- September 11, 2023
Uber is reportedly looking to add odd jobs to its list of services.
The company is developing “Chore,” a service similar to TaskRabbit that would let users hire people to carry out random jobs, ...
- May 5, 2023
With PYMNTS research finding that more Americans are adding side hustles to ease paycheck-to-paycheck living pressures, our Provider Ranking of Gig Apps is the ideal place to see this class of apps ...
- March 16, 2023
All work is important, so we take the Provider Ranking of Gig Economy Apps seriously.
Not overly so, but you get the idea.
Let’s see what’s up in the wonderful world of ...
- December 1, 2022
Leading contract employment apps are wavering in PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Gig Economy Apps.
Some category leaders regained ground lost last time, while others slipped further. Meanwhile, in the lower ...
- September 27, 2022
Category leaders are losing ground in PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Gig Economy Apps, as the top players see their scores fall.
Meanwhile, in the lower ranks of the top 10, ...
- November 8, 2021
Instant gig worker payouts need instant payments infrastructure. In the Disbursements Tracker, TaskRabbit’s Vice President of Product Jennifer Grasso explains the importance of instant payments to today’s freelancers and why ...
- November 5, 2021
Getting paid fast is more than just a benefit for gig workers. It has become a necessity in today’s challenging economic climate.
Some employers are ahead of the game when it ...
- June 23, 2020
TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot has announced a plan to step down from the company at the end of August, according to a report by The New York Times.
Brown-Philpot, one of ...
- January 20, 2020
As evidence mounts that more consumers are doing more commerce from the comfort of their homes, there are also big changes when it comes the retail involved in that comfort ...
- October 18, 2019
One of the basics of platform design and ignition is getting “anchor tenants” on board who — given their size, scale and profile — tend to attract other stakeholders to ...
- August 29, 2019
A growing number of workers are turning to platforms like Uber, TaskRabbit and Upwork to earn extra money – or even to make gig work a main source of income. ...
- April 30, 2019
Digital platforms are the backbone of marketplaces and service providers used by millions daily. Payment capabilities, coupled with rapid mobile adoption, have contributed to their rapid growth. According to a ...
- February 11, 2019
Retail furniture giant Ikea’s recent acquisition of handyman site TaskRabbit shows that it’s aware of competition from other online-only furniture retailers, and their push of services like installation and delivery, ...
- December 7, 2018
Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. cities, and IKEA is no exception: It is intending to bring a “Planning Studio” to Manhattan this coming spring. And it will ...
- May 21, 2018
The gig economy may seem like it’s still among the latest financial trends, but in fact, it’s already starting to evolve into its next form: on-demand labor. And that doesn’t ...
- April 17, 2018
TaskRabbit — the freelancer marketplace owned by IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer — has been the victim of a hack that prompted the company to take its website and app ...
- March 16, 2018
Two decades ago, talk of platforms was mostly centered around software, often by academics and engineers in highly technical settings. Today, the term is still focused on software — and ...
- September 29, 2017
TaskRabbit, the contract labor marketplace startup known and loved within the gig economy, has been purchased by Swedish home goods giant Ikea. TaskRabbit will become an independent subsidiary within Ikea, ...
- April 10, 2017
On-demand services marketplace TaskRabbit is on the sales block, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
The company, which supports a platform that connects people to freelance labor, ...
- October 8, 2014
One of the most oft-cited criticisms of startups—especially mobile firms—is that they sell a solution in search of a problem. Airbnb is making a powerful case that such comments do not ...
- September 9, 2014
In a major move to bolster Bitcoin, EBay on Monday (Sept. 8) officially announced its much-teased decision to start accepting Bitcoins.
“We’re announcing PayPal’s first foray into bitcoin,” said Bill Ready, ...
