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Cybercommuting and Telecommerce Trends - Accelerating

Dear Futurists, Internationalists and Fellow TNNWC Members:

With unprecedented climatic change, the ever-increasing cost of fossil fuels (having a hose in your gastank has become like having a needle in your arm), the de-centralization of the urban talent pool, the tempestuous global economy, increased need for international communications on a "time-sensitive basis" and the indisputable fixed cost of office space in the three-dimensional world, doing business in cyberspace (through a "portal" in a coffee shop, a library, an airport, a hotel, a parked automobile or the comfort of your own home) is a logical direction.

With an increasing percentage of businesses partially or totally internet-based, it is consistent that telecommuting employees from various locations around the planet can successfully converge in a "clicks and mortar" virtual organization. Technological platforms for orchestrating collaborative online group virtual meetings are becoming increasingly sophisticated, versatile and user-friendly.

Somewhat surprisingly, most telecommuters (and texters) actually feel more "in tune" and "in sync" with their distant colleagues than do their commuting and converging counterparts in the more traditional employment scenario. One would expect this to adversely impact sales and rentals of commercial real estate, office furniture and, of course, water coolers.

The value of companies which create and host platforms which enable cybercommerce, telecommuting and virtual meetings will rise as an increasing percentage of the world's business is conducted online by both employees and customers. Financial barriers to business entry are also being struck down, and aggressive entrepreneurs can much more easily start businesses than ever in known history. While only the best of them will survive, they will give the more archaically structured businesses a serious run for their money.

An interesting article follows in support of what I've said here.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle
http://TheGlobalFuturist.blogspot.com
http://TheInternationalistPage.blogspot.com
http://www.TNNWC.com

The brief but telling article which follows appears courtesy of Federal News Radio 1500 AM:

Teleworkers feel more connected than the deskbound

February 21, 2011 - 2:00am

Teleworking can help improve employee performance, job satisfaction and work-life balance.The Partnership for Public Service has conducted a survey looking at the relationship between telework, job satisfaction and commitment.

One finding that surprised the Partnership's Tim McManus, vice president for Education and Outreach, has to do with how much control teleworkers have over what goes on back in the office.

McManus told Federal News Radio's DorobekINSIDER, "one would assume, and there's a theory out there or a camp out there that says if you're not in the office, you're probably going to be disconnected from it, you're going to feel less involved, you're going to feel less involved about the decisions? The data actually points to exactly the opposite. Sixteen points higher for those who actually have the opportunity to telework."

OPM's Employee Viewpoint Survey (EVS) findings agree. Teleworkers "feel they have more control over work processes" 53 percent, compared to 44 percent of non-teleworkers. ####