The 24/7 workweek

I'm working from home at the moment, and I'm probably not alone, according to an MSNBC.com report on telecommuting trends:

If the line between work life and home life has become increasingly blurred, technology serves as the foggy glasses. For virtually all “knowledge workers,” the days of leaving the office at the office are gone. Blackberry pagers, cell phones and “always on” Internet access mean workers, too, must always be on.

That's not to say telecommuting is always bad, one expert notes. Many teleworkers draw sharp lines between business and personal time. The problem is all the "day extenders" who don't do that.

On the flip side, a recent study found that a lot of people do personal stuff on the Internet while at work. (Entertainment content gets more popular during the afternoon.)