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GraymatterHost Named In Top Five List At DC Green Fest

jenny — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:02:49 +0000

Great Barrington, MA (November 17, 2008) – GraymatterHost was selected for EcoScene Magazine’s Top 5 most intriguing products at the DC Green Fest, which was held November 8th & 9th at the Washington DC Convention Center. GraymatterHost was one of more than 320 green businesses at this year’s Green Fest, the nation’s largest green consumer [...]

Managing Telecommuters: A Boss’s Perspective

jenny — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:54:02 +0000

Jet Blue’s got the right idea. All of their reservation agents work from home. They have created an entire webwork of telecommuters by using a computer network that feeds and monitors incoming calls to their at-home staff .

When I called Jet Blue to book a recent flight the reservation agent was very professional and pleasant. [...]

Greener Office: Cleaner Air

jenny — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:11:48 +0000

Graymatter’s Guide To Greener Business Practices

Part Two

The Air You Breathe

NASA scientists prove that house plants can remove air pollution from indoor environments.

When I first heard about NASA sending plants into space, I imagined ivy growing long tendrils in all directions like weightless spiders. Since then, research in [...]

Green Web Hosting?

jenny — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:22:44 +0000

"Green what?" I knew my questions were usually annoying.

"Web hosting."

"What does that do?"

"It’s hosting," he explains, "It’s where your website lives."

"Huh. Where it lives." That took a bit more explaining to work for me.

How To Green Your Office

jenny — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:50:57 +0000

Graymatter’s Guide To Greener Business Practices

Part One

Find Sustainable Strategies

When we set out to go green at work, I was amazed to learn how toxic our office was (and still is!). Nearly everything was suspect. Obvious culprits like computers and light bulbs didn’t surprise me but I hadn’t considered the [...]

Internet in the Election Year

rohaver — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:21:17 +0000

The use of the Internet has changed the landscape of the American election process. Candidates are using free resources like http://ustream.tv and http://youtube.com to get their message out with great success. Web sites are used collect campaign money and put out calls to action. Social networking sites have helped reach voters young and old.

These green [...]

No Polar Ice This Summer? Holy Sh**!

jenny — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:11:36 +0000

I’m sure I’m not the only one to catch their breath at the news. Fifty percent chance the North Pole will be ice free for a short time this summer. No ice. None.

Scientists say it’s a 50-50 bet that the thin Arctic sea ice will completely melt away at the geographic North [...]

Telecommuting as an Employee Benefit

jenny — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:15:40 +0000

When we offer employees the chance to work from home, they usually love it. It’s become a perk for working with us – and it’s easy to set up. There are a variety of ways to work with telecommuting employees, but I like videoconferencing the best. It’s great to be able to see someone when [...]

The Five Biggest Mistakes in Telecommuting

jenny — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:49:29 +0000

FlexPath recently put out a listed of the five biggest mistakes individuals make in telecommuting. Having been both a telecommuter and employer of telecommuters, I thought it was useful. Here is FlexPath’s Five Biggest Mistakes in Telecommuting (in bold) with my perspective thrown in afterwards:

1. Neglect to set boundaries for themselves regarding work and [...]

Solar Power: From Simple to Sophisticated

jenny — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:38:45 +0000

My neighbor just put up one of those old fashioned clothes lines. It seemed a bit of an eye sore when I first saw it there, the metal pole holding up a spiderweb-like array in the middle of her lawn. "The dryer uses a lot of electricity," she explained. Her simple use of the sun [...]