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  • Rethinking Work
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  • Distance Work
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  • It's already 2005 and the internet gives us unprecedented opportunities to stay abreast of latest New Work and related developments world wide. Since there is a lot that is going on in our field and those that relate closely to our concerns, it is important that we not permit ourselves to work in a corner blind to the rest of the world, no matter how great our concerns and how earnest our diligence. What you have here is intended to aid you in this process of world wide outreach. It is not a magic wand, but it can be a useful tool if you approach it in the right spirit.

    The newsfeeds that appear on this page have been organized through Google calls up related items logged on the web. Roughly 90% of the entries in each case relate to our topics as indicated.

    You will note that for reasons of efficiency and economy of your time and attention span, we have organized these searches in two paths: the first looks out for references and events involving phrases such as 'new work', 'rethinking work'

    Each site is continuously updated by Google. Check it out from time to time. Try it with your morning coffee. You may be surprised at how much is going on that you would have not spotted otherwise.

    News Alerts: Rethinking Work et al

    This newsfeed calls up items mentioning the terms 'rethinking work', 'new ways to work' or 'newwork' drawn from the web. Roughly 90% of the entries relate to our topic.


    The global web search turns up more than 40,000 references, while there are more than a thousand coming from various discussion groups, and on the order of two dozen from the last months English language news (some 4000 sources scanned for this in all).

    Distance work

    This search looks for the terms telework, teletravail, telelavoro, and telecommuting. The approximate number of call ups in each case is indicated after the title.





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