Geography does not interfere with work

I just read Mr. Feld’s thoughts on geography/work and it reminded me of my hopes and dreams regarding this…

I am not an investor/VC like him - but I do manage the BootsnAll Travel Network and when we started some almost 9 years ago, we definitely thought that in a few years - distance/geography would be less of a barrier to work that it was in the 90s. Today, over 1/2 of BTN’s staff and contractors don’t work in the home office (Portland, OR) or do only part of the time. We are able to collaborate and track each other’s movements easily with the tools available today.

The good part of this is each person has more control over their time. i.e. not punching in at 9 and out at 5. The same thing could also be termed a bad part though - always being connected to each other and work. See this new NoSo Social Network as an example of being connected too much.

For me, I am not a social network junky, though I do participate in them and I am super happy and thankful to have the tools that we have today and be able to connect with folks all over the globe from the comfort of my desk. It makes travelling and connecting with other that much better.