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Top Online Jobs for Freelancers Revealed

Women on Business

A new report from Freelancer.com reveals the top online jobs for freelance workers based on findings from an analysis of over a quarter million jobs completed during the third quarter of 2012 on the site. Android developer jobs saw significant growth at 16%, primarily due to the success of the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Android 4.1

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A History of the Job Listing and How It Just Died [Infographic]

Kevin Eikenberry

Dice was actually launched in 1990, initially as a bulletin board service for recruiters – and by the late 1990’s had ascended to prominence as the go-to site for finding software developers in Silicon Valley. Subsequent investment and growth would lead to an IPO in 1999. Careerbuilder hit the market in 1996.

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

With the virtual disappearance of major white-collar employers like Eastman Kodak and Westinghouse — once fairly reliable career on-ramps — young talent is focusing on entrepreneurship as a path forward. The Apple Store lists more than one million apps and claims that there are 275,000 registered app developers in the U.S.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

But the conditions seemed to be ripe for one to develop. ” In my first year in Singapore we might hear news about a company landing venture funding every few months, and an exit (cashing out either through an IPO or by selling itself to a larger company) every year. You’ll never find any interesting deals there.”