Group Profile Enhancements

We’re happy to announce a few small, yet important changes to the group profiles.
We launched groups several months ago in order to give providers a way to differentiate themselves based on their expertise and give buyers a way to find the experts. Groups are like little expert marketplaces within the overall oDesk network. [...]

oDesk SVN to be Discontinued

oDesk is discontinuing its integrated SVN repository service.
Even though this change affects only a small number of users, we’d like to describe the upcoming changes and ensure that all have sufficient time to plan them.
When will SVN be discontinued?
Effective immediately, no new oDesk SVN repositories will be provisioned. Existing SVN repositories will be discontinued [...]

Making hiring easier, part one: “Confirm Hire”

Over the next month or two, we will be releasing a number of enhancements to make hiring on oDesk easier than ever. Tonight was the first release, a redesign of the hire confirmation page.

The page is now crisper and cleaner, highlighting the most important parameters for buyers. It also turns a three-page process into one [...]

Relaunching the Candidate List

In an effort to make the job post page easier on the eye we removed the candidate list last week. The feedback of our community was loud and clear, and we decided to reverse the decision and bring the candidate list back to public job posts. We thank you for not being shy with your [...]

Time Reports API

We’ve lately added quite a few new methods to the oDesk API Center and today there’s a new member of the family — Time Reports.
So how can users leverage the Time Reports API?
* Buyers can generate detailed hourly reports for their oDesk team, agency and company.
* Providers can generate detailed reports for their personal oDesk [...]