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Social Media, Experiences and the Fear of Missing Out 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Way back in 1998 a couple of consultants coined the term "the experience economy" and urged companies to offer interesting and unique experiences in addition to products and services. According to .....
Freelancer Lesson: The Burden of Empowerment 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The Billfold's Six Lessons I Learned After Becoming a Full-Time Freelancer does an excellent job of covering some of the key pluses and minuses associated with independent work. Overall the author is...
Survey Says Moms Want to Work Part-Time 22 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Interesting results from a survey from the media company Hulafrog show that most Moms want to work part-time. The survey results are summarized in the infographic below. The key point is given their...
Feminine Leadership Values Ascending 21 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The Athena Doctrine is a new book that argues "in a world that’s increasingly social, interdependent and transparent ... feminine values are ascendant." The authors say feminine values and traits inc...
What is Labormetrics? 20 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Salon's The Scarey New Labormetrics of Work describes a trend we've following for some time now. It's the use of software and analytical tools to analyze, track and improve work methods and performanc...
The Rise of Ethical, Sustainable, Slow Fashion 19 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh's garment district earlier this year killed more than a 1,000 garment workers. It also highlighted the ethical issues associated with the global ...
The Rise of the Naked Economy 14 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The Rise of the Naked Economy is a new book by Ryan Coonerty and Jeremy Nuener, founders of the successful coworking chain Nextspace. It covers the paradigm shift from traditional jobs and employment ...
Freelancers and the Child Free Life 12 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Time Magazine's cover story The Child Free Life has garnered a lot of attention. It covers the trend of declining birth rates and the growing numbers of childless adults. It's hardly the only recent....
The Growing, Global Freelancer Rights Movement 8 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
I traded emails last week with Joel Dullroy. He's based in Berlin and among other things is the international relations representative of a German group called Verband der Gründer und Selbständigen De...
The Hype and Reality of 3D Printing 7 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
We've been big fans of 3D printing since being introduced to it in the late 1990s. Even back then, it was already an important technology for industrial design and prototyping. But it also holds the ...
