O<\/span>k, so Yahoo\u2019s relatively newer CEO Marissa Mayer just announced that Yahoo employees, all of them, can no longer work from home by “tele-commuting” to put it in her 1991 term or network into work from home anymore. Does anything seem odd about this? I think it should. Having just read a supposedly very well-balanced story from a tech writer at CNN, who sides not surprisingly with Mayer, I am not swayed in the slightest bit. Zero. Zilch. None. Nada. There, I used some more of my 4 years of Spanish and I still didn\u2019t have to ask where the local library was in so doing. That writer can keep writing about Yahoo with great access all he wants. The central argument of Marissa and this writer was that all the texting, IM\u2019ing, and emailing in the world can\u2019t substitute for the camaraderie that you share with your co-workers in the office. That then translates into better focus and teamwork which develops new ideas and focus to deliver better solutions that improve the corporation. That is the biggest bunch of crap from an obvious sample of people with NO friends OR family.<\/p>\n They go on to expand on their theme by saying that looking into people\u2019s eyes and asking questions like, \u201cAll of your numbers and words are impressive, but what does it all really mean?\u201d can\u2019t be substituted. Really? How can the CEO of Yahoo demand this reversal of progress from one of the very corporations that helped bring it about and into the 21st century? Do I even need to offer up my first and really only necessary rebuttal to this sandbox theory from Kindergarten? Check that. I won\u2019t write it. I\u2019ll do it visually for them since reading is OUT OF THE QUESTION. I give you, from YAHOO no less, the telecommuter\u2019s Holy Grail\u2026<\/p>\n My overall theory is this. Per the 2010 US Census, the US Population is roughly comprised of 14% 40-somethings, 27% 20-39 year olds, and\u2026..32% 50+.\u00a0 We dropped out 0-19’s as not many if any would be working yet and yes we included 50 to infinity since no can retire anymore. So, let’s break that down a bit. I\u2019m sorry but except for the CEO of Facebook, there aren\u2019t many 20-39 year olds shaping policy, the 40 somethings (me) are merely surviving …and waiting, and then there is the 50+, or in this case the majority. But, Mayer is only 37! Yes, that\u2019s true but she\u2019s a ground breaking woman in a field with few if any women CEO\u2019s. She\u2019s going to do things as she sees fit and well, if that gets gray hairs smiling around her because they damn well agree with keeping whipper-snappers in the office like they had to do for years, well then so be it, the more, the merrier!<\/p>\n The following is from Yahoo’s Messenger website, as is the picture above:<\/em><\/p>\n A webcam (web camera) allows you to share live video images of yourself (or things near you) while you are instant messaging with a friend. Start your webcam during a conversation, or invite friends to tune in by broadcasting a link to your webcam as your status.<\/p>\n With the video call feature, you can make a high-quality video call to a friend with synched audio, right in the IM window. Features include the ability to swap video windows, position the video windows side-by-side, mute the call or place it on hold. You can even go full-screen with your video call. Video calling is only available in Yahoo! Messenger version 10 or later.<\/p>\n When you set your status to “View My Webcam”, that means you are inviting friends to tune in to your broadcast. Friends can click on your status message to indicate that they want to see your webcam. Your will then receive your friend’s request to view your webcam which you can accept or deny.<\/p>\n Check out webcams on Yahoo! Shopping<\/a> to choose one for your computer. In addition, most major webcam manufacturers make them compatible with Yahoo! Messenger; just look for the Yahoo! Messenger logo on the package.<\/p>\n Need help setting up your webcam? Visit the Yahoo! Messenger Help Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" …in the office like they had to do for years, well then so be it. Ok, so Yahoo\u2019s relatively newer CEO Marissa Mayer just announced that Yahoo employees, all of them, can no longer work from home by “tele-commuting” to …<\/p>\n
\nI know there is a saying related to this. Something like, \u201cDo as I say, not as I do.\u201d Or, maybe it\u2019s \u201cBuy what I sell, not what I use?\u201d Look I don\u2019t want to get off on another generational-gap rant here<\/strong><\/a>, but PULL-eeze! Gee, I can\u2019t figure out for the life of me why Yahoo ended up withering away its once seemingly insurmountable dominance in the Internet and technology industry. It\u2019s just a complete mystery!<\/p>\n![\"New](\"https:\/\/www.midwesternmeditations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/New-Picture-6.bmp\")
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