Well I'm all about doing Ryan. It would be great to plan a conference on coworking like Coworking Europe but I'm not sure how many people would head to Lancaster, PA. Maybe this is a way for us all to get to know each other better?
http://coworkingeu.wordpress.com/ On Oct 13, 3:16 pm, Ryan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > The motto of the Drupal community: > "Talk is Silver, Code is Gold." > > In this case Code == participation, or a thing you made, instead of > talking about it (AKA Bikeshedding).http://www.bikeshed.com > > Not accusing anyone of bikeshedding, but it's one of those concepts > that just needs to circulate more, as well as "Does Coworking Have a > Hyphen?" > > Peace, > Ryan Price > [email protected] > @liberatr > 407-484-8528 > > FloridaCreatives.com > Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > > On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > > > > > Understood, and sorry if I came across as a little harsh. :) > > > Discussion, as always, is great and 2nd only to action! Obviously, > > since we're practically neighbors, you and I should be getting > > together soon anyway :) > > > -Alex > > > /ah > > indyhall.org > > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Anne Kirby > > <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > Thanks Alex, I'll definitely look into your suggestions. > > > I think things got a little out of control. Really want I would love > > to see is the community getting to know each other better and if > > collaboration is born from that great! If not that's fine as well. I'm > > not for excluding anyone and a committee is not the answer, I was just > > trying to clarify my thoughts. Sorry if it came across the wrong way. > > Maybe it's a gathering of those involved and or interested in > > coworking to discuss coworking and all the elements. > > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On Oct 13, 2:47 pm, TelBitConsulting <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > "Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in "death by..." > > > > Chocolate? :-) > > > > Mike > > > > Visithttp://ForCarol.comandhelp raise teen awareness about unsafe > > driving > > > and encourage parents to enforce curfews! Would you rather argue > > with your > > > teen...or bury them? > > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Tara Hunt > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Uh oh. Not the 'c' word...committee. As in "death by..." > > > > > I don't want to discourage the passion and momentum here and I, > > too, want > > > > to see coworking be a household word (well, maybe not household, > > but a > > > > well-known concept that people see as a great alternative to > > working from an > > > > office, home or coffee shop - that isn't for everyone). I just > > want to > > > > encourage us to think about proceeding in a manner that is true > > to the small > > > > pieces loosely joined ethos of this movement. > > > > > T > > > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Kirby < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Kind of like an organized face to the movement. It could be > > made up of > > > >> a committee of coworking spaces. :) > > > > >> On Oct 13, 1:40 pm, Anne Kirby > > <[email protected]> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > WOW - Great conversation! > > > > >> > I'm not suggesting we do away with the wiki or google or move > > that > > > >> > content, they are great and they serve a purpose. I'm also not > > > >> > suggesting we put all this information out to the masses on > > facebook. > > > >> > Just thinking of ways to encourage more communication between > > spaces > > > >> > but also educate the public in what we're doing and > > highlighting all > > > >> > the great businesses involved. > > > > >> > Alex, if more spaces collaborated maybe the press would get > > better? > > > > >> > My post was to start a discussion on how we could do this, > > with the > > > >> > suggestion of a Facebook page. More like a collaborative > > public face > > > >> > to all of the fantastic things happing in the world of > > coworking. > > > > >> > I'd be happy to spear head it and know a few spaces who might > > be > > > >> > willing to get involved. > > > > >> > Thanks for the discussion. > > > > >> > Cheers, > > > >> > Anne > > > > >> > On Oct 13, 12:36 pm, Ryan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > Hear Hear! > > > > >> > > Starting a new group on a website should be just as hard as > > starting a > > > > >> > > second coworking space in the same city - it requires a > > gardener (or > > > >> > > two) to really bring things to life, get people talking to > > each other. > > > > >> > > Broadcast is different from discussion, and this list is > > one of the > > > >> > > best I know for discussion - on any subject. > > > > >> > > My experience with FB and LinkedIn have been very similar > > to what Tara > > > > >> > > is describing. They require lots of attention, and weeding. > > This > > > >> > > community noticed the same thing with the Wiki over the > > summer, and > > > >> > > now there are people paying more attention there, the world > > is a > > > >> > > better place for it. > > > > >> > > Peace, > > > >> > > Ryan Price > > > >> > > [email protected] > > > >> > > @liberatr > > > >> > > 407-484-8528 > > > > >> > > FloridaCreatives.com > > > >> > > Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > > > >> > > Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > > > > >> > > On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: > > > > >> > > > Thank you for saying this Ryan. > > > > >> > > > We've had a gabillion suggestions over the years to > > 'move' from this > > > > >> > > > Google Group to something else. And each time, the action > > > >> > > > cannibalizes our discussions somewhat. LinkedIN group, > > Facebook > > > >> > > > page, Blogs, new networks, chat spaces, etc. > > > > >> > > > This group and all of our discussions are public, indexed > > on Google > > > > >> > > > and incredibly valuable. Look at the history of growth! The > > > >> > > > maturation of discussion! > > > > >> > > > I'm not against promoting coworking in whatever way we > > can, but the > > > > >> > > > issue we've faced with scattering groups here and there > > is that it > > > >> > > > becomes yet another place to manage. For instance...the > > LinkedIN > > > >> > > > group. Loads of people request to join and post questions > > there, but > > > > >> > > > I miss them and there are so many self-promoters in there > > that have > > > > >> > > > nothing to do with Coworking that it turns those people > > off. > > > >> > > > Thinking that the LinkedIN group IS THE coworking > > discussion group, > > > > >> > > > they go away thinking this movement is dead or a waste of > > time. Not > > > > >> > > > a great way to promote coworking at all. > > > > >> > > > So we can start groups and someone can take the helm of > > each of them > > > > >> > > > and there can be discussions over hither and yon that > > replicate the > > > > >> > > > discussions here. Or, we can continue to try to get > > people to gather > > > > >> > > > here. In a really great useful space. Personally, I'm > > glad that > > > >> > > > there isn't very much activity on that Facebook group. > > I'm thinking > > > > >> > > > of sending a message out to everyone that is on it to > > come here and > > > > >> > > > introduce themselves then shutting it down (or at least > > putting the > > > > >> > > > link to this group up there). > > > > >> > > > T > > > > >> > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Ryan Price > > <[email protected]> > > > > >> > > > wrote: > > > >> > > > Really? More email from Facebook? > > > > >> > > > Anne, > > > > >> > > > I would say the Facebook pages are not too active because > > this list > > > > >> > > > is SO active. I'd hate to splinter this discussion, and > > have to > > > >> > > > follow in 5 places. > > > > >> > > > Peace, > > > >> > > > Ryan Price > > > >> > > > [email protected] > > > > >> > > > @liberatr > > > >> > > > 407-484-8528 > > > > >> > > > FloridaCreatives.com > > > >> > > > Next Likemind: October 15th @ Drunken Monkey > > > >> > > > Orlando Happy Hour: October 18th @ Crooked Bayou > > > > >> > > > On Oct 13, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Anne Kirby wrote: > > > > >> > > > Thanks! > > > > >> > > > On Oct 13, 12:06 pm, Alex Hillman > > <[email protected]> > > > >> > > > wrote: > > > >> > > > John Erik from Conjunctured set this up last night, using > > Facebook's > > > > >> > > > new > > > >> > > > groups feature. > > > > >> > > > I'm hesitant to put tons of energy into this because, > > frankly, > > > >> > > > Facebook > > > >> > > > changes their mind all the time. > > > > >> > > > But if you're looking to settle on one, I think the latest > > > >> > > > incarnation is > > > >> > > > probably the most ideal. > > > > >> > > > Join here: > > > > >> > > >http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_145309628847622&ap=1 > > > > >> > > > -Alex > > > > >> > > > /ah > > > >> > > > indyhall.org > > > >> > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > >> > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Anne Kirby < > > > > >> > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > Thanks Ryan, > > > > >> > > > I'm actually on both of those pages. They just don't seem > > very > > > >> active, > > > >> > > > it would be great to bring all of us together in a more > > public > > > >> setting > > > >> > > > (i.e. facebook, focused website) the Wiki, google group > > and even the > > > >> > > > blog is great but it's not very public friendly. Could we > > create > > > >> > > > something or enhance something so as to bring us all > > together and to > > > >> > > > educate the public? > > > > >> > > > Whenever we get any press we're always giving props to > > other > > > >> coworking > > > >> > > > spaces in the country, i.e. CoinLoft, indyhall, citizen > > space or > > > >> > > > Workbar. How do we share the love better on the current > > FB pages, > > > >> > > > network better and promote the idea of coworking? That > > kind of > > > >> thing. > > > > >> > > > Cheers, > > > >> > > > Anne > > > > >> > > > P.S. The twitter hashtag is great and is a perfect way to > > bring us > > > >> all > > > >> > > > together on twitter! > > > > >> > > > On Oct 13, 11:48 am, Ryan Price <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > Both of these look pretty "official": > > > > >> > > >http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coworking/77381078825 > > ... > > read more » -- 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.
