The Virtual Global Office Using Skype/ VoIP July 16, 2006
It occurred to me earlier today, while nibbling on a snack, that my entire freelancing business exists primarily in cyberspace. I do everything here. Well, almost. I’m reminded of a pseudo-documentary film shot in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (possibly called Downtown). It documents a collection of office workers who make a bet about who can stay “inside” downtown Vancouver’s interconnected office buildings without stepping foot outside into fresh air. That’s kind of what’s happened to me, except in cyberspace. And that’s because it’s become that easy to run a business entirely online.
Sure, I still I outside to get groceries and sometimes …
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Verbdate + Skype: Online Dating Gets Audio VoIP Chatting July 10, 2006
Dating services have been predominantly around since the late 80s, when workaholism probably first started rearing its ugly head. First there were the match-making services, then introduction services via telephone - often advertised in the back of city weekly newspapers. Then came the online services. All of which cost heavily in terms of membership or intro fees. Then came Canadian Markus Frind’s site, Plenty of Fish, which is free but generates revenue to the tune of US$10,000/d by placing Google Adsense ads on the pages. Now there’s an even newer Canadian dating site, Verbdate, which takes the global village application …
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