Online service marketplaces have been a boon for homeowners and renters looking for contractors and service providers to handle home projects—everything from the best handyman services for customers ...

Microsoft’s Live Labs on Wednesday introduced a new service that lets users collect snippets of information from Web sites and share the collections with others. A user investigating vacation ideas, ...

For more than a decade, Thumbtack has served as a marketplace connecting homeowners with professionals who can do everything from installing a central air system to mowing the lawn. Now, with an ...

Thumbtack.com, a site that helps people find local service providers (from house cleaners to DJs to math tutors, to use the three examples on the company homepage), unveiled a big redesign earlier ...

New partnership connects homeowners on Redfin with Thumbtack’s 300,000 local service businesses amid peak home improvement season This new feature will help homeowners more easily tackle home ...

Thumbtack started eight years ago with one goal in mind: to become an Amazon of sorts for home services like plumbers, home inspectors, and house cleaners. Today it moves a little bit closer to that ...

Microsoft’s Live Labs on Wednesday introduced a new service that lets users collect snippets of information from Web sites and share the collections with others. A user investigating vacation ideas, ...

To find a local pro, owners can claim their home on Redfin and visit their Owner Dashboard. Under “Home Improvements,” they can search for a variety of projects—from house cleaning to HVAC maintenance ...