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Telework may have obvious benefits, but the number of remote workers isn’t exactly soaring. In fact, according to some recent studies, the growth in telecommuting is actually slowing. Many explanations are possible, but maybe the simplest is best: The terrible economy has everyone scared.
Recession Presents Opportunities for Auto, Battery Makers: Battery company and aspiring electric car maker BYD Auto and Tata Motors, maker of the…
“I’d rather keep working in the hope of getting paid than stop working and know I’m not going to get paid.” These words, from a friend of mine who’s not getting paid by the company she’s freelancing for — the only project she has right now — might shock you if you’re on a nice steady cashflow. But if your income isn’t so stable, you might be able to relate to her sense of desperation. Though I know no one’s immune from a recession, this conversation made me think about my own approach to the financial side of what I do. I started to think about what, if anything, I could do to try to cushion myself from the current (and future) economic turmoil…
We’d like to say thanks to this month’s jkOnTheRun sponsors. WunderRadio: WunderRadio plays thousands of streaming Internet radio stations and other audio…
The very first LaidOffCamp — think BarCamp for those who have lost their jobs due to the recession — kicks off tomorrow,…
While my new unibody MacBook is pretty state-of-the-art, and indeed the most contemporaneously avant garde computer I’ve ever owned, I’m still a…
Times are tough, we all know that. We also know that there are always opportunities to be had, and that companies that…
[qi:115] When the financial crisis reached full bloom last fall, it took many technology companies some time before they were able to…
I called one of my friends earlier this week and asked her if we could have lunch on Sunday. I was surprised…
BlogTV is the closest thing to broadcast television on the web. Each day, the site has prime-time viewing hours — evenings, East…
As a web worker who cares about your career, it’s just plain good sense to do what you can to make sure that your income survives increased competition. Fortunately, WWD has offered plenty of advice on that score over the years. Here are an even dozen of our best articles and tips for supercharging your career.
With the world sliding into a real or imagined recession (sometimes, it’s difficult to tell!) Web Worker Daily has been on the…
The economy is changing in dramatic and unexpected ways, and many of us are having a difficult time deciding how to react.…
Entrepreneurs often focus so much on running their companies that they don’t have time to worry about events in the outside world.…
Last October, Found|READ lunched with serial entrepreneur and Lookery cofounder Scott Rafer, who gloomily predicted the technology industry was “no more than…
Looks like Cisco Systems (CSCO) is dead serious about turning the screws on the competitors of its Linksys line of products. Today,…
Today we offer the latest edition in Larry Chiang’s long-running series on “Things They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School,” which…
Recessions are good for startups because they foster: Frugality, Fine-tuning, ”Family’ Values, Forerunner-status, & Fire-proofing. We’ve been writing a lot lately about…
OK, so you’ve got the ExpressCard slot but don’t want to reuse an old PCMCIA card. No worries, we don’t judge here.…
For all of us who have grappled with poor voice connections, dropped calls and ultra slow wireless speeds, the promise of a…
