# Crowdsourced Careers Chen Xiao Performs Random Real-Life Tasks for Chinese Internet Users By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-03-01 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chen-xiao References: [cnn](http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/china.lifeonline/index.html?eref=rss_topstories) & [telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4297563/Chinese-woman-sells-her-life-online.html) After 26-year-old fashion school graduate Chen Xiao was forced to close down her shop due to the sour economic climate, she stumbled across an innovative way to make money: She's offered up her services to users of [mop.com](http://mop.com/), a popular Chinese Internet portal. Xiao doesn't do anything immoral, illegal or violent, according to CNN, but in the past month and a half she's attended the birth of a stranger's baby, bought and delivered flowers to strangers and had lunch with a homeless person. For these random, [user-suggested tasks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chorequest), Chen Xiao charges about £2 and hour. Since she started her [crowdsourced career](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-scaled-solutions), Xiao has made about £300, which the Telegraph says is a respectable sum in China. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Crowdsourced Careers:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating platforms that connect individuals willing to perform random tasks with users in need of those services. - **Peer-to-peer Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing online platforms that facilitate transactions between individuals offering and seeking various services. - **Micro-entrepreneurship:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Enabling individuals to monetize their skills and time by providing services on-demand through online platforms. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Gig Economy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building platforms that connect individuals looking for temporary or freelance work with users in need of their services. - **Sharing Economy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating platforms that enable individuals to share and monetize their resources, skills, or spare time with others. - **Online Marketplaces:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing digital platforms that connect buyers and sellers of various goods and services. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-to-Human Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rentahuman.md) - [Student Task Sharing Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/task-sharing-platform.md) - [Virtual Avatar Workers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bite-ninja.md) - [Crowdsourced Outfit-Picking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/choiced.md) - [Streamlined Task Outsourcing Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taskapron.md) - [Extended Christmas Spirit Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edubirdie-2022.md) - [Destination Review Jobs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edubirdie.md) - [Chinese Youth Search Reports](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/search-habits.md) - [Real-Time Advice Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spendher-hotline.md)