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blog post
PointsD&S post-doctoral scholar Caroline Jack responds to “Gig Work, Online Selling and Home Sharing” from Pew Research Center. "The more that is known about the workers and the work of the on-demand economy, the stronger the ... Read on PointsNovember 2016 -
op-ed
Harvard Business ReviewD&S researcher Alex Rosenblat writes about the motivations of gig economy workers. In sum, the effects of the gig economy on the workforce are mixed. These platforms seem to benefit people earning supplementary income or t... Read on Harvard Business ReviewNovember 2016 -
report
Data & Society"Discriminating Tastes" examines how bias may creep into evaluations of Uber drivers through consumer-sourced rating systems. Read moreOctober 2016 -
report
Data & SocietyD&S researchers Alex Rosenblat and Tim Hwang explore "the significant role of worker motivations and regional political environments on the social and economic outcomes of automation" in this report. Read moreOctober 2016 -
Academic Article
International Journal of CommunicationD&S researcher Alex Rosenblat and Luke Stark published a case study of Uber drivers and highlight the information and power asymmetries produced by the Uber application. Abstract is below. Uber manages a large, disaggregat... Read on International Journal of CommunicationJuly 2016 -
podcast
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Data & SocietyWe all have moments in which someone’s use of new media baffles us, and we have to ask a friend how to respond. It often isn’t just the content of the message, it is also using that particular medium in that way which leaves us... Read moreMarch 2016