by BY LYDIA DISHMAN fastcompany.com Lately we’ve seen lots of obituaries for the office. The pandemic caused a massive shift to work from home (WFH) among knowledge and service workers. Teams are using communication apps like Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams to stay productive. Even though employees are working more hours, people like having more control over […]

BY Anthony Dejolde writing for LifeHack I just love this generation. We can chat with each other using smart phones and our computers on live video. We can travel at the speed of sound. We can choose to work right in the comforts of our own living rooms; and, work for clients from across the […]

By Betsy Morris writing for The Wall Street Journal Video-meeting apps have grown up—now users need to, too. Zoom saw daily meeting participants soar to a peak of 300 million in the latest quarter, up from 10 million before the pandemic. Roughly two-thirds of U.S. workers who have been working from home would prefer to continue […]

from Portafilter.com The popularity of drinking coffee has only boomed since its inception. We like it a latte. Coffee is not only the perfect warm beverage to enjoy, but also a means of social interaction. We drink coffee at home, in cafes, and with family or friends. We meet work associates and build relationships all […]

by N.F. Mendoza in Internet of Thing It’s becoming increasingly difficult to choose subscriptions, but go ahead, cut the cable cord, you’ll find a lot to watch. You’ve gotten rid of cable TV and its exorbitant bills, but streaming services are not what they used to be, and guileless customers may end up with a comparable or even […]

By By Daphne Leprince-Ringuet  ZB NET.com Predicting how companies will be using their office space in the coming year is challenging. ZDNet picked experts’ best guesses. For some, it will soon be a year since the last time they set foot in an office. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep through countries, it is sometimes […]

BY ZEE KRSTIC AND KATE ROCKWOOD writing for GoodHousekeeping Yes, diets and workouts are on the list — but what about happiness and peace in your life?Your plans for New Year’s 2021 are going to be a lot different than what they used to be — you may be trading in a New Year’s Eve party for more time on […]

BY ADAM BENZION writing for FastCompany.com For many of us, virtualizing or “Zooming” through our daily work has become the new normal. The very nature of what we do—from the C-suite to the classroom and medical visits—requires person-to-person contact, even if it’s via webcam. Right now at least, only 30% of us get to work from […]

Thanksgiving is the oldest national holiday in the United States. However, it’s observation is not a continuous presence in American history. While the celebration of Thanksgiving predates even the founding of the nation, it was proclaimed by George Washington, then ignored by Thomas Jefferson. From then on, it was sporadically observed until Abraham Lincoln, who once again introduced […]

All of us at World-Wide Business Centres are very excited to congratulate our client, Agda Bariani, on her United States citizenship.    Agda is from Brazil and founded her company,  AB Portuguese, at WWBC in 2014.   In addition to teaching at several language schools in New York, Agda has served as a paralegal (certified by CUNY-LaGuardia […]