Posted Apr 06, 2007 at 02:19AM by Glen D. Listed in: Computing, Internet Tags: Yahoo!
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mobile devices - Image 1Too attached to your smartphone and laptop? You're not alone. Three out of four people in Yahoo! HotJobs say that they now have a sense of blurring when it comes to drawing the line between their jobs and their private lives thanks to wireless communication.

According to the survey, 10 percent of the respondents rely on their Blackberry mobile devices to stay in touch, 65 percent use laptops and 81 percent are into mobile phones. Blackberry is a hybrid of a mobile phone and a computer. It offers a compact frame and connection via a mobile provider while allowing the user to enjoy the functionality of a PC with its software.

The respondents say that the line between home and office is blurred because of the good degree of connectivity that allows workers to coordinate seamlessly with offices even while off-site. The ability to submit work from just about every point of the globe has extended the workplace almost infinitely.

Susan Vobejda, Vice President of marketing of Yahoo! commented "while they were intended to provide convenience and flexibility for workers' lives, they have changed the physical parameters of the workplace and extended the work day. Professionals can work from anywhere and connect at any time."

Most of the people who responded to the poll feel that it's wonderful that the technology has allowed connectivity to almost integrate the home with offices while a minority of the respondents say that the wireless connections are helping companies keep employees on a short leash.


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