Workantile Exchange is in for at least $250, but I had the same problem as Tony in trying to submit...
On 15 Feb 2010, at 14:56, TCS wrote: > The Creative Space is in for $250 > -might be able to do another $250 - we'll see - I tried the form and it kept > telling my I didn't select an amount... > > > On 2010-02-15, at 2:31 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > >> The battle against those who care about nothing more than to pump dry any >> term or trend that could up their profits is going to be an endless one, but >> by securing this domain we give ourselves a much better chance of >> successfully defending our word from being co-opted and robbed of its >> meaning. >> >> This is an important step in the evolution of this movement and a unique >> opportunity for us to come together and make coworking even stronger and >> better positioned to help more people than ever before. >> >> NWC is in for $1k. Let's rock this. >> >> Tony >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> New Work City - Work with, not for. >> Web: http://nwcny.com >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc >> Email: [email protected] >> Phone: (888) 823-3494 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> All, >> >> If you're able to contribute on ANY way, please go to this form: >> >> https://indyhall.wufoo.com/forms/help-buy-coworkingcom/ >> >> Fill it out, and "check out" using paypal to send the funds. >> >> If for some reason Paypal's checkout doesn't work as intended, which seems >> to be happening to some, you can send the money to us directly, >> [email protected]. >> >> Thanks again for all of the incredible community support. >> >> -Alex >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Ashok Nare <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am a space catalyst, still in the planning stages of a coworking space. >> While I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have liked to >> for the coworking initiatives, my interest in coworking remains very high. >> >> I am glad to see the effort to keep this domain name community focused. I >> am willing to contribute $250 from my own pocket to help the cause. >> >> Regards, >> >> Ashok Nare >> CollabCubes Coworking (Work In Progress) >> http://collabcubes.com >> >> Email: [email protected] >> Web: http://www.ashoknare.com >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Matthew Wettergreen >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> This is an incredible thing that Alex did by contacting the community >> members to make sure the domain stays community focused. Thanks Alex. >> >> Caroline Collective and myself will contribute $500 for the domain. >> >> Matthew Wettergreen >> Caroline Collective >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Alex Hillman >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> A few days ago, the group received an e-mail from Gerrit at The Coworking >> Intitute, the owners of coworking.com >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_thread/thread/5e4e84c5ef869ae >> >> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently >> approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.com from >> them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn >> to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer. >> >> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very positive >> dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of 5000 >> Euros, or ~$6800 USD. >> >> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with >> a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking >> community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great >> opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of >> coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of >> communicating with people who are just finding our community. >> >> What do I think should be done with the domain? >> >> My plan is as follows: >> >> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from >> subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home >> page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated >> press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but >> this is where I'd like to start! >> >> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket >> (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we >> consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges: >> >> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall >> $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space >> $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons >> $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace >> $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads >> $500 - Chris Messina >> $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C >> >> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we >> need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me >> to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to >> us. >> >> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've >> come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution >> amounts: >> >> • Any contributor of $250 or more will have lifetime (of the domain) access >> to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as >> the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking >> Community Manifesto: >> >> Community >> Collaboration >> Openness >> Diversity >> Sustainability >> see Citizen Space and Station-C for citation of what those values mean >> >> • Any contributor of $500 or more will get a subdomain of their choice as >> well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for your >> Domain account set up for coworking.com >> >> • Any contributor of $1000 will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and a >> "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to the >> coworking community/space website of their choice. >> >> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair >> chances to contributors across the community. >> >> There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. >> >> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on >> behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an >> entity that supports this community that can take over. I will also be >> donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community >> takes over. >> >> How do you become a contributor? >> >> Go to this form: >> >> https://indyhall.wufoo.com/forms/help-buy-coworkingcom/ >> >> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well. >> >> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great >> domain name to continue the growth of this community. >> >> -Alex >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Matthew Wettergreen, Ph.D >> Caroline Collective >> Co-Founder // Co-Director >> 4820 Caroline st // Houston // TX // 77004 >> http://carolinecollective.cc >> >> Rice University >> Engineering and Design for Art and Artifact Conservation (EDAAC) >> Program Director >> http://edaac.rice.edu >> >> e: [email protected] >> w: http://matthewwettergreen.com >> c: 713.825.4613 >> t: @organprinter >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > <tcs-sign-1.png> > > > > Chad Ballantyne > Creative Director > www.thecreativespace.ca > 705.252.2423 > > ü Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > > > > > > -- > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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