Where Do You work? I Work Everywhere.

I can't take credit for the title, but I can certainly relate to the concept. For as long as I've been working, and that's a long time compared to some of you, my job has included significant travel.

When I first entered the workforce as an adult I spent 12-15 weeks straight on the road. This was before cell phones and email. (Yes, I may be considered older than 'sin' for admitting this fact.) We traveled by car, bus, truck and plane to both exotic and non-exotic destinations. Unfortunately these visits were always brief, some lasting less than 24 hours, and filled with work. But at the same time I was working in the entertainment industry during a very exciting time.

Today's nomad's have it dialed. We have cell phones, laptops, email and high-speed internet connections at hotels virtually every night. Some of us refuse to book a hotel without a fast connection in our rooms to avoid being 'off the net' for even one night.

That brings me to the headline from today's post - 'Where Do You work? I Work Everywhere.'

The story is posted on Dell's new DigitalNomads.com site, which seems to be a combination of a back-door, community oriented sales pitch and a site that answers a true calling for travelers. The real question in my mind: Is this the start of a new social networking community or just another flash in the marketing pan by Dell?

What's your take?

Knowledge is a great thing to have, keep and expand

When Wikipedia first entered the internet fray it stunned a number of folks. After all, how could you trust a collection of diverse people that took it upon themselves to help define our world.

Today, the Wikimedia Project extends to multiple languages, is part of our daily life and in fact, indispensable to students of all ages. It takes user generated content to the nth degree.

But wait there's more (as the DTV commercial goes). . . Google has introduced "Knol: a unit of knowledge." (A knol is an authoritative article about a specific topic according to Google.)

The good news is that we now have another user generated content site to serve our research needs. The other good news, from a marketing standpoint, is that Google once again, has an opportunity to capture more of our time.