We use Yammer. I used it while working with a few years ago and love it, and about a year or so ago Yammer opened up communities that can have members from other domains. It is desktop, web, and mobile. It's free for the basic version, costs very little for the paid version which includes the admin panel. We encourage our members to use it for personal, professional, and promotional, and so far no one uses it for spam. Since we're split on 2floors, it's convenient to post there about a new snack in one of the kitchens or to loop in folks from the other floor about a request for help or to spread the word about a great new member success, etc. And it's awesome for those who aren't there for a day or more (vacations or part timers, for examples) to feel like they didn't miss too much.
Also, members who move on from the space are welcome to stay in our Yammer community, kinda like alumni. Most unsubscribe themselves, but they are told they are welcome to stay and participate, and who knows if they will come back. r. *____________________ rachel young *[email protected] *Find us in person:* Camaraderie 102 Adelaide St E 2nd Floor Toronto, ON M5C 1K9 (647) 861-4350 *Find us online:* Website/blog <http://camaraderie.ca> and Newsletter<http://bit.ly/camaraderienewsletter> Google+ <http://bit.ly/CamaraderiePlus>, Twitter<http://twitter.com/camaraderie> , Facebook <http://bit.ly/9zv3Fx>, and LinkedIn<http://bit.ly/CamaraderieGroup> *Be in business for yourself, not by yourself! * *Mar 25, 2012 is the next FLCTO. * *Stay in the know at **http://bit.ly/freelcancecampTO* * * *Are you a coworking commitmentphobe? * *Try the Coworking Toronto Passport Program <http://bit.ly/CTOPassport2012>* *for a day pass to seven spaces for one price.* * * On 17 March 2012 21:02, Jacob Sayles <[email protected]> wrote: > We use an all member mailing list. We've been using Mailman but our > hosting company limits our discussions to 100 users and we have 102 > members. We looked at lots of different solutions, including Google > Groups, and instead are switching to a mailing list that is integrated into > Nadine, which we use for member management. This way all current members > will be subscribed automatically. We are switching to that in the coming > weeks. > > I've been wanting some form of chat and I'm looking into Hip Chat, and IRC > options. > > Jacob > > --- > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation > http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 > > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We use a Google group at Workantile, but are looking for another solution >> due to difficulties with group member management and other shortcomings. It >> gets used extensively by the membership. We played around with irc, but >> only the nerdiest of the nerds used it and I don't think it is used much >> anymore if at all. >> >> Our Thursday social lunches is where a lot of informal communication >> happens. We have one member who seems to come in only for the Thursday >> lunches. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Alex Hillman < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> - We use Hipchat at Indy Hall, it's pretty popular for daily banter and >>> people who aren't in for the day to keep in touch. >>> - We use/abuse Basecamp for our message board. That's being replaced >>> soon with a homebrew solution. The key here, of course, is that email is >>> the common denominator no matter how many social tools are built. >>> - We used GroupMe when ~20 of our members were in Austin together for >>> SXSW. It was awesome, but it limits groups to 25 people IIRC. >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Ryan L. Cross <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I've seen one or two other posts that somewhat addressed this, but they >>>> weren't directly related to the topic. >>>> >>>> I'm curious to hear what tools you have in place for communication >>>> between members. We're currently using three: >>>> >>>> GroupMe: Immediately reaching the group - members are asked to be very >>>> respectful and use it only when necessary as to not spam everyone. Free! >>>> Campfire (just moved from Jaconda) - Chat room for every day use. Quite >>>> expensive, but quality. Mobile access, etc. >>>> Google Groups - for longer term communication. >>>> >>>> I'm asking because while we once were very active in communication >>>> through these tools, thing seem to have been cooling down lately (after a >>>> year and a half). There's not much activity in these channels. I'm asking >>>> about this partly to see if anyone else has a solution that might be a tad >>>> more engaging and partly out of morbid curiosity. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/HOuzh7x8k-MJ. >>>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> twb >> member, Workantile <http://workantile.com/> >> @twbrandt >> >> -- >> 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. 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