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 ...

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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 ...

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 7, 2013) - oDesk®, the world's largest online workplace, today announced the launch of a new startup accelerator partnership program called oDesk Upstarts. The ...

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 ...

Dr. Chris Hillman, Global AI Lead at Teradata, joins eSpeaks to explore why open data ecosystems are becoming essential for enterprise AI success. In this episode, he breaks down how openness — in ...

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 ...

(06-09) 21:18 PDT SAN FRANCISCO-- During tedious hours on a Marines post in Afghanistan, Owen Morris hatched the idea for a mobile "augmented reality" zombie video game. Back in the United States, he ...