Tagged: freelancer

Collecting beer bottles, a task completed for Uberflip. (Image: AskForTask).

AskForTask helping businesses harness the shared economy

Candice So

Published: March 17th, 2014
Why crowd design contests aren’t all bad

Why crowd design contests aren’t all bad

Two design contest Web sites have recently set up a local shop in Canada. Both DesignCrowd and 99designs have registered a dot-ca address to cater to the Canadian market within the past year.

Published on: July 24th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Freelancer.ca launches with acquisition of ScriptLance

Freelancer.ca launches with acquisition of ScriptLance

Toronto-based freelancer online marketplace Scriptlance has been acquired by Freelancer.com, the firms announced today.Scriptlance is the fifth-largest freelance marketplace in the world with more than 360,000 users, according to the site. Its members

Published on: July 9th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Firms using “virtual” office assistants worldwide to get the job done

Firms using “virtual” office assistants worldwide to get the job done

When Darlene Lee found herself overburdened with menial tasks -- with an unhelpful admin assistant in her employ -- she sought out her saviour in Jerusalem, Israel.But it's not what you think. A

Published on: February 6th, 2009 Brian Jackson