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theatlantic: The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of Our Time It’s been called the Gig Economy, Freelance Nation, the Rise of the Creative Class, and the e-conomy, with the “e” standing for electronic, entrepreneurial, or perhaps eclectic. Everywhere we look, we can see the U.S.workforce undergoing a massive change. No longer do we work at the same company for 25 years, waiting for the gold watch, expecting the benefits and security that come with full-time employment. We’re no longer simply lawyers, or photographers, or writers. Instead, we’re part-time lawyers-cum- amateur photographers who write on the side. Today, careers consist of piecing together various types of work, juggling multiple clients, learning to be marketing and accounting experts, and creating offices in bedrooms/coffee shops/coworking spaces. Independent workers abound. We call them freelancers, contractors, sole proprietors, consultants, temps, and the self-employed. And, perhaps most surprisingly, many of them love it. Read more at The Atlantic

theatlantic:

The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of Our Time

It’s been called the Gig Economy, Freelance Nation, the Rise of the Creative Class, and the e-conomy, with the “e” standing for electronic, entrepreneurial, or perhaps eclectic. Everywhere we look, we can see the U.S.workforce undergoing a massive change. No longer do we work at the same company for 25 years, waiting for the gold watch, expecting the benefits and security that come with full-time employment. We’re no longer simply lawyers, or photographers, or writers. Instead, we’re part-time lawyers-cum- amateur photographers who write on the side.

Today, careers consist of piecing together various types of work, juggling multiple clients, learning to be marketing and accounting experts, and creating offices in bedrooms/coffee shops/coworking spaces. Independent workers abound. We call them freelancers, contractors, sole proprietors, consultants, temps, and the self-employed.

And, perhaps most surprisingly, many of them love it.

Read more at The Atlantic

good: A lot of fearmongering in the media has Americans concerned that all our goods are imported from China. But is that really true? GOOD’s new business editor, Tim Fernholz, calls bullshit: While Chinese goods seem ubiquitous, especially given America’s economic woes, the reality is that imports from the country are a relatively small part of the economy: A total of 88.5 percent of consumer spending in the United States is on items made here, with only 2.7 percent spent on “Made in China” goods, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Read more on GOOD →

good:

A lot of fearmongering in the media has Americans concerned that all our goods are imported from China. But is that really true? GOOD’s new business editor, Tim Fernholz, calls bullshit:

While Chinese goods seem ubiquitous, especially given America’s economic woes, the reality is that imports from the country are a relatively small part of the economy: A total of 88.5 percent of consumer spending in the United States is on items made here, with only 2.7 percent spent on “Made in China” goods, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco:

Read more on GOOD →

ethel-baraona: “Today’s economy is not a recession, is the end of an era” -Arthur Brock Photograph by shanolyno, Antwerp, Belgium. via: thiscitycalledearth

ethel-baraona:

“Today’s economy is not a recession, is the end of an era” -Arthur Brock

Photograph by shanolyno, Antwerp, Belgium. via: thiscitycalledearth

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Apple vs. Publishers: Why Apple Already Won 

AT&T spent $1.5B on advertising in the first three quarters of 2010. Hmmm, now if they’d only spend that on improving the network and let us tell others how cool the service is… naw. That will never work. Just ask Apple. “Companies want your attention, and they’re willing to pay for it. In the first three quarters of 2010 (January through September), businesses spent more than $94 billion in advertising fees. These are the companies that paid the most for your attention in that time.” SOURCE: Kantar Media A collaboration between GOOD and Bradley R. Hughes

AT&T spent $1.5B on advertising in the first three quarters of 2010. Hmmm, now if they’d only spend that on improving the network and let us tell others how cool the service is… naw. That will never work. Just ask Apple.

“Companies want your attention, and they’re willing to pay for it. In the first three quarters of 2010 (January through September), businesses spent more than $94 billion in advertising fees. These are the companies that paid the most for your attention in that time.”

SOURCE: Kantar Media

A collaboration between GOOD and Bradley R. Hughes