> We're a Drupal studio. If planned well the site can be both aesthetically > pleasing and self sustained. (Drupal is the # 1 opensourse CMS)
Sorry to hijack the thread but only for a bit; I just can't let that assertion stand unchallenged! :-) Drupal is not the #1 opensource CMS, WordPress is! It's got far more users than Drupal! ;-) Anyway, I'm a former Drupal guy who after 2 years finally realized how much pain Drupal was causing me and switched to WordPress, never been happier! :) -Mike Schinkel Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking http://ignitionalley.com p.s. OTOH, my partner in Ignition Alley is a Drupal guy so there you go! On Feb 18, 2010, at 7:55 PM, TCS wrote: > We're a Drupal studio. If planned well the site can be both aesthetically > pleasing and self sustained. (Drupal is the # 1 opensourse CMS) We're > willing to help develop the site if y'all wanna do the leg work on > Information Architecture, finalize a content outline and navigation > schematic, name the taxonomy terms and design. ;o) We can do design as > well, but thought that could be another studio if they want to help. Don't > know if there's funds available to offer to help build, but we're willing to > do whatever for the cause of coworking! > > Chad > > The Creative Space - Canada > www.thecreativespace.ca > 705-252-2423 > > On 2010-02-18, at 7:29 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > >> 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. > > <tcs-sign-1.png> > > > > Chad Ballantyne > Creative Director > www.thecreativespace.ca > 705.252.2423 > > ΓΌ 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. 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.
