Erik Totten

Content Specialist & Editor, Success

About me

I have worked in the creative field for the last 25 years, covering everything from sports to city council meetings to technology. During that time, I’ve been a writer, designer, editor, publisher, and content specialist. I’ve also owned a variety of businesses (the first was a comic book store) and founded The Outrider Magazine in Wilmington, North Carolina and Food & Spirits Magazine in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally from Nebraska, I now call Wrocław, Poland home.

Favorite book

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Favorite drink

Whiskey. No ice. No water. Just whiskey.

My articles

In a Swift Turnaround, Microsoft Bows To Privacy Advocates, Removes Individual User Names From Its Productivity Score

News

3 min read | Dec 03 |

Erik Totten

In a Swift Turnaround, Microsoft Bows To Privacy Advocates, Removes Individual User Names From Its Productivity Score

Microsoft has announced that they will remove individual user names from their Productivity Score. They will also emphasize that the Productivity Score is meant to... read more

Are You Really Working From Home? Microsoft’s Productivity Score Will Let Your Boss Know

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3 min read | Nov 26 |

Erik Totten

Are You Really Working From Home? Microsoft’s Productivity Score Will Let Your Boss Know

Businesses that are using Microsoft 365 or Office 365 are now able to track employee behavior by using the newly available Productivity Score. Productivity Score is... read more

New Google Maps Insights Reveal Pandemic, Holiday Trends

News

3 min read | Nov 19 |

Erik Totten

New Google Maps Insights Reveal Pandemic, Holiday Trends

Google Maps recently released data showing the behavior of people around the world during the pandemic. This information is often used during the holidays to identify... read more

The World’s Oldest Fast-Food Chain to Invest More in AI, Automation

News

3 min read | Oct 29 |

Erik Totten

The World’s Oldest Fast-Food Chain to Invest More in AI, Automation

White Castle, the world’s oldest fast-food chain, will increase its use of a robotic burger-flipping fry cook. The robot chef is called Flippy robot-on-a-rail (ROAR) and... read more

News

2 min read | Oct 22 |

Erik Totten

News in a Number: Pandemic, Automation Put More Jobs at Risk by 2025

85 million That's the number of jobs at risk of being automated by 2025. In a new study released on Wednesday by the World Economic Forum, up to 85 million jobs could be... read more

Microsoft Announces One Good Idea, One Bad for Remote Workers

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3 min read | Oct 15 |

Erik Totten

Microsoft Announces One Good Idea, One Bad for Remote Workers

In a move that is sure to make their employees happy, Microsoft announced that their employees will be able to work remotely, on one level or another, permanently. The... read more