Office.Info July / August 2009
Dear Reader,
It is indisputable that the Internet has expanded the original concept of the Global Village in unexpected ways. How, who, why that is– the answers to these questions, among others, can be found in this summer edition of Office.Info.
Listening to music opens up new dimensions – even in the office! Read our article on this subject and check out our playlist. Enjoy!
The Internet as a catalyst: our book recommendation revolves around a dynamic project this time.
The next Office.Info will be distributed in September. In the meantime, we wish you a pleasant summer and hope you will enjoy this special double edition.
Best wishes,
Your Bene Editorial Team
OFFICE TRENDS
When communications theorist Marshall McLuhan developed his Global Village idea in the 1960s, it is without a doubt that he had the modern mass media in mind. Today, however, the term is mostly used as a metaphor to describe the World Wide Web and its millions of users. But speaking of users, who are they actually?
OFFICE TRENDS
Music can stimulate or sooth you. It can put you in any number of different moods or even pull you out of one. Music has played an important role in human early on and it is regarded as a primal instinct. The therapeutic benefits of music are indisputable. The best part, however, is that music can be enjoyed in a quasi-passive manner pretty much anytime and anywhere – while driving, ironing, reading or jogging… and of course, also while working.
PLAYLIST
Music is enjoyed by many people in the workplace. The Office.Playlist will dazzle you every month with a new, unique selection of music that has been compiled by architects, designers, journalists and others.
This issue of Office.Playlist is presented by Thomas Bene.
BOOKS
The College of Jewish Studies in Heidelberg, Germany, has plans to move to a new building. In order to promote this project, which is one of a kind here in Europe, Hubert Burda launched the website "Virtual Library of German-Jewish Intellectual History". A collection of more than 1,500 books by Jewish poets, philosophers, musicians, artists and writers.
