I just wanted to update you that the VDI Webinar has been postponed until Wednesday, May 30th at 12 Noon, Eastern Time.  

The topic is "Finding and Keeping Millennial Interns" and you can click here to RSVP.  I will present a recent case study from a large High Tech company, on what Millennials are looking for and how to find and keep the best talent.

Summer is just around the corner!  Keeping an eye on interns is of utmost important in this competitive and sometimes tumultuous economy.

I'll also update you on the details for the Virtual Distance Management Certification…

Dear Colleagues,

We are in the midst of launching a new website at www.virtualdistance.com.  Please stand by as the DNS servers "do their thing".  The new site should be stable and available by Thursday, May 10th.

Thanks! 

Karen

Its not enough that Google has invaded every corner of our world whether we like it or not.  Now the tech company is on target to literally put themselves between you and me, even when we sit side by side.  A new initiative at Google (and I’m assuming other tech giants) will have us wearing glasses that can pump the internet into our retinas in real time as we gaze out at the world through Google’s eyes.  As an aside, the new glasses will be equipped with a camera so that if the wearer so chooses he or she can record your every move without ever having to tell you about it. 

But secret recordings aside, aren’t we already too far removed from our own world, the real world, the natural world?  Its bad enough that when we sit down to eat dinner with others, we keep our phones near and make…

Yesterday I noticed that the term "virtual distance" popped up at Forbes.com.   

The article can be found at: 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/martinzwilling/2011/10/30/a-virtual-team-is-not-another-name-for-outsourcing/

When I went to the article, I noticed that indeed, the writer had used the term as I have defined it.  The article was about outsourcing and the need to look at that relationships as an extension of the virtual team concept - which as many of you know - is something we have been talking about for many years. 

It is truly thrilling to know that Virtual Distance is being recognized in the broader business culture.  And this is just the…