The babysitter from cyberspace
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...But perhaps babysitting represents the final frontier of trust for the internet. Sure, it's always better to enlist family members with childminding tasks, but if your nearest relatives are 3,000 miles away, and if your friends are all single and more familiar with the advanced settings of Gmail than those of an eight-month-old, what are you to do? Besides, doesn't it make more sense to hire someone who qualifies for the job rather than someone who qualifies as a relative?
On Sittercity.com, sitters post CVs and YouTube profiles (being webgenic is a crucial asset in the 21st-century workforce), and clients rate them using a five-star system. For a fee, you can even do a background check...