Monday, February 11th, 2008...1:39 pm - Kit Devine
What is Better Than Free?
This fascinating article attempts to answer the question “If I can download everything for free what will I pay for?”
“Trust” is identified as a quality that cannot be copied or bought but is earned. While this article is dealing primarily with the internet as a copy machine, the quality of ‘trust’ is one of the most important factors, if not the most critical, in the related area of outsourcing and remote working. The internet has enabled individuals and teams to collaborate on projects easily but people will only follow that model if they trust that the remote parties will deliver! In the film industry remote working is on the rise but usually the outsourcing arrangement is between people who have previously worked together in the real world and established a basis for confidence and trust.
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