Ocean of Misery: The Hidden Epidemic of Scams

Millions of people are scammed on the Web each year, but the epidemic has little remedy in the halls of justice. Yet many of the scams cause catastrophic damage.

Here's what's happening.

PORTAL TO THE TORTURE CHAMBER

Out there in the real ...

Top Sites for Writing Jobs

Even as it wreaks mischief in the wider media world, the Web has created many opportunities for writers. And much of the work can be done from anywhere -- home office, cafe, library or beach cottage.

But news isn't much good without context. So ...

Internet Researchers Wanted

As companies like Google, Leapforce and Lionbridge Technologies expand their home-based workforce (we'll get to the openings in a moment), the move toward "cloudworkers" continues.

THE BACKSTORY: WHAT'S A CLOUDWORKER?

Many of us know of the ...

Work-at-Home Stigma Persists

A reference to stay-at-home moms versus "educated women" got National Public Radio into some controversy recently, understandably. We have no political axes to grind -- and we won't go into the "mommy war" theme today -- but it's important to ...

CloudFactory and One Million Offshore E-Workers

America is a land of sweet dreams and nightmares. Dreams of success and the betterment of the world, nightmares of disappearing jobs and class descent.

The notion of using the Internet to bring a million offshore workers online -- the vision of ...