Wingham Rowan: A new kind of job market

Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours -- but it's difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is working on that. He explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employers book workers for slivers of time.

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[Truthiness231]

"The US needs less government intervention"

Again, why? You're still just decreeing things (which is fun but not productive).

In a rebuttal (to the nothing you put forward): one of the many important areas of government intervention in business is on their effect on the environment; the free market solution would be to let the companies do what they want to the air, and if it gets bad enough (like China) then another company can "fill the void" by selling us fresh air... is that really better?

[dougalsii]

Why do we need investors betting on babysitters? That sounds like a scandal waiting to happen. Mr. Rowan's success stories are the lottery and turbo trading, i.e. gambling, making money with money rather than actual productive labor. I don't like these examples. Why not just make a meta search engine for the individual sites? Why does the government need involved in Mr. Rowan's example at all?

[helri arif]

I found that really informative. I was so puzzled witnessing my friend change from being lame to a ladies man. He began attracting chicks over night. I was astounded. He pretended he failed to realize. He then explained it to me while he was wasted. He revealed he learned from the Jake Ayres Master Attraction Formula. Google it and you will discover it... He's dating a stunner... Lucky fucker! Where are the best videos on Youtube?

[Helga Guerreiro]

Fiscal reasons for one. I'm not aware of tax classes in other contries but here in Portugal independent workers are largelly in disavantage when compared to companies or workers with a contract. Since it's considered "ocasional" work its over taxed and the benefits are between very low and zero.

[yoransom]

It happens all the time nowadays. With social media and the few and far between media agencies not on corporate or government pay rolls that inhibit or push public opinion. There is a reason why lobbying is such a huge problem; because it works. Governments always create market imperfections. The habits and social decree of the people acts intrinsically for the best interest of that society. Corporations use government to create and maintain unfair advantages.

[Truthiness231]

Because as well all know, any company that is boycotted goes under...

I honestly couldn't find a single consumer boycott that was successful since the start of boycotting. And I did try. There have been a couple of successful boycotts in history, and they were employee boycotts backed by unions (which goes back to government).

Technology is the progression of our tools, not a whistle blower. And I do wish people would stop decreeing things; give reasons for why you think the things you think.

[yoransom]

Work does need people, and people ALWAYS need work. You are just lazy or thinking lazily.

[yoransom]

No, what would be better is the people boycotting those companies which do not adhere to the best interests of society; that which government by prior intervention has empowered. Technology solves market imperfections not governments.