Uberland

2018-10-23 Business & Economics

Author : Alex Rosenblat
Release : 2018-10-23
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 632/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Uberland by : Alex Rosenblat

Download or read book Uberland written by Alex Rosenblat. This book was released on 2018-10-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and Internet platforms. Upending our understanding of work in the digital age, Uberland paints a future where any of us might be managed by a faceless boss. The neutral language of technology masks the powerful influence algorithms have across the New Economy. Uberland chronicles the stories of drivers in more than twenty-five cities in the United States and Canada over four years, shedding light on their working conditions and providing a window into how they feel behind the wheel. The book also explores Uber’s outsized influence around the world: the billion-dollar company is now influencing everything from debates about sexual harassment and transportation regulations to racial equality campaigns and labor rights initiatives. Based on award-winning technology ethnographer Alex Rosenblat’s firsthand experience of riding over 5,000 miles with Uber drivers, daily visits to online forums, and face-to-face discussions with senior Uber employees, Uberland goes beyond the headlines to reveal the complicated politics of popular technologies that are manipulating both workers and consumers.

Spector's Revenge

2012-09-12 Fiction

Author : Stephen Lurvey
Release : 2012-09-12
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 083/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Spector's Revenge written by Stephen Lurvey. This book was released on 2012-09-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time heals, it is said. But thirteen months after sending evil back to the land of nightmares in the prequel Spectre Antiques, the teenager Matthew is about to discover that the evil Mr. Spector was not about to forgive and forget. So hed best keep his guard up and his wits razor sharp. A little assistance from a certain magician (aka Aivis the Burvis) would be appreciated...youd think.

Hustle and Gig

2019-03-12 Business & Economics

Author : Alexandrea J. Ravenelle
Release : 2019-03-12
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 892/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hustle and Gig written by Alexandrea J. Ravenelle. This book was released on 2019-03-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the sharing economy, a nebulous collection of online platforms and apps that promise to transcend capitalism. Supporters argue that the gig economy will reverse economic inequality, enhance worker rights, and bring entrepreneurship to the masses. But does it? In Hustle and Gig, Alexandrea J. Ravenelle shares the personal stories of nearly eighty predominantly millennial workers from Airbnb, Uber, TaskRabbit, and Kitchensurfing. Their stories underline the volatility of working in the gig economy: the autonomy these young workers expected has been usurped by the need to maintain algorithm-approved acceptance and response rates. The sharing economy upends generations of workplace protections such as worker safety; workplace protections around discrimination and sexual harassment; the right to unionize; and the right to redress for injuries. Discerning three types of gig economy workers—Success Stories, who have used the gig economy to create the life they want; Strugglers, who can’t make ends meet; and Strivers, who have stable jobs and use the sharing economy for extra cash—Ravenelle examines the costs, benefits, and societal impact of this new economic movement. Poignant and evocative, Hustle and Gig exposes how the gig economy is the millennial’s version of minimum-wage precarious work.

Taxi!

2020-03-17 History

Author : Graham Russell Gao Hodges
Release : 2020-03-17
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 791/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Taxi! written by Graham Russell Gao Hodges. This book was released on 2020-03-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether or not you've ever hailed a cab on Broadway, Taxi! provides a fascinating perspective on New York's most colorful emissaries.

Digital Working Lives

2022-11-02 Philosophy

Author : Tim Christiaens
Release : 2022-11-02
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 743/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Digital Working Lives written by Tim Christiaens. This book was released on 2022-11-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent innovations in digital technologies are fundamentally transforming the world of work. A digital gig economy is emerging that threatens to displace traditional labour relations based on legally regulated labour contracts. Companies like Uber, Deliveroo, or Amazon Mechanical Turk rely increasingly on ‘independent contractors’ who earn piece-rate wages by completing tasks sent to them via their smartphones. This development understandably pushes workers to desire more autonomy, but what would workers’ autonomy mean in the digital age? This book argues that the digital gig economy undermines workers’ autonomy by putting digital technology in charge of workers’ surveillance, leading to exploitation, alienation, and exhaustion. To secure a more sustainable future of work, digital technologies should instead be transformed into tools that support human development instead of subordinating it to algorithmic control. The best guarantee for human autonomy is a politics that transforms digital platforms into convivial tools that obey the rhythm of human life.

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