Talk:Zoom town

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 19:25, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that locations such as The Hamptons, Cape Cod, Aspen, Bethel, and Truckee, which have usually been considered vacation destinations, are examples of "zoom towns"? Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2020/09/08/909680016/zoom-towns-and-the-new-housing-market-for-the-2-americas (and https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/01/27/zoom-towns for Bethel)
  • ALT1:... that the "work-from-home experiment" which is resulting in the rise of zoom towns has already been considered "a resounding – and somewhat unexpected – success" by management experts? Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2021/0311/Remote-work-is-here-to-stay-and-it-s-changing-our-lives "It’s hard to find a management expert who doesn’t judge the work-from-home experiment a resounding – and somewhat unexpected – success."
  • ALT2:... that a November study found that as a result of the pandemic, around 5% of Americans had moved in the prior several months, many of them to "zoom towns"? Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-remote-work-is-reshaping-americas-urban-geography-11614960100 "A Pew Research survey in November found that about 5% of Americans had moved in the prior several months as a result of the pandemic —after only 9.3% moved for any reason in all of 2019, according to U.S. census data."
  • ALT3:... that zoom towns may increase the demand for self-driving cars? Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2021/03/12/self-driving-cars-to-be-especially-welcomed-in-zoom-towns/?sh=2fe4793b7b29

• Comment: This is my first DYK

Created by Shuri42 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:26, 11 April 2021 (UTC).

• Date and length fine. I really like ALT3 which is cited in the article. However @Shuri42: you will need to do something about that US centric tag at the top, it will need more content on the concept outside the US. QPQ is not needed as this is their first nomination. No close paraphrasing. Please ping me once you've sorted the issue. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 13:36, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

• @The C of E:, for some reason journalists really only seem to use the term "zoom town" when talking about the US, which is probably what led me to unintentionally be so US-centric in the original article since that was the keyword I was searching for. However, I've been able to find more information about remote work in other countries by using other search terms, which I've added to the article. Unfortunately most sources are still limiting their discussion to "First world" countries, particularly in Europe, although one source I found basically explained why: countries in the developing world have a much harder time switching to remote work. I'll keep searching for more information, but let me know what you think. Shuri42 (talk) 18:54, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

• Europe's enough for me to approve this as above. Well done on your first nomination. ALT3 Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 15:03, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Globalization

Though the term "Zoom town" may not be used, I suspect that many sources are available for "remote work towns" that have seen population booms around the world due to COVID. I think that terms other than "zoom town" should be considered for sources about such towns elsewhere, and I figured I'd put a few sources (not making any claim as to their compliance with WP:RS but they may be a starting point) here to help. [1] (in french) [2] [3] [4]. And more. I found these by searching "remote work town <country>". These exist everywhere, but I think the term "Zoom town" is localized to the US and English speaking countries (if even that) - so expanding the search to "remote work town" may provide more sources for globalization. Regards, -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 01:46, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

The "Best Cities to Work From Home" List is very flawed

This is the source of many of the example cities on that list, and is just pulled from the usual best places to live algorithm. A Zoom town is defined as a place where people would like to live but there are very few local jobs - so basically resort towns and remote towns.

Cary, NC is not a Zoom town. No one has moved to Cary with the express purpose of working remotely.