re: IRC, one of the members wrote this instructional blog post for IRC. It's also been neat to watch the techies help the non-techies get on IRC and learn something new! http://coherecommunity.com/?p=1031
Angel On Aug 17, 9:05 am, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed with everything in here, awesome notes. On the chat tip, we've > started using Hipchat and it's been really popular and a great way for > people to stay connected even when you're offsite. Hipchat is the easiest to > get people started, which is important for us because we're not limited to > just tech-savvy folks. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:42 AM, [email protected] < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > To echo Angel, > > > Internally we use IRC for member-member and uncubed-member chatting. So far > > it's proven really great, and since our members are all techies to one > > degree or another, they get IRC. > > > We're still working on the back end systems, but likely it'll be google > > docs for tracking, etc and fresh books for invoicing, bookkeeping. Square > > and paypal are how we're handling payments. > > > We're also using Facebook a lot for events, and things like that. > > > John Wilker > > Founder, 360|Conferences > > twitter: jwilker <http://twitter.com/jwilker> > > johnwilker.com | Ignite Denver <http://ignitedenver.org>| > > Denwhere<http://denwhere.com>| > > 360|Flex <http://360flex.com> | 360|iDev <http://360idev.com> > > > “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as > > something to aim at.” > > ~ Bruce Lee > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Here is the reply I sent to Zoe. Thought maybe people could benefit > >> from reading it...Also, Cohere is probably one of the "lower-tech" > >> spaces in terms of how we run ourselves. I'm a big fan of simplicity > >> first. I hope that you'll find what you need for your article below. > > >> Community Manager to Members & Member to Member Communication > >> When we want to make sure that everyone gets the same message, we'll > >> email it to all members. For daily/casual member to member > >> communication we use 2 different digital tools. The first is Internet > >> Relay Chat (IRC). This "technology" is a relic from the past but it > >> works like a charm and since so many of the developers are already on > >> there chatting with their tech groups, it was an easy solution to make > >> a #CohereLLC channel on Freenode. Often, IRC gets used to blow off > >> steam and circulate the latest "lol website/video." The second is > >> Facebook Groups. Any Cohere member or alumni who has a Facebook > >> account is included in the group. Members primarily use this group to > >> seek advice on client questions or issues. For example, the writers > >> often get pricing advice from other writers in the group. > > >> How Community Managers run their spaces (as a business) > >> There are some great digital tools coming out to help space owners > >> manage the daily details like reservations, billing, payment and wifi > >> access. One notable one to watch is Cobot. It was developed by space > >> managers and it's sleek and easy to use. There are other open source > >> management solutions like Nadine, used by Office Nomads, and Seltzer > >> which just hit the scene recently. Cohere doesn't use any of these yet > >> but instead uses a combination of Google documents and calendar with > >> Quickbooks online payment solutions like recurring credit card > >> processing, cell phone credit card swiper and online payments via a > >> checking account. These easy payment methods allow members to focus on > >> just being a member instead of figuring out how to pay. It also > >> minimizes the time that space owners spend tracking down money. Also > >> notable is that Cohere doesn't use any type of reservation system for > >> desks like many spaces do. We leave it to chance and we've never run > >> out of room yet! We do use a shared Google calendar to manage our > >> conference room reservations. > > >> How Community Managers collaborate with other Community Managers > >> The primary tool that coworking community managers use is our > >> Coworking Google Group. This is where new coworking enthusiasts and > >> coworking veterans converge to share best practices and lend a helping > >> hand. To date, there are nearly 3,500 members who have posted 13,697 > >> messages! > > >> Area where the global coworking community needs help... > >> As a giant worldwide community of ~1,000 coworking spaces with an > >> estimated 50,000 members (likely many more) we need help finding or > >> developing a tool that allows for members of different coworking > >> communities in far away states and countries to find one another and > >> collaborate. I'm hoping that in the next year, we'll have a great > >> digital tool at our disposal that would allow a member of Cohere in > >> Colorado to easily search out another coworker in say Pakistan who > >> might be able to help with a problem or share ideas on a project. I > >> think overcoming this logistical challenge will take the coworking > >> movement to the next level. > > >> On Aug 16, 1:56 pm, Zoe Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Hi everyone, > > >> > I am working on a story for Mashable.com about digital tools for > >> > coworking spaces and I'd love to hear people's favorites. Feel free to > >> > either reply to this post or if you'd like to speak with me in person, > >> > just let me know. > > >> > Much appreciation, > >> > Zoe > > >> -- > >> 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]. 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