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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

Among other fastest-growing client countries one can also find Latvia, Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania, and Malaysia. Look at online dating, or social media — our acceptance of building and maintaining relationships online has increased dramatically over the last 20 years.”.

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The Next Web

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. Qual Canal: service that allows you to track conversations about TV shows in social media. Pick1: retargeting service through automated market research.

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So first of all, what a testament to social media and its power to reach- Tomas Pueyo : Huge. So you have countries like Australia, New Zealand, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland and many, many more. Eric Ries : Well, you knew. You knew actually.