TaskRabbit links people to clients who need an extra pair of hands for errands. — -- Justin Prim isn’t just a bike messenger. He’s part of a new wave of self-employed go-getters, some making six ...

This app can connect you with paying gigs such as raking leaves and waiting in line. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED Silicon Valley startup TaskRabbit ...

Errands marketplace TaskRabbit is shaking things up today with a change to its business model. The company says it’s shifting away from the auction model where contractors bid for tasks posted by end ...

A rabbit revolution is brewing at TaskRabbit, the site for arranging odd jobs. The San Francisco company last week overhauled how it matches workers with assignments for housecleaning, home repairs, ...

You can’t consider Chengdu Taste, Boiling Crab or Din Tai Fung for dinner without hesitating over the certainty of the long wait. But what if, through a little planning and some extra cash, you could ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The errand marketplace hires for longer-term work, and may add benefits The errand marketplace hires for ...

TaskRabbit, the U.S. startup that runs a marketplace for people who need help with short-term work and errands, is hopping over the pond for its first international city launch. On Thursday, it will ...

IKEA agreed to acquire Silicon Valley startup TaskRabbit—the online marketplace that connects people with freelancers willing to run errands and do odd jobs—combining the pioneer of the flat pack with ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Leah Busque was raised in a town so small that it had no streetlights. When she was 18, she left home in Massachusetts for rural Virginia, to study at a tiny women’s college where dairy cows roamed ...