Elance, one of the web’s leading freelance job auctioning services, has released its quarterlyOnline Employment Report. The report uses data from the service to find trends in the web work sphere. In the last three months of 2010, Elance users brought in a total of over $27 million, a significant chunk of the $351 million in earnings the site has facilitated over its lifetime. Between Q4 2009 and Q4 2010, the number of job postings grew a whopping 37....

Election day is just around the corner in Canada, and the 2011 campaign has been filled with unusual twists, turns and surprises. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises is how much technology has played a part in it, perhaps more than ever before. Whether the issue is how citizens are using (or are going to be using) social media, how candidates are embracing it to capture the younger voters or to seem tech-savvy to the voters, social media has played an important role in shaping the election campaign this time around....

Canada’s upcoming election is drawing more interest than ever on social media websites, and the addition of QR codes to election signage was just a matter of time. BlogTOposted a picture of Toronto-Danforth Liberal candidate Andrew Lang’s campaign sign, and a large QR code is placed in the upper right corner. The codes are only being used on the larger campaign signs meant for placement on lawns, but even with that limited exposure, Lang’s office has had a lot of people asking about it....

Most of the ebikes we’ve tested at TNW have futuristic designs, ample smart features, or minimalist aesthetics. But sometimes you just want something a little more classic, and for that, the Electric Bike Company’sModel Yexactly fits the bill. Made in the USA Electric Bike Companyis a relatively rare breed of an ebike brand in that its bikes are actually designed and built in the USA. Pretty much all of the company’s bikes are some variety of beach cruiser, and though some components are sourced from outside the US, the company builds frames to order in California....

Electric car sales are on the up — but is coronavirus responsible? Declining car sales Before we label EVs as the new iPhone, it’s good to take a step back and look at the fundamentals of the struggling car market. The overall decline in car sales during COVID-19 is clearly linked to historically lowconsumer confidenceas a result of the pandemic. But there are also other structural factors at play. For example, during the height of restrictions, many car-owning households would not have replaced their cars as normal....