tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90704430560844796592012-02-20T22:22:16.287-08:00TaskRabbit, a new online service, connects people who need errands done with those willing to do them. Some 70 percent of TaskRabbit runners are unemployed or underemployed.june77http://www.blogger.com/profile/09871506883168693909noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070443056084479659.post-15682733050988390342010-09-11T13:47:00.000-07:002010-09-11T13:47:07.961-07:00

 Apparently, TaskRabbit has taken San Francisco by storm and they need more runners to fill the required jobs. I still think that I would have to need someone pretty desperately before I'd let a perfect stranger into my house to do an odd job - or God forbid, make my bank deposit. That's going a bit too far.    . . . June ------------------------------- TaskRabbit.com now recruiting Runners in

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New applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November, a sign that employers are likely cutting jobs again as the economy slows. It makes one wonder how many are enjoying their extra unemployment benefits instead of looking for work.    . . . June

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TaskRabbit does sound like a good idea. Basically it helps out those who need a job and have time on their hands and it helps out the people who need help with chores and are willing to pay for it. So what is the writer of this article complaining about? June ----------------------- TaskRabbit: The US Economy Really is in the Pooper by Drea of Business Pundit, Aug 5, 2010 I ran across

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What a great idea! This makes absolutely wonderful sense in this day and age when so many people have lost their jobs or are only working part-time. So can TaskRabbit help solve unemployment? This business hires people who can take care of small jobs for a fee and they are placed with matching people who need those jobs filled. As an online business it's a brilliant concept and has apparently

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