Archive for the 'Trends' Category

This link at CNN takes you to the most recent stories on hottest jobs and hottest markets.
The hottest cities are literally the “hottest” because they stretch from Florida to Atlanta to Dallas, across Texas and to the Southwest!
These booming economies translate into work at home opportunities galore… as traffic congestion booms and real estate prices [...]

Employers think that just because you’re here today, they’ve got you “locked” for tomorrow.
But the Federal Government is seeing their workers retire so quickly, they’re facing a real shortage.
But the same trend affects all businesses according to Forbes.
Employees are poised to leave in droves because they feel slighted and unappreciated. It’s not just the salary… [...]

The collapse of a number of subprime lenders is provoking more calls for the government to “do something”…anything. Then again, almost everything does result in such a call these days, but I digress.
Here are some facts, most importantly, that not all sub prime lenders are predatory lenders.
* Subprime lending annually helps make available more [...]

I was part of a discussion of people involved in some way with “Economic Development”… the name usually given to the work of attracting new businesses to town. It’s different from the trend towards Economic Gardening which is about taking care of existing businesses, usually small, and helping them grow because they’re more likely to [...]

The Boston Herald has a piece about how working from home can save the planet.
And I thought the people selling their information products exaggerated! Unlike the get rich quick ads though, this one had no disclaimer!
This is a trend that will affect working at home and telecommuting though, however overblown the hype.
But hey, if your [...]

With Bloomberg business news talking about $4 per gallon gasoline, telecommuting is poised to rise along with online marketing and other work at home ventures as people try to cope with the soaring cost of living and doing business.
The $4 price isn’t set in stone … one consultant quoted in the article believes it will [...]

What are the Top 10 locations (Zip Codes) for “Ebay Density” in the US?
That means the total number of ebayers divided by the total population… the higher the density, the more that ebay has become a part of “daily life”.
Ebay did a count and decided to contribute to a local charity in that Zip Code.
Any [...]

Why may municipal WiFi flop?
For one thing, if it’s billed as “free”, it won’t really be free. In the places where it’s being implemented, the browser required is dominated by ugly advertising.
People who go to coffee shops and other WiFi hotspots can get access without the banner AND get the friendly “third place” environment of [...]

Are you a Wi Fi squatter?
That’s someone who works from their laptop some place with free Wi Fi, but never patronizes the business.
Who are these new cybervagrants trying to get something for nothing? According to one tech expert
“They spend the whole day there but only spend three or four dollars worth of stuff for [...]

The stagnant French economy is sending its young workers across the channel to London to find opportunity as the standard of living decreases precipitously. Heavy business regulation and taxation are the culprit…
From Breitbart
‘I’d like to live in France. But I don’t want to work there,” said Nicolas Boutry, whose family lives on the French Riviera [...]