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When Your Office Is Everywhere: How to Telecommute (Part 2)

Tech Soup

And I do mean remote, with people working as far away as London, England and Saudi Arabia. And don't discount the importance of informal learning and conversation in the operation of an organization. There is enormous value in face-to-face meetings and "water cooler" conversations. Telework Headaches.

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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He has developed the lab in Amman and is replicating it on other countries in the region like Saudi Arabia. The projects brought into the lab by these fellows are a wide range of mobile, social, and online applications and platforms that leverage existing web 2.0 Mohammad L. Azzam with Bill Gates.

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Taking Social Media to Saudi

Amy Sample Ward

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia to teach a course at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as part of the Winter Enrichment Program. Haven’t We Had This Conversation Before? Those countries may not strike you as very similar at first, but let me explain.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

Our October 14th conversation began with Jensine explaining how World Pulse works. They came from Sudan, from Saudi Arabia, from all over, some of the most unheard places of the world. They broadcast and unite women's voices from around the world into a powerful force for change. I've posted an edited transcript below.

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