...and this is where citizen journalism through our own blogs and self-documentation becomes so important.
While it's always nice to get into pulp, it's not wholly necessary. The easier we make it to find ourselves, and the clearer we make our goals and values through our various websites, the less we need the MSM to promote our work. We've had a number of international visitors to Citizen Space with virtually no press (at least people found us through other means) all because we made ourselves available online. Again, while I do think there's value in having other people tell our stories in different media, I think that we're still fundamentally capable of doing as good a job of getting the word out there through our own means. Chris On 9/21/07, Sasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > -- Chris Messina Citizen Provocateur & Open Source Advocate-at-Large Work: http://citizenagency.com Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog Cell: 412 225-1051 IM: factoryjoe This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
