When it comes to users, transparency is important for taking reputation with them across sites. Being chattygirl32 in the New York Times comments section isn’t so helpful when you try to leverage online reputation elsewhere. A real name, however, might stick. Read More »
Collaboration
A simple emoticon can tell you wonders about the emotional state of your company. Socialcast experimented with such a test in a Japanese factory asking employees to rate their work day with a happy, average, or sad face. The simple question gleaned enormous insight. Read More »
The growing global remote workforce has had a big impact on business, giving employees more flexibility to manage their personal and business lives and make the most efficient use of time. But there’s a dark side to detached workforce as employees remain constantly ‘on the… Read More »
Today at Net:Work 2011, we’ll look at how many things once considered the future of work are already here, and what changes are headed our way in years to come. If you can’t attend in person, watch our live video coverage of the event here. Read More »
Gene Zaino, of MBO Partners, believes that by 2020 more than half of U.S. workers will be independent, leading to a new independent majority. But for this to happen, we’ll have to see some significant legislative and structural changes. Read More »
New scientific evidence is emerging about the benefits of telework, supporting workers’ desire to work out of the office. Stowe Boyd discusses the implications involved in the increasingly popular post-industrial adoption of telecommuting, and explains why coworking may be the missing link. Read More »
Yesterday, we held our inaugural Net:Work conference at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. While we discussed technology at length, what it really all boiled down to was people: how we can better connect, communicate and collaborate with each other. Read More »
Social tools such as Skype and instant messaging, along with social networks that help workers connect with each other, can make it much easier to manage remote teams than it used to be before the web came along — and doing so has become even more… Read More »
Collaboration tools are reshaping organizations, John Hagel III and John Seely Brown of Deloitte Center for the Edge told attendees at GigaOM’s Net:Work conference in San Francisco. The edges of an enterprise — as opposed to its core — now have access to the power tools. Read More »
ProofHQ has worked as a remote team since the company was founded two years ago. It’s a topic that we have much experience of and feel passionately about, so we wanted to share some of the lessons that we’ve learned along the way. Read More »
While communication tools like Skype have succeeded in mobilizing an entire generation of workers, collaboration tools are now driving change within businesses. The enterprise is no longer dictated to by legacy technology, but shaped by collaboration tools that let groups form naturally and enable participation. Read More »
Congratulations to Phil Wolff, the winner of our Net:Work ticket giveaway from earlier this week. Don’t be too disappointed if you didn’t win, though, because I’ve managed to secure a special $100 discount for WWD readers. The event’s just one week away, so register today! Read More »
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