Place Doesn't Matter Anymore

Imagine owning a business with 100 employees--most of whom have never met except online or in conference calls. Are you a digital nomad?

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October 19, 2000, 8:45 AM PDT

By Gwen Hilburn

Doing business on the move from a briefcase with laptop, hand-held and Internet cell phone may be eroding a sense of belonging and a feeling of community. It is erasing our sense of place and promoting isolation and rootlessness, because where you work isn't important. Place doesn't matter anymore.

Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn

FULL STORY: The Place That Tech Forgot

Thursday, October 19, 2000 in The Los Angeles Times

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