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How Millbrook Companies Reinvented the In-Office Experience for Employees

Success

Millbrook founders Darius Fisher and Jesse Boskoff collaborated with husband-and-wife design team Chris McCray and Grace Hall of McCray & Co., This “home-away-from-home” concept offers a way for employers to recreate the comforts of home while encouraging collaboration in shared workspaces. So are sweatpants.

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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

Success

Virtual tools and resources can help you hire, manage projects, collaborate with far-flung team members and even make it look like you really do have an office. It has every possible feature for project management, and other products from 37signals’ Suite [web-based apps for collaboration, sharing information and making decisions].

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Dealing with confidential electronic documents

Practically Perfect PA

With cloud technology, the increased use of email and other electronic forms of communication (Slack, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, etc. Depending on the sensitivity of the document I will often phone the individual and give the password to them personally. If you have your work emails on your phone, and who doesn’t?

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Organisemee – Task Management With A Collaborative Touch

Productivity Bits

Ulrich is the creator of Organisemee – a web-based collaborative task management application. You can get reminded up to 9 days before due date, up to three times a day, by email and messenger – and even by free SMS on your mobile phone. Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post.

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The Mobility of Facebook: Social Networking on the Go

Andrea Kalli

Thankfully Facebook has taken pains to offer it to you: Facebook Mobile. Facebook takes advantage of this by allowing you to upload status updates or photos from any email account. Of course, if your mobile device has web access, you can access Facebook Mobile directly from your device’s web browser.

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How To Get Wireless Internet Access With a Cell Phone | Internet.

Andrea Kalli

Many cell phone owners are not aware that both cell phones and portable computers have the capability to access the Internet from anywhere using wireless Bluetooth technology. Furthermore, they may already be paying for Bluetooth wireless access in their monthly cell phone plan.

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How Assistants Can Use Social Networking

Office Dynamics

Key characteristics desired are those who are avid users of the Internet, blogs, Twitter and/or who have a Facebook page or other social networking account. Encouragement to participate on Facebook. Company-wide Social Collaboration Sites. Seek to be sincerely helpful in your sends.