Silent No More-The Return of Working Anywhere
I realized over the weekend that I've been silent too long on the subject of working anywhere, something I pioneered pretty much at the age of 14 when I was pulled into the world of sports, sports...
View ArticleWi-Fi-For Marriott It's All Hacking For Profit. This Is How You Hack Back
Marriott wants your business. Directly. And to get it they're offering free Wi-Fi to lure you, like a fish. The catch? You have to book via their website, using the mobile app, the call center or the...
View ArticleBrands Want You To Buy Your Loyalty
I'll be the first to admit that I've lost my love of brand loyalty programs. You know, the ones like American Airlines Advantage that pretty much kicked it all off. Well now, American and Southwest in...
View ArticleHow Design Influences Travel Experience
The web site Future Travel Experience gives us a good look at what may be possible for our air travel, from check in to exiting the airport, exposing what we will be seeing and feeling. Much of this...
View ArticleLet's Face It, You Get Hungry
Working on the road often means room service. Sometime, working on the road has you staying in extended stay hotels like Homewood Suites by Hilton or Staybridge by IHG. Those offer small kitchens but...
View ArticleA Man Wakes Up in A Room Without WiFi
We've all become so used to hotel WiFi being there, that when it's not we might go bonkers. But that doesn't always have to happen. At least not when you bring your own broadband.....I'm telling you...
View ArticleThe Anytime Worker is Working Anywhere
Dialpad had Altimeter Group's Brian Solis author a report on the "Anytime Worker" who is "working anywhere" they can these days. With coworking spots the rage all over the world, and more remote...
View ArticleWi-Fi Coming to More Flights In Europe
Business Travel New is reporting that IAG, the group that owns and operates British Air, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling will start to roll out Wi-Fi on Airbus 321s and 320 starting in 2017.My travel...
View ArticleWhen In Roam
Grind TV has a nice summary about the Roam Co-working and co-living operation that currently have three properties up and running in Madrid, Miami and Bali. The company, which is promising more...
View ArticleWorking Anywhere is Back
I started this blog long before the concept of Working From Home, Working in Coffeeshops, Co-Working or anything more than the concept of teleworking was the way it was described. There was no WeWork....
View ArticleWomen's CoWorking Spaces Are Growing With Good Reason
I grew up in Philadelphia and was a regular guest of many friends who were members of The Union League, Racquet Club, Rittenhouse Club and The Locust Club back in the 70's and 80s. Back then, the Union...
View ArticleCo-Working In Unique Places: Libraries
As a child I would go to the library often with my dad. Back then, the library was like being in a house of worship. Silence was the golden rule. Sure there were a few places where people could talk...
View ArticleStarbucks: One Place to be Working Anywhere
When Starbucks first arrived on the scene I’ll admit I was a bit late to the party. When it came to coffee I was more of an after a meal coffee person, not a coffee addict. In reality, it was Wi-Fi...
View ArticleWeWork and Regus Both Need An Affiliate Model
When it comes to co-working spaces WeWork is the elephant in the room. They are the giant. The monster. The leader far and away. About the only organization that can compare, albeit with a different...
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Being Away Working Anywhere But Now I'm Back
It's been about two years since I posted on this blog that was way ahead in its' early days. In that last post back then I suggested that Regus, along with WeWork needed an affiliate model. Someone at...
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Benefits of Remote Work
Krisp, the audio enhancing plug in for better conference calls, has a nice recap of facts and stats supporting the benefits of remote work. From a longtime remote worker and remote manager's...
View ArticleSalesforce Tells Workers to Work From Home
Yet another tech market leader is going the Work From Home (WFH) route in California. This time, it's Salesforce.The move comes a few days after they told their Seattle workforce to begin working from...
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Where Remote Working Is Smokin'
Down in tobacco road, cities like Ashville North Carolina and Roanoke Virginia are becoming hotbeds of remote work. Today's Roanoke Times has a long article where it highlights a series of local...
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Free Offers Being Made to Get Market Share
Inc has an article on how the major service providers with tools for remote work are all jumping in around the Coronavirus situation, by offering free trials of various services. Zoom, Microsoft Teams,...
View ArticleMaking Working From Home Work
Two days ago, I wrote about the free offers coming out of telecom companies to help with the Coronavirus situation. Today, I'm seeing that longtime friend, repeat client, and leader at Dialpad, Craig...
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