All--
I threw up a ning for Uptime so I'd have a place for people to go to
learn more about it.
Over time, folks have joined the site, not just members of Uptime, but
other people interested in it (like Ken, from Tampa, who posts here as
well).
Whenever anyone has a suggestion for the site, I just give them admin
privileges, and let them hack away.
Could something like that work for the galactic coworking community?
--Ax
On Nov 7, 2:31 pm, "Tony Bacigalupo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For what it's worth, if we would be happy building a simple landing page to
> introduce people to coworking and how to learn more and how to get involved,
> then we don't need it to be centralized-- just visible.
> That's what I had in mind when I bought whatiscoworking.com (which currently
> just sports an inside joke as a placeholder).
>
> It can exist separate from the central movement, but loosely joined, and
> perhaps referred to at the top of the wiki and blog ("new to coworking?
> click here")
>
> Very simple:
>
> 1. What is coworking? (Recommendation: don't define it, describe it.
> Sidestep that landmine.)
> 2. How do I get started?
> 3. How do I help organize?
>
> We already have these resources started on the wiki, so I think it's more a
> matter of presentation. Properly holding people's hands through
> understanding what coworking is about.
>
> Wouldn't be half bad to have something like wtfistwitter.com too, and have
> multiple perspectives.
>
> T
>
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Alex Hillman
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> > I'm concerned this is a severe overcomplication of the needs for producing
> > the simple "site" that is needed as a landing for coworking newbs.
>
> > An 8 person team to build 1 or two page site is not something I'm
> > comfortable getting involved with. I know how those projects go, and it's
> > not a productive environment.
>
> > -Alex
> > --
> > -----
> > --
> > -----
> > Alex Hillman
> > im always developing something
> > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com
> > local:www.indyhall.org
>
> > On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:11 PM, nickf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> On Nov 7, 9:54 am, "Jacob Sayles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > Once we've figured out WHAT we
> >> > are building then we can try and work on WHO is going to build it, and
> >> > HOW it will be maintained over time. We are awash in amazing,
> >> > talented people so I'm confident we can make this happen.
>
> >> I agree. We do need to define who will be doing what, etc. To keep
> >> things simple here are the roles I see we need*:
>
> >> - Project Lead to manage the overall project
> >> - Information Architect to define the structure of the site and pages
> >> - Copywriter to write the content for the site if needed
> >> - Web Designer to create the visual design of the site
> >> - Front-End Web Developer to build the XHTML/CSS pages and perhaps
> >> some of JavaScript/AJAX (if needed)
> >> - Back-End Web Developer to code the pages if needed, API integration,
> >> setup the CMS (if we need one), etc
> >> - Server/Host Admin to manage and maintain the server
> >> - Web Curator to maintain the site long term, delete any spam, address
> >> bugs found later on, etc
>
> >> * Note: these rolls could be combined depending on the skills of the
> >> individual volunteering to take on these rolls, I often find designers
> >> who can do front-end dev, or backend-devs who like to do front-end dev
> >> as well, etc. Certainly we don't need to have one person per roll, in
> >> fact I would like to see the team be as small as possible but
> >> effective.
>
> >> That said, any takers? :) I'd put my name in the hat for IA unless
> >> someone else also wants to do it. I'd put my name in for project lead
> >> but I feel there are probably others out there with more experience
> >> and understanding of coworking than I have.
>
> >> > P.S. Your space looks great and thank you for inviting me to the news
> >> interview.
>
> >> No problem, I am hoping this local news coverage brings more exposure
> >> to all of coworking in Seattle and beyond. It was great to have you
> >> there with your experience answering the questions I couldn't as a
> >> newbie coworking space owner.
>
> >> - Nick
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