It's not just that the area harbors a disproportionate share of creative workers.
But the entrepreneurs in Silicon Roundabout stress the unique draw of the east of the city, with its bohemianism and relatively cheap rents, for young, creative workers.
We should not assume that we have to stick with the current models we have for paying creative workers, on the basis of salaries, fees, royalties or advances.
The report quoted Jason Della Rocca, executive director of the International Game Developers Association, as saying, "New York is an interesting case because you would think it would be an ideal place for game development and creative workers.
Creative workers have understood this for at least 10 years.
In the process of rebranding the city for middle and upper class residents and creative workers, these strategies directly contribute to the marketing of Rotterdam as the most "sustainable world harbor city".
They essentially rethought FTP and filled a niche, particularly for creative media workers," Pelz-Sharpe told TechCrunch.
Creative workers are seen as being paid for their hobby, rather than paid as workers for their labour power.
Freelance creative workers are especially vulnerable when asking for more money, because clients can so easily walk away and find somebody else.
The group has been working since 2006 with state, regional and federal agencies and foundations to help creative workers survive personal financial crises and to plan for possible disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or medical emergencies.
