An article in the latest newsletter from Tech Soup, How Telecommunications is Changing the Work for Nonprofits,  by Jacob Driscom, offers an overview of the workplace changes taking place with telecommunications innovations.

Thanks to advances in communications technology, the daily commute to work for
many people has transformed from a stressful car ride through heavy
traffic to an easy stroll to the home office. This growing trend, often
described as telecommuting or e-commuting, reflects a fundamental
change from the traditional concept of work (performed in an office, on
a nine-to-five schedule) to a more adaptive, results-based one that
BetterWorld Telecom calls "BetterWork." Telecommunications
-including Internet, mobile, and radio technologies is allowing an
increasing number of organizations to efficiently operate in ways that
previously could only be accomplished in person. The potential impact
of this shift in work is financial, social, cultural, and environmental.

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