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Which Colleges Will Survive the Coronavirus

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   Galloway backs up his chart with a detailed analysis of the 438 US universities and colleges ranked by US News & World Report's top National University and National College rankings. You may ask why are we covering this in a blog focused on the future of work, small business and the gig economy?

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Aspen Institute and Cornell Release Gig Economy Data Hub

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Key quote from their announcement blog post : The Data Hub seeks to consolidate, communicate, and clarify available data sources, including public, private, and academic research. The Data Hub is designed for a wide range of users interested in the gig economy, whether they are looking for a quick answer or in-depth analysis.

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What is a Spurious Correlation?

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.   It's beyond the scope of this blog to fully cover this topic, but there are two new books well worth reading that do cover it: Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data  does an excellent job of describing the basics around statistical causation and the limitations of statistical analysis in layman's terms.

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Major Shift in Thinking About Americans with Multiple Jobs

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 We first wrote about this almost a decade ago (and we were by no means the first) and some of our first blog posts  --way back in 2007 -- are on these topics. This is done by thorough data collection and rigorous analysis, both of which require a lot of time - often years in the case of the data. 

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The State of Telework in the U.S.

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  In addition to insights and analysis, the report is full of interesting data. About.com's Reasons Why Teleworking Belongs in Your Future  is an excellent summary of the report and the Telework Research Network blog is a must read for those interested in this topic.   Only 2.9

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Coworking Forecast - 26,000 Spaces and 3.8 Million Members by 2020

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How coworking is defined is an important attribute of any coworking industry analysis. See our 2010 article What's the Definition of a Coworking Facility in our old Coworking Labs Blog for our definition.  A major recession could, of course, have a major impact on the industry - and potentially make this forecast too high.

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The Tablet Revolution - Tablets Taking Over

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           Several blogs cover the report in detail so I won't bother.  Journalism.org's How People Use Tables and What it Means for the Future of News has an excellent analysis of what it means for news and new organizations. 

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