Understanding platform mediated work-life: a diary study with gig economy freelancers
JC Alvarez de la Vega, ME Cecchinato… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Online freelancing platforms, such as Upwork, hold great promise in enabling flexible work
opportunities where freelancers can combine their work with other life responsibilities …
opportunities where freelancers can combine their work with other life responsibilities …
“Why lose control?” A Study of Freelancers' Experiences with Gig Economy Platforms
Freelancing platforms, such as Upwork, represent an expansion of the gig economy to
encompass knowledge-based work. Prior research in HCI has primarily focused on forms of …
encompass knowledge-based work. Prior research in HCI has primarily focused on forms of …
Making it work, or not: A longitudinal study of career trajectories among online freelancers
Online freelancing is growing rapidly. However, despite this rapid growth, we have a limited
understanding of online freelancers' long-term experiences and evolution, or how online …
understanding of online freelancers' long-term experiences and evolution, or how online …
Design opportunities for freelancing platforms: Online freelancers' views on a worker-centred design fiction
JC Alvarez De La Vega, ME Cecchinato… - Proceedings of the 1st …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Freelancing platforms, such as Upwork and Fiverr, have become a viable source of work for
millions of freelancers worldwide. However, these gig economy systems are not typically …
millions of freelancers worldwide. However, these gig economy systems are not typically …
Platform-mediated Markets, Online Freelance Workers and Deconstructed Identities
We advance the concept of deconstructed identity to explain how online workers' identities
are being reshaped, diminished and controlled by digital labor platforms. We focus on online …
are being reshaped, diminished and controlled by digital labor platforms. We focus on online …
A Little Too Personal: Effects of Standardization versus Personalization on Job Acquisition, Work Completion, and Revenue for Online Freelancers
As more individuals consider permanently working from home, the online labor market
continues to grow as an alternative working environment. While the flexibility and autonomy …
continues to grow as an alternative working environment. While the flexibility and autonomy …
Collaboration, invisible work, and the costs of macrotask freelancing
Online labour platforms promise efficient, low-friction matching of workers with clients at
scale and on-demand. Prior studies on Upwork have shown that the combination of …
scale and on-demand. Prior studies on Upwork have shown that the combination of …
Work precarity and gig literacies in online freelancing
Many workers have been drawn to the gig economy by the promise of flexible, autonomous
work, but scholars have highlighted how independent working arrangements also come with …
work, but scholars have highlighted how independent working arrangements also come with …
Flexibility, occupation and gender: insights from a panel study of online freelancers
We report findings and discuss implications from a panel study of 68 US-based online
freelancers. These findings emerge from analysis of two rounds of data collection: The first …
freelancers. These findings emerge from analysis of two rounds of data collection: The first …
Managing the transition to online freelance platforms: Self-directed socialization
A Blaising, L Dabbish - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Individuals increasingly turn to online freelance platforms to find flexible, remote, knowledge-
based work. Yet we have only begun to understand the challenges new freelancers face …
based work. Yet we have only begun to understand the challenges new freelancers face …