Alex, I'm glad that coworking is getting promoed in general, but as a journalist, I just hate "lazy reporting" as Tara called it. And believe me, I know that the Merc is not doing well at all and the reason is lack of local reporting. Anyway, I'm writing a little note to the editor there... But yeah, I'm all about spreading the love :)
Tara Hunt wrote: > Of course you were excited, and mentioning your space fits into a more > global piece...however, it doesn't do much for people working out of coffee > shops in San Jose and the peninsula who don't realize that there is > something already happening in their backyards. > > It IS way bigger than just one office or individual, but that article didn't > mention too much of that. > > T > > On 9/21/07, Alex Hillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > We saw that and frankly, I was stoked to see our article being reprinted > > (san jose merc isnt the only place it hit, it looks like the Philadelphia > > Inquirer sells their pieces out all over the place), I hoped that people saw > > it as an opportunity to get exposed to the coworking concept at large. It > > seemed that part was effective because while the article pimped our space, > > I've sent everyone that emailed or called us from the article reprints to > > the wiki to check out their local efforts, or if they didn't exist, to come > > here to the list or to the wiki to find the resources that they need to > > start their own coworking. We're doing our best to shift the widespread > > attention onto the movement to show that it's going on everywhere, and that > > it's way bigger than just one office or our individual experiences. > > > > Spreading the love, that's what its about :-) > > > > -Alex > > > > -- > > ----- > > -- > > ----- > > Alex Hillman > > web.developer.innovation.consultant > > vocal: 484.597.6256 > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | skype: dangerouslyawesome > > visual: www.weknowhtml.com | www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > local: www.indyhall.org > > > > > > On 9/21/07, Sasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Did you guys see San Jose Merc's reprinted article on the coworking > > > space in Philly this Sunday? What's up with that? And then they wonder > > > why can't they sell papers.... > > > www.mercurynews.com/personalfinance/ci_6910165 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > co-founder & CMO > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > phone: 415-694-1951 > fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
