Online Collaboration

What to Do When An Employee Asks to Telecommute: Online Collaboration "If it hasn’t already happened, it’s coming: one of your employees is going to ask you if they can telecommute. It may even happen this week, as it’s Telework Week. Many office-based jobs can now be done from anywhere with the right technology. The possibility of employees working remotely is something that is better to think about before the question comes up, rather than finding yourself grasping for an answer in the moment."

RSS Graffiti rocks.

Testing this news feed thang called RSS Graffiti.

Facebook friends! - Employer link in profile fix.

Facebook friends! - Employer link in profile fix.: "I finally figured this out. By default, facebook doesn't search for the employer, even if there is an existing facebook presence, so it adds a generic blank page for the employer with a 'like' button. I want that hyperlink to take my friends to my actual fb business page obviously, using a firefox webtools plugin I can access the employer_id field in the form and edit that by pasting in the correct number...voila! Please click 'like' at marinegraphics.com if you can appreciate this!"

Rentalship Is The New Ownership in the Networked Age | Epicenter�| Wired.com

Rentalship Is The New Ownership in the Networked Age | Epicenter�| Wired.com: "When Pierre Omidyar had a broken laser pen to dispose of back in 1995, he took a bet on humanity’s inherent trustworthiness and listed it on his new website AuctionBay. The site, since renamed a more manageable eBay, was conceived as “a place where people can come together” and generally be trusted to behave honestly — a community of buyers and sellers who, thanks to a novel feedback system, proved remarkably decent in their communal behavior."