A sharp video re: The Future of Work (though back from Dec 09, it’s well worth a look if you haven’t seen it — for those in higher ed as well as for those in the corporate/business world; by odesk.com)

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The Future of Work -- presentation from December 2009 -- odesk.com

Resource from:
free technology for teachers — by Richard Byrne

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Related item from odesk.com’s blog:

“…oDesk saw more than 1 million hours worked online during the month of August (2010). Just in time for Labor Day here in the United States, this milestone shows just how far the working world has come since the holiday was first initiated in 1882, and marks an increase of 118% in hours worked on oDesk over the same period just last year. But a million is a big number, and a long time when you’re counting in hours. So, we tapped one of our 720,000 talented contractors to show you just how much can happen in one million hours.”

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