This actually gets right to the heart of a weakness in a large starfish organization such as this one, which has been touched on before, which is how to decide on something like this. No doubt, the coworking movement would benefit from a better "landing page" for people new to the movement who have yet to grow accustomed to the wiki / blog / google group. I can still recall struggling to understand it all when I first discovered it.
That said, creating something that is the central, official spot is difficult. We had a good long spirited discussion about the "official" definition of coworking, but did not end up making any decisions in the end on whether to update it. As I understand it, a couple of people like Tara and Chris and others have direct control over things like the blog and the wiki's design and structure, and they're people I think we would largely trust to continue to do right by the movement in implementing a new design (with, of course, our input along the way), but, they're also probably the least likely to have time to allocate for doing so :-) So we'd need someone to step up and take leadership on it. On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great idea! And we have been down this road before. Our official site is > actually the blog: http://coworking.info but I've sketched out stuff for > an official coworking site (about a year and a half ago): > http://flickr.com/photos/missrogue/sets/72157600017335084/ > > Still looking to do that sorta thing. ;) > > T > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:41 PM, nickf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> This may be a silly question but I am wondering why there isn't an >> official public facing coworking website that isn't a wiki or a blog? >> I know we have the great discussion list and an cool wiki packed with >> information... but, well, a wiki isn't so easy to navigate and the >> content that one might be looking for is sorta spread about the wiki >> and such. >> >> I am wondering if it's time to build a public facing website to cater >> to audiences who may not understand wikis, blogs, and discussion group >> systems? Or at the very least a site with basic content on coworking >> that is geared towards the press, potential coworkers, potential space >> catalyst, etc. >> >> Something with simple architecture that answers the basic questions >> of: >> - What is coworking? >> - Who came up with the idea of coworking? >> - Why has coworking caught on so well? >> - Where can I find a coworking space in my area? >> - What type of people cowork? >> - What does it take to start a coworking space? >> - Who can I contact if I have a question about coworking? >> - What coworking resources are out there? >> ....All questions that can be answered on the wiki or here in the >> discussion group, but I just feel like the wiki doesn't provide the >> ideal user experience for the media and potential renters and space >> owners to really grasp the full scope of coworking and the breath at >> which it extends to. >> >> This question came to me as I was doing an interview with the local >> press today who seemed to be be pretty oblivious to the whole >> international movement and lacking I site I could really point them to >> to get the gist really quick. >> >> Full disclose, yes I am a user experience professional that creates >> websites all day, but I am not looking to land a project like this for >> myself. I don't have a personal interest in promotion or gaining a >> cool project. I don't care who would build or design it. I am simply >> asking the question because I see it as a hurdle here for dealing with >> non-technical people on the outside of the coworking community. >> >> Am I crazy here? Has this already been discussed before (sorry, I >> didn't find any threads on this)? Is this a sore spot? What were the >> reasons behind not doing this? Did I just step into a holy war >> topic? :P >> >> >> Cheers, >> - Nick (A newbie space owner, be gentle) >> >> > > > -- > -- > tara 'missrogue' hunt > > Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your > Business ( > http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0307409503?ie=UTF8 > ) > Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) > Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
