This article directly addresses the thesis behind Rescue Time - that interruption is a primary source of productivity loss. RT also has much more detailed data than that referenced in this article.

Seems to me that the Kaiser Foundation (http://www.kff.org/entmedia/internet.cfm) would be very interested in aggregate Rescue Time data for their media and policy studies.

Quoted: Multitasking might also be taking a toll on the economy. One study by researchers at the University of California at Irvine monitored interruptions among office ...

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Quoted: Merlin Mann, a well known productivity guru and creator of the popular 43 folders website ... all » will talk about Getting Things Done, the importance of getting your inbox to zero, and strategies for dealing with high volume email.

A sweet suite from Google! Where's Powerpoint?

Quoted: Writely and Google Spreadsheets have come together! A combined list of documents and spreadsheets You can see, create, and share all of your web-based documents ...

Office 2.0 conference in SF this week. Productivity applications moving to the web. Lots of smalling companies nipping at Microsoft's heels.

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