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(ABC News) -Justin Prim isn't just a bike messenger. He's part of a new wave of self-employed go-getters, some making six figures, who are capitalizing on something called 'the sharing economy.' 'For ...

Laura Surmer wants to run a few bags of old clothes to the Goodwill. She also wants to cash in a bag of coins at a nearby supermarket, but she doesn't want to do it herself. Joshua Leavitt of San ...

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TaskRabbit, the on-demand errand service acquired by IKEA last year, announced today that has taken its website and app offline while investigating a “cybersecurity incident.” The company also said ...

Laura Surmer wants to run a few bags of old clothes to the Goodwill. She also wants to cash in a bag of coins at a nearby supermarket, but she doesn't want to do it herself. Joshua Leavitt of San ...