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Uberland: How algorithms are rewriting the rules of work

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2008
ISBN
2018023686, 2018025474, 9780520970632, 9780520298576
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19453957 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
271\285
Time added
2022-02-09 22:55:02

Description

Cover UBERLAND Title Copyright CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction: Using an App to Go to Work—Uber as a Symbol of the New Economy 1. Driving as Glamorous Labor: How Uber Uses the Myths of the Sharing Economy 2. Motivations to Drive: How Uber’s System Rewards Full-Time and Recreational Drivers Differently 3. The Technology Pitch: How Uber Creates Entrepreneurship for the Masses 4. The Shady Middleman: How Uber Manages Money 5. Behind the Curtain: How Uber Manages Drivers with Algorithms 6. In the Big Leagues: How Uber Plays Ball Conclusion: The New Age of Uber—How Technology Consumption Rewrote the Rules of Work Appendix 1. Methodology: How I Studied Uber Appendix 2. Ridehailing beyond Uber: Meet Lyft, the Younger Twin Notes Index

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