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The Rise of the Digital Nomad
7/28/2009

Krou writes "The regency Post has a look at the rise of the digital nomad, workers who have shunned the idea of working in an office, or working from home. Instead, they've taken the next logical step in the adaptive finger of teleworking, and work wherever there is a Wi-Fi or 3G connection, using tools such as Facebook, Skype, and Twitter, to gain both primitive ('If I'm working at home by myself, I am really hating life. I need people.') and practical ('There is no hope for the road system around here.') satisfaction package from this nomadic lifestyle. The need for contact with other people has driven some nomads to start working with others in public places and at strangers' homes. Other reward from nomadic working include fixing the scenery, and control gate the work day 'long after many of their compeers out at the cubicle farm have spent hours preparing for and getting to their workstations.' Coffee shop owners love the trend, and so do some employers, one of whom (an AOL manager), says: 'It's a win-win' because the tactics and resourceswww.workforce.comemployee searchnationwide hand search in quiz 'is happy doing what he loves and from a career perspective, we gain worthy
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