I'm not sure how well a chat room can virtually mimic the experience of coworking; although connecting with local folks through Twitter might be a better example, and one that may have better potential of building a community. Twitter folks can answer a question that's been tweeted out, or retweet it to someone in their network that might be able to help; that access to other people through the people you've gotten to know around you is one of the benefits of coworking.
As I posted in another thread, what has worked for us are events and meetups (unfortunately Twitter was still in its infancy when we opened our doors in 2006). However, I am curious what other online tools people may have found successful in building their community. I stumbled upon this page earlier today, http://cooltown.ning.com/, which is trying to use crowdsourcing to build communities. If anyone has been successful in using such online tools to build their coworking spaces, I'm sure everyone would love to hear about your experience. Jay The Network Hub thenetworkhub.ca twitter.com/jaycatalan John Uhri wrote: > Many of the discussions here focus on building a community before > building a space. I was wondering what folks have done to build the > community in their area. Meetups and mobile work days seem logical. > Has anyone tried a virtual watercooler idea with products such as 37 > Signals' Campfire (http://campfirenow.com/)? For example, inviting > potential coworkers to "hang out" in a Campfire Chat room on days when > the group isn't meeting anywhere. (Or even on days when they are, heh. -- 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.
