@Brent: you did, you're not crazy. It was in the Open Library thread I think.
On Jan 29, 11:17 am, "Brent (@brentter)" <[email protected]> wrote: > There are plenty of opensource perl, and even ruby scripts that'll > archive entire google groups to import into other platforms or even > just in a sql/csv file.... just do a search on google code or github > (or ask me if u can't find it). > > I really could have sworn i made a post response last week regarding > me being absent since the NYE post, thought it was in one that started > with jacob talking about some tool he saw a group using in europe and > my only response was well why don't we just re-create the community > easily with wordpressmu or buddypress. it'd have a file system, > forums, blogging (personal and aggregated), etc.. plus even a job > board perhaps.. Anyhow i even mentioned that i have a site thats > really old which has most of those features and can put it online for > u guys to see what at least it'd 'feel' like. Just don't rag on me for > the content.. it was an online phish community. > (i feel like i'm taking crazy pills because i honestly looked/ > searched for about 20 min and still haven't been able to find that > stupid post). sorry > -brent > > On Jan 28, 4:25 pm, Jacob Sayles <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I don't think we would need to suffer the disruption of trying to move a > > large group like this. It seems to me we could achieve many of the results > > people are looking for by building on top of the existing Google Group. I > > also just got put in touch with the Groups Project Manager over at Google > > and there is an opportunity to work with them to make it a better tool for > > us. > > > Jacob > > > --- > > Office Nomads - Individuality without > > Isolationhttp://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500 > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > This is a great expression of why I think we should consider something > > > more > > > versatile than the Google Group. > > > > I know this was shot down once before, but having "sub-forums" will allow > > > for more focused discussions to emerge without people needing to wonder or > > > worry about who's listening - or not interested - in their > > > idea/inquiry/post. > > > > I really don't think a "social network" is the solution to this, since > > > they > > > become TOO fragmented. But some light construct for things like > > > job/business > > > opportunities, industry-specific questions, coworking newbs, coworking > > > vets, > > > marketing questions, space questions, etc...could each have their own > > > sub-forum. This would also allow the "general forum" to be more of a > > > casual > > > meeting place for all of us rather than a place with several dozen new > > > threads every week, many repeating. > > > > I'd be willing to go back to Zoho again since they were interested in > > > providing the service free to us as a "community" or Open Source Software > > > style project. The only cost would be in moving the existing coworking > > > google groups' contents into it. > > > > Unless someone gives me a specific reason NOT to, I'm going to pursue it > > > again and report back. > > > > -Alex > > > > /ah > > > indyhall.org > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Blair Gordon > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> i like this idea of collaboration, after all its what we are all about. > > >> Maybe a website, a social network of sorts for co-working and > > >> collaboration. Allow fellow co-workers and entrepreneurs to find like > > >> minded > > >> people with the skills they seek. > > >> I am opening my first co working facility in columbus soon and I would > > >> love to be able to offer my people the connection to a dedicated social > > >> network > > > >> -- > > >> 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]<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@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 [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@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 [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.
