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The article examines two business model "Innocentive.com" and "Challenge.gov" which focuses on issues related to innovation, and presents characteristics to both common and different, whether the sponsor is private or public. Topics include the impact of rise digital economy on internet; use if platforms by companies for research and development, and innovation services; and the role of the same in making contribution to economic development through major technological issues.

The article focuses on proliferation of digital intermediation platforms. Topics include its ideological features and benefits for the sharing economy; building of platform cooperativism; and the role of intermediation platforms such as production and crowdfunding, aggregation of content, advertising and marketing, electronic commerce.