OMFG! It's a great conversation! =) I do agree with you all whom prefer only wiki, blog and google group. I love the KISS way of life.
I like Facebook, Linkedin and other communities, buy they are so hard to maintain. They're annoying. =/ Have you ever heard about Small Acts Manifesto (www.smallactsmanifesto.org)? I've already introduced it in another thread. It's a movement start by Brazilian people. The same people who be part of this movement are members of some groups about Coding Dojo, Python and Ruby languages, entrepreneurship and so on. Lots of these same people have personal and community blogs as well. We use the group to discuss, each one blog to spread to the world his thoughts, and of course, we do events and meetings to talk to each other, to have beer, to practice personal contact and improve our social skills. I love and hate the internet at the same time: love because it connect people from around the world but hate because it appears that people are doing less personal contact. =( One of the best things when you do Coworking is personal contact and the big power of met new people. It's amazing! So, coming back to the discussion. I prefer only wiki, blog and this "so very big awesome" discussion list. =) Have a nice day you all! Best regards, Cadu de Castro Alves BeesOffice Espaço de Coworking - Unidade Centro Rua Teófilo Otoni, 52/1203 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ CEP: 20090-070 Tel/Fax: + 55 21 2233-5126 www.beesoffice.com On 13/10/2010, at 15:30, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > Amen. > > For those looking for some context of how, and why, we try to encourage > things to follow these organizational principals, I'd encourage you to read > up on the following: > > http://www.smallpieces.com/ > http://www.starfishandspider.com/ > > They're great reads for anyone trying to establish a strong community-powered > coworking space, and important reads for trying to make progress with > movements that have evolved as this one has. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:24 PM, 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 > > > > Alex Hillman likes it. > > > > > >http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2281332482 > > > > Started by Chris Messina, Tara Hunt is an officer. > > > > > > The "page" is favored by Facebook, since you can feed posts in there, > > > > and add "boxes". They both have about 400+ people. > > > > > > 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 11:38 AM, Anne Kirby wrote: > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > I know there are a lot of facebook pages on coworking I was just > > > > wondering if there was one specific FB page for this google group or > > > > the wiki page? > > > > > > If not, would it be beneficial to have one page setup to represent > > > > this community better? I'd be happy to start one and add people as > > > > admins if you're interested in being an admin. We could post our info, > > > > press, discussions, actively promote coworking as a network. 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