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Businesses Going Green Turn to Conferencing - Apr 23, 2008
America’s 130 million workers generate 1.68 metric tons of CO2 per year through commuting, business travel, computer use and other related activities. This led the founders of Esurance, an online auto insurance company, to launch the company with a rather demanding policy in place.
Too Plugged In? Change How You’re Connected - Mar 19, 2008
As new forms of mobile communication emerge and become popular with workers, it becomes harder and harder for them to reach people. Modern workers have tools like SMS text, e-mail, BlackBerry, cell phone, fax, and even the old-fashioned Post-It Note.
Keep the Chit-Chat to Yourself - Feb 18, 2008
There’s no such thing as a private conversation when you’re in a group meeting, except when you’re using IM (Instant Messaging) on a conference call.
Easy Does It: Web Conferencing for Everyone - Feb 12, 2008
Application sharing, real-time polling, a virtual whiteboard – these wiz-bang gadgets can be overwhelming to first time Web conferencing users. And for the everyday business person who just wants to be productive, learning this new technology can seem like a daunting experience.
Execs Ditch Stock Options for “Flexibility” - Feb 5, 2008
What does it take to keep a star employee these days? Movers and shakers don’t want bigger salaries, stock options, or training like they used to, according to a recent survey by Watson Wyatt. The #1 employee retention tool is now flexibility - the ability to work according to the way we live.
Technology to Help You Beat Winter Traffic - Jan 28, 2008
It’s a winter wonderland out there, and no one knows that better than the thousands of Americans who were late for work this morning. Heavy snowfall is triggering car accidents as commuters disregard icy road conditions, causing the kind of traffic delays that only happen when Jack Frost comes to town.
Throw Away the Traditional Workweek: Telecommute - Oct 29, 2007
Nobody likes waste. U.S. residents, businesses, and institutions produced more than 245 million tons of garbage in 2005, which breaks down to 4.5 pounds of waste per person per day.
New Conferencing Technology Eliminates the Wait at Work - Oct 25, 2007
No one likes to wait - especially when they’re on the phone, or on the computer. In fact, up to one-half of computer users waste time on “frustrated experiences” relating to their technology.
Business Travelers, You’ve Been Busted - for Pollution - Oct 10, 2007
Business travelers are getting busted for pollution. The reason why is each time a jetsetter takes a round trip flight from Los Angeles to New York, they produce 1,600 pounds of carbon dioxide. Drivers aren’t so innocent, either...
Four Days in the Office are Better than Five - Oct 5, 2007
Did you know the average commuter spends more time commuting each year than on vacation? All that time in traffic comes at a heavy cost. To be exact, $3.9 billion...
Summertime Telecommuting - May 17, 2007
Nearly 1 in 6 workers telecommute during the year. As more companies condone telecommuting and as high-speed bandwidth is more readily available, moving the family to a summer home for the season is a viable option.
Conferencing for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - Apr 26, 2007
About 10 percent of the US population has some form of serious hearing loss, which can be a large number of employees in a major company.