Playlist for COMM 297 at Penn State — and anyone else who is curious about the good and bad of the gig economy.
My guest is Alexandrea Ravenelle. Her new book is Hustle and Gig. Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the sharing economy, a nebulous collection ...Show More
What is life like in the aspirational economy? In (Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love: Gender, Social Media and Aspirational Work (Yale University Press, 2017) Brooke Erin Duffy, an assistant prof...Show More
Are Elance, Upwork and other online job boards a good place to land freelance work? Yes and no. It really depends on a number of important factors. And it's certainly not for everyone. But there's no ...Show More
The explosion of the gig economy is real. Are you ready? In #37, Hala speaks with Diane Mulcahy, one of the first experts on the Gig Economy, which is a term that describes a labor market with the pre...Show More