This is an awesome idea. One of our group's members just told me about his idea for an art installation similar to this yesterday. It would be a literal interpretation of the 'what would happen if you dug a hole through the Earth?' question, where you could look down a hole and see a monitor with Skype and a video camera that was hooked up to another location around the world with a parallel installation.
Suffice it to say, we'd be happy to participate. Unfortunately, we don't have a physical location here in Beijing yet, so it may be a few months before we have the means to participate... If you get this started, please keep me updated so we can join in as soon as we are able to. Thanks and good luck! -Mike On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Mike Pihlman <m...@telbitconsulting.com>wrote: > A computer, web cam, and network access is all you need. Recently, mobile > smartphones have joined the mix...which is very cool. > > But keeping it simple: A simple (and free) point-to-point or multipoint (I > called it our "Virtual Watercooler") full time video / audio connection > using Skype (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home) is super simple > (well....for those comfortable with a computer). > > You could do it today with no problem. > > See this blog entry then head to Skype for the application: > http://telbitconsulting.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/skype-multipoint-video-chat/ > > > <http://telbitconsulting.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/skype-multipoint-video-chat/>You > can call me at "TracyVirtualOffice" later this morning (after 9 AM > PST)...that connection will be the Virtual connection between your location > and AltamontCowork, and you can keep it up all day, everyday. > > Mike > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Minna - The Network Hub < > minna...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We would definitely be interested! We are in Canada, shoot me an >> email at m...@thenetworkhub.ca >> >> Fantastic idea, brings back some sweet Star Trek: Deep Space Nine >> memories! >> >> Thanks! >> >> On Dec 8, 5:10 pm, Brian Sierakowski <briansierakow...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Fellow coworkers, >> > >> > I'm one of the community managers at the Beehive Baltimore, and we >> > have a fun idea. >> > >> > We're considering creating a wormhole between our coworking space and >> > another space, somewhere in the world (perhaps not in the US!) What >> > this means technically is that we have a 24/7 video bridge between our >> > two spaces, manifested on a monitor or TV that sits on the wall. >> > >> > More importantly, what this also means is that the coworking community >> > will have another touch point, more face to face time, and yet another >> > opportunity to create serendipity. >> > >> > If you're interested in trying this out, let me know, would love to >> > have multiple spaces try this experiment with us and each other! >> > >> > Talk soon, >> > -Brian >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > "Visit http://ForCarol.com <http://forcarol.com/> and help raise teen > awareness about unsafe driving and encourage parents to enforce curfews! > Would you rather argue with your teen...or bury them?" > > Mike Pihlman > AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com > 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 > Tracy, CA 95376 > Phone: 209-757-8862 > Web: http://AltamontCowork.com <http://altamontcowork.com/> > Twitter: @AltamontCowork > Facebook: > http://Facebook.com/AltamontCowork<http://facebook.com/AltamontCowork> > Drive Safe! http://ForCarol.com <http://forcarol.com/> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > 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 cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
