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		<title>Stress, Emotional Labor and Information Technology Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All too often people in other divisions of a business believe that information technology practitioners are horrible communicators. Many clients hold the same opinion. I’ve been working on a project examining communication, stress and emotional labor regarding front line IT workers and have found this belief to be wrong in both theory and practice.]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter: Collective Intelligence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/?p=396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've seen forms of collective intelligence in such web media outlets as forums, blogs, etc. With Twitter, there is an immediacy and personalization that raises this phenomenon to a more powerful level..]]></description>
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		<title>Consulting / Offshoring During Economic Slowdowns</title>
		<link>http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/programming/consulting-offshoring-during-economic-slowdowns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/?p=323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it's official: America's economy has been in a recession since December 2007. Despite politicians arguing the contrary, "Houston, we have a problem." In my own geographic area, we are seeing layoff cycles begin. This includes such mainstays as Anhueser-Busch (ImBev), General Motors, and Enterprise Car Rental. The IT area is not immune to the chopping block as organizations look to cut costs.]]></description>
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		<title>Who Is Using ROWE?</title>
		<link>http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/trends/who-is-using-rowe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nice folks over at CultureRx have released a partial list of organizations who are employing ROWE (Results-Only Work Environment) in their workplace beyond Best Buy Corporate and J.A. Counter &#038; Associates. So, without further delay...]]></description>
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		<title>Gravatars, Wavatars, Identicons and the MonsterID</title>
		<link>http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/trends/gravatars-wavatars-identicons-and-the-monsterid/</link>
		<comments>http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/trends/gravatars-wavatars-identicons-and-the-monsterid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/?p=235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the beginning there was avatar. And the avatar was good. But in time it became hard to replicate over and over again across many different blogs and forums and MySpace and Facebook and LinkedIn and lord knows where else you people have been!]]></description>
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		<title>Does ROWE Really Work?</title>
		<link>http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/trends/does-rowe-really-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/?p=46</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ROWE in practice means "each person is free to do whatever they want, whenever they want as long as the work gets done." Employees control their own calendars, and are not required to be in the office if they can complete their tasks elsewhere. It is generally accepted that there are times when collocation will be necessary. Under normal circumstances, work when and where you like.]]></description>
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		<title>Osmotic Communication under ROWE</title>
		<link>http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/trends/osmotic-communication-under-rowe/</link>
		<comments>http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/trends/osmotic-communication-under-rowe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spin.theuntangledweb.net/?p=25</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the surface it seems as though osmotic communication in a remote work environment is an impossibility. In the strictest of terms, this is true. But if we loosen out grip on semantics just a little, perhaps we'll find that there are ways to rub elbows at the office although geographically being worlds apart.]]></description>
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