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The Staffing Industry Analyst's Human Cloud Framework and Taxonomy

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Last week the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) released The Human Cloud, the Gig Economy & the Transformation of Work.   Click here to go to the report's press release and landing page. It nicely covers the topics mentioned in the report title.   So the gig economy is big. 

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Jinglesmart - Online Project Marketplace for the Jingles Industry

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According to Staffing Industry Analysts , the online staffing industry is now about a $1billion dollar industry that's growing at "double-digit" rates.    The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance.  Based on this, I don't think it's a big industry.

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Are There More Gig Walkers Than Uber Drivers?

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According to a recent GigWalk press release : "Gigwalk’s Cloud Market solution instantly connects businesses to a network of over one million Gigwalkers in North America …" GigWalk's gig walkers are mobile independent workers who execute a variety of tasks for GigWalk clients.

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2017 Top 10 Pet Product Trends

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Package Facts recently released their list of 10 Pet Product Trends to Watch in 2017.    Key quote from their press release: From leather collars to fur-lined carriers and orthopedic bedding, there's no shortage of innovative and human-inspired products trending in the U.S. pet industry.

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Drones for High Value Deliveries

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Key quote from their press release announcing the new service : Beginning in the first quarter of 2018, the Tanzanian government will begin using drones to make up to 2,000 life-saving deliveries per day to over one thousand health facilities, serving 10 million people across the country. Like pizza delivery. 

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Mastercard on the Sharing Economy

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Key quote from their press release on their recently released sharing economy study: “The sharing economy is experiencing an extraordinary level of growth, transforming the fundamental way industries operate and people experience a variety of things,” said Mark Barnett, President, Mastercard UK & Ireland.

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The On-Demand Economy Driving Growth of Nonemployer Businesses

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Census press release this year focused on the  fast year over year growth of nonemployers in transit and ground transportation. This is, of course, due to Uber, Lyft and the broader ride share industry. Census Bureau statistics released today. See their reports for more on high earning independent workers.

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