Gigwalk is a platform that enables businesses to identify and fix channel execution issues as well as collect data, through Gigwalk’s network of freelancers. Once a company creates a project, Gigwalk matches available freelancers based on their location who execute the project and provide real-time insight. Gigwalk was launched in 2010 and since then has built a network of 1.2 million freelancers.
Alternatives to Gigwalk
Mechanical Turk
Company: Amazon.com, Inc. | Since: 2005
Touting its service as “Artificial Artificial Intelligence”, Amazon Mechanical Turk is a crowd-sourcing service that connects developers and businesses with human workers to do small tasks that can’t be feasibly done by computers. Requestors submit Human Intelligence Tasks or HITs…
Taskrabbit
Company: TaskRabbit, Inc. | Founder: Leah Busque, Kevin Busque | CEO: Ania Smith | Since: 2008
TaskRabbit is a platform where you hire someone nearby for small jobs: assembling furniture, moving, mounting a TV, cleaning or helping with errands. It was founded in 2008 by Leah Busque and was acquired by IKEA in 2017. How TaskRabbit…
Freelancer
Company: Freelancer Technology Pty Limited | Founder: Matt Barrie | CEO: Matt Barrie | Since: 2009
Based in Australia, Freelancer is a global online freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace. Launched in 2009, the service allows registered users, who can be individuals or companies, to sign up and post projects for others to do, or bid on projects made…
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