Probably the best thing that's resulted from my participation in BloggersBase is the discovery of several talented bloggers, among them KEckerle, who describes herself as a "location independent professional" who has conducted business virtually from a recreational vehicle. When I ran across this New York Times article, I initially thought it was a similar story, but it turned out to be a very different tale. Here's an excerpt:
Scrambling to protect his company’s credibility with a big customer, he grabbed his cellphone to arrange a new shipment, cradling it between his left ear and shoulder, and with his right hand e-mailed instructions to his staff from his laptop computer — all while driving his rental car in a construction zone on a two-lane highway in North Carolina.
The article asserted that there was a difference between different types of distracted drivers:
For white-collar employees, pressures to multitask are largely self-imposed. For blue-collar workers, the demands to stay connected while driving are often imposed by their bosses.
More here.
