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February 1, 2008

Telecommuting Motherload

Let’s say you’ve convinced (or are trying to convince) your employer to let you work from home. Or you’re an enlightened business owner who sees telecommuting as a way to attract and retain good workers. Where do you go for information about how to implement a telework program? Well, since the U.S. government is the [...]

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January 29, 2008

Big Switch To Work From Home

What happens when IT departments switch from in-house networked services to utility services? There’s going to be a lot of IT people looking for work. At least that’s what Nicholas Carr predicts, in his latest book, The Big Switch. According to Carr, computing power is undergoing a transformation, moving off desktops and into massive data [...]

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January 26, 2008

Work From Home Jobs Can Be Murder

But you’re rummaging around the web looking for jobs you can do working from home? You want to freelance. Be your own boss. Work in your jammies. Undress4Success, right?Okay, so you stop in at Craig’s List, and see what you can find. Kindofa funky place, but ya never know. And sure ’nuff, there’s a job [...]

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January 25, 2008

Telecommuting Has Workers Undressing Around the Globe

The U.S. leads the way in telecommuting. But traffic, pollution, and even sex are adding to its popularity in other countries as well. Here are some links to information about telecommuting programs around the world. Saudi Arabia Studies Telecommuting To Create Job Opportunities For Women Here’s a benefit to telework we hadn’t heard before. Saudi [...]

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January 21, 2008

Telecommuters Tell Gulf Oil To Pound Sand

Our analysis of research by SBA, EPA, DOT, and Census Bureau data shows that while less than 5% of the U.S. workforce currently work from home, 40% have jobs that would allow them to telecommute. If they did, according to our study, these new teleworkers could annually save 625 million barrels of oil (roughly equivalent [...]

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