With more Americans doing freelance work, the platforms that connect them to clients are trying to get a bigger piece of the action. In the latest example, Elance-oDesk this morning announced it has a ...

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2014) - oDesk, a leading marketplace for online work, today announced results of a new survey, "Digital Nomads: A Revolution in Work Freedom." Findings of the ...

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Can you become a great freelancer? I've written a fair bit lately about the phenomenon where millions of workers have been recently let go from their employers and have been inadvertently thrust into ...

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 5, 2013) - oDesk®, the world's largest online workplace, today announced that more than $1 billion (U.S.) has been spent on work conducted via its platform. This ...

oDesk and Upwork.com, two sites that connect freelancers and gigs, announced Wednesday plans to merge into one big online employment hub. The deal is expected to close in four months, pending ...

The online staffing industry is a big market–and it’s only getting bigger. According to research firm Staffing Industry Analysts, last year the market hit $1 billion and it’s forecast to reach $5 ...

In conversations about freelancing and online marketplaces for remote contract workers of the tech industry, the name of oDesk floats up pretty often. Founded in 2005, the company has since delivered ...

Several years ago, when Serge Knystautas was building his Web site business, PrestoSports, he faced a typical start-up dilemma: He badly needed software developers, and he was finding it hard to lure ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. "The ...