Enterprises of every size are moving applications and infrastructure to the cloud. Maintaining operational awareness is difficult enough within a single cloud…
Read MoreIn the race for greater productivity, team leaders eagerly latch onto the latest tool or productivity philosophy. It's only natural: we're keen to try new ways of getting things done. But in doing so, have we inadvertently become slaves to the machine?…
Read MoreIn the era of location-independent employment, praising team members has become a challenge. In an office, many words of praise are given in passing, but those opportunities don't exist for virtual teams. Here are some ideas for showing your remote team that you appreciate their contributions.…
Read MoreThere's a lot of talk of personal branding in social media, but when it comes to commercial brands, the questions that we take for granted when setting up a presence become dilemmas. The portrayal of a business brand in social media is affected by many factors:…
Read MoreWho should handle your company's social media accounts? Should the job be assigned to a single person, or spread among a number of individuals? Both the centralized and decentralized approaches have their pros and cons -- and a place in an evolving social media strategy.…
Read MoreThe web has provided a hothouse for the blossoming of fad language, jargon and discipline-specific words. How do web workers keep up with the evolution of online language? And how do we avoid sounding out-of-touch in a field where being connected is the most basic requirement?…
Read MoreA new study has found that 75 percent of college students prefer print textbooks over electronic versions. For researchers and web workers alike, printed books still provide significant advantages that go far beyond "new book smell" or intelligent margin notes made by a previous owner.…
Read MoreI've had the chance to speak with a number of online innovators. Every day, step by step, these people have proceeded into the unknown. The web has possibilities for innovation that takes us from the warm shallows into the uncharted depths beyond what we know now.…
Read MoreMany web workers are taking advantage of the holiday break to focus on personal projects that really spark their passions. Here are a few ideas to help you stay focused and motivated on personal projects, while enjoying the holidays at the same time.…
Read MoreLast weekend, I disconnected from the web completely. Unlike a holiday, though, I still needed to go about my ordinary activities. This experience revealed to me how much I've come to rely on the web, and highlighted some unexpected ways it's changing my lifestyle.…
Read MoreI keep meeting web workers who, citing personal preference, fatigue, or lack of time, fail to bother with certain new sites or services. I've met web workers this year who thought Twitter was a waste of time, electronic newsletters were dead and blogging was for teenagers.…
Read MoreI've been working on site one day a week, and I've noticed something that differentiates the way I operate compared to my "in-office" colleagues: I see my time differently than they do. And, to be honest, I think it makes me more productive than they are.…
Read MoreWith a number of web working friends out of work, I've had a chance to see the full gamut of reactions to holiday season unemployment over recent weeks. Unemployment is daunting at the best of times, but can be extremely disorienting at this time of year.…
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