Technomad

Technomad

An itinerant person who remains connected to the internet.

Originally coined by Steven Roberts to describe a nomadic person who remains connected through communications media such as the internet during travel, exploration, and online nomadic living.

References

*Roberts, Steven K. (1988). "Computing Across America: The Bicycle Odyssey of a High-Tech Nomad". New Jersey. Learned Information. ISBN 0-938734-18-0
*Roberts, Steven K. (1996). "From Behemoth to Microship: A Detailed Look at Two Platforms for Technomadic Adventure". USA. Nomadic Research Labs. ISBN 1-929470-00-2
*Hamel, Richard and Carmen Bolanos (2006) 'Quit Dreaming and Go!A Step-by-Step Guide on How to See the World and Support Yourself in the Process' ISBN 978-1-4303-0538-5
*Klein, Karen E. {2007}. "The New Nomads" Business Week Online [http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/mar2007/sb20070312_467054.htm?chan=search]
* St John, Graham (2008). "Technomad: Global Raving Countercultures" (forthcoming with Berghahn)
*Chris Morrison, {2007}. "Extreme Telecommuting" CNN Business 2.0 [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/08/01/100138820/index.htm?postversion=2007073106]

ee also

*Perpetual traveler
*Nomad worker

External links

* [http://microship.com/technomads/ Technomads at Nomadic Research Labs]
* [http://www.fred.net/kathy/technomads.html list of technomads]
* [http://worldcyclist.com Worldcyclist]
* [http://www.nunomad.com Online Nomad Community Resource]
* [http://www.workingnomad.com/ Working Nomad Forum]
* [http://www.technomadia.com/ Website of a pair of Technomads from Melbourne, Florida] : active as of 2008


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