Over the last several hours, I've finalized the transactions with Bernie and Gerrit, transferred the domain, configured the DNS, and set up a simple static homepage to display the community core values and point them to the three communal resources that we have, just like intended by the proposal sent out earlier this week.
The new coworking.com points to the google group, the wiki, and the blog. It defines some explicit activities that people can do at each of those places to get involved. http://coworking.com It does not attempt to define coworking any more than is already defined on the landing page of the google group. It does not express any commercial or even organizational intent. It just says "we're here, and we're not going anywhere". I think this stake in the ground is extremely representative and lets us go ANY direction we want. The design is the product of...well...an hour of my time put in to copywriting and CSS. I'd be just as happy to throw it away if something else came along and the group suggests that, so long as the general concept stays clear. I'd also be willing to take design/copy tips/tweaks to heart. You can't hurt my feelings too bad, I'm not a designer and I know it :) There are still a number of other matters to sort out that have come up since we started down this fun journey this week, and they can be dealt with one at a time. I'll be following up with all of the contributors, as well as the list, to discuss the next steps in managing the remaining funds. *I'd really like the next discussion on this list* to help find a more sustainable mechanism for allowing people to contribute to the website fund without raising money that we simply don't need. Right now the fund raise is spread out over ~20 people. That de-risked the initial purchase, and let this happen at all. In the next phase, I think the objective should be to spread the fund wider and, as Chris Messina said, put the focus on individual supporters instead of business supporters, giving everyone more equal access to the resources that come with having the domain. Let's brainstorm! I also want to publicly thank Bernie and Gerrit for being so awesome during the transaction. They asked me to share this retrospective they posted last night on the last 10 years with the domain. http://www.smartmobs.com/2010/02/17/coworking-past-and-future/ -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.
