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Your Choice: Telecommunication or Horse and Buggy
by Caleb Love  on Jul 23, 2008 - 04:07 PM read 123 times
Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1772 |
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Trips to the gas station have turned into quite painful experiences lately. I used to hate riding bikes and walking places but now it is becoming a necessity. The horse and buggy is becoming more appealing every day.
It isn't just your car you have to worry about. Airline ticket prices are on the rise. You almost have to create a budget just so you can have the money to get to work. This presents a problem for a global workplace.
This week's New York Times highlights Accenture's move to into videoconferencing and telepresence. The technology consulting firm estimates that it has avoided over 240 international and 120 local business trips so far. Their goal is to have 35 videoconferencing rooms set up in their firms across the world by the end of this year.
These technology tools are going to change the way corporations think about travel and work in the long run, an analyst at Forrester Research, Claire Schooley, said.
Although videoconferencing cannot replace the important face to face contact that is needed in many circumstances, it can be a great tool to save time and money.
The article also mentions, Darryl Draper, the national manager of customer service training for Subaru of America, who estimated that her reach went from 220 to 2,500 people and her cost dropped from $300 a person to 75 cents a person.
That beats the horse and buggy. As companies like IBM, Mircosoft, HP and Cisco continue to make improvements on the technology we will see more and more company leaders heading to their local boardroom rather than the airport for their next overseas meeting.
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By: Katie
a reply to Your Choice: Telecommunication or Horse and Buggy
by Katie on Jul 24, 2008 - 10:57 AM read 44 times
Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1772#comment-154626
Using the average U.S. work commute of 12.1 miles, commuters could save about $300 a year by carpooling twice a week with two other people in a vehicle that gets 20.1 miles per gallon - assuming the three passengers share the cost of gas. Alternatively, if your employer permits, avoid sitting in traffic and wasting gas, especially during peak rush hours. A worker who telecommutes twice a week would save about $450 a year in gasoline costs. Try checking out http://www.drivesmarterchallenge.org for more money-saving gas tips. - Kat, Alliance to Save Energy
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By: Luke Grange
a reply to Your Choice: Telecommunication or Horse and Buggy
by Luke Grange on Jul 24, 2008 - 12:28 PM read 43 times
Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1772#comment-154661
So far 95% of our company software sales have been made by phone as opposed to the old fly there and do the dog and pony show. We use DimDim for our Web Conferencing and are so impressed with them that we are in talks to partner and sell on there solution add-on services . It’s the best free Web conferencing software we have seen. I truly believe that qualifying business more effectively using new less expensive digital communication such as VOIP etc, we will reduce our Carbon Footprint and feel good about it in the process.
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By: Caleb Love
a reply to Your Choice: Telecommunication or Horse and Buggy
by Caleb Love on Jul 26, 2008 - 02:28 PM read 44 times
Source: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1772#comment-155484
I’m glad to hear your story! I grew up in a rural community hauling hay every summer. It’s a nice workout but It’s nice to know that my future won’t rely on hauling hay to feed my transportation. I’ll have to look into DimDim. It sounds interesting. Thanks
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