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By Ben Popper 11/07/11 8:15am

Name Game: The Do-It-For Me, P2P, Online-to-Offline Marketplace

Someone to get you an ice coffee on a hot day at the office. An introductory pasta making class. A person to help you grandmother move a heavy desk. There is a boom in an interesting class of startups that have yet to settle on a catchy moniker. Skillshare, Skillslate, TaskRabbit and Zaarly are among the many startups that fall into this budding genre. Read More

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