Deck the Halls CoWorking Thus plays off your name, speaks of livening up a space which is something yours needs apparently, and still has the eponymous "cowork" term.
On 2011-04-04, at 9:18 AM, Joshua Marpet <[email protected]> wrote: > Again, not a coworker at present, but have dreams of someday starting one. > > However, I have named a few websites and businesses. > > The best tips I ever got for naming things were these. > > 1. It has to mean something. IBM is a great, well recognized name, but it > would suck if it was just starting out. > 2. Try to make it memorable. > 3. Make it either fairly short, or pack value into it if it has to be long. > 4. Try to use recognizable but little used words. > > So for a Coworking space in Reading, pronounced redding, not reeding ;) > , where they have a pagoda (but this is little known), > and are famous for pretzels, > and by the way, they have the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (every June, and I'll > be there this June for the festival) (Look it up, it is SO worth it!!!) (Ride > in a bomber, or a barnstormer airplane) > > You have some great suggestions, but I would recommend having a name that > references the geographical area, and a saying or motto that shows off the > values of the place. So "Reading{PA}Coworking" might not be very cool, but > the saying could be something neat (which I am currently too tired to think > of right now, sorry). > > My $.02 Take it for what it's worth. > Joshua > > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Akira@Design Kompany(Durham,nc) > <[email protected]> wrote: > I too love the Pretzel theme; sounds fun and original. And involving > the community is a good idea too > > Something else to think about: what kind of space would you like to > create? You mentioned the physical space being boring and > characterless, but what would you like it to look like if you had the > choice? Being aspirational in your name is important in creating a > sustainable community, I think... > > Akira > On Apr 1, 2:56 pm, Flambard <[email protected]> wrote: > > I love the pretzel idea!!! > > Our name is Mutinerie meaning in French Mutiny (It does not sound > > bad)... or maybe Mutineer...or even Mutinear to bring this idea of > > nearness and local roots. > > We'd be cousin then :) > > Have a good weekend > > Antoinewww.mutinerie.org > > -- > 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. -- 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.
