy and own them. An important criterion of the sharing economy is that it ___1___ individuals to monetize assets that are not being fully ___2___. Underutilized assets range from large goods, such as cars and houses, to products such as tools, toys and clothing. In the past, people might have discovered and shared such assets through classified ___3___ in a local newspaper or by word of mouth. With the ___4___ of the internet,pervasive computingand the ease of mobile ___5___, however, the platforms for finding and sharing assets have changed.The ___6___ number of mobile and online platforms that effectively connect people who have underutilized assets with people who want to ___7___ use of these assets has made it possible for individuals to widely advertise and sell goods and services that used to be provided by full-time businesses. In the sharing economy, the consumer role is recast as two-sided, with consumers acting as obtainers and providers of resources. Online platforms also ___8___ consumers to endorse providers of resources.The sharing economy, as many have noted, has generated enormous wealth. Because the definition of the sharing economy is ambiguous, quantitative analyses of its value are limited. A PricewaterhouseCoopers study published in 2015 predicts the sharing economy could ___9___ $335 billion in spending by 2025 fueled by five ___10___ components: travel, car-sharing, finance, staffing and streaming.