Susan, Just wanted to add my voice to those thanking you and the team for running with this idea. As many of you know, I write for Shareable.net which is extremely interested in publishing new, exciting stores about coworking--especially those that are positive. However, as was mentioned, new angles are important to avoid simply cheer leading. I share your disappointment in the NPR angle, but as our publisher Neal Gorenflo mentioned during a panel at GCUC, we need to be proactive about doing things that are press worthy! To that end, I hope people will share their stories with the Coworking Awareness Team, making themselves available as press contacts, and that they also start talking about coworking the cool collaborations, successes, etc. on their own blogs and sites as well. These are often the first places we check when looking for a new coworking story. I look forward to seeing the compilation!
Beth On Apr 13, 11:33 am, Susan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Will! > > Of course! Right now the responses are just shared with the Coworking > Awareness Team, but let me work on ways to make that available to all. So > far we've just published the one-page PDF with story summaries, but I hear > what you're looking for - more details and contact info. I think that > shouldn't be too tough and I'll hop right to it. > > Thanks again! > > Susan > __ > Office Nomads > officenomads.com > 206-484-5859 > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Susan, > > > Yes! Coworking Love Stories is it. I just skipped over it after seeing > > the title because I assumed it was about people who fell in love at a > > coworking space. :) > > > I'd still love to know more in response to my second post in this > > thread. Most importantly: I've already asked my members to > > participate, but I'd be much more enthusiastic about it if I knew > > there was some way for me see the stories submitted by my members > > (even if it's anonymous), and I suspect this is true of most other > > coworking space managers/owners as well. Otherwise, I'd rather just > > encourage them to submit their stories to me. I care most of all about > > the stories to be told about my own coworking space. But I'd worry > > about wearing out their participatory spirit by asking them to do the > > same thing twice. > > > Thanks! > > > Best, > > Will > > > On Apr 11, 6:14 pm, Susan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks, Will! > > > > Might what you're talking about fit under the "coworking love stories" > > > portion? I just edited the category description there - let me know if > > that > > > helps you out. And thanks so much for the suggestion! I certainly don't > > > want to miss out on any great stories. > > > > Thanks for sharing, > > > Susan > > > __ > > > Office Nomads > > > officenomads.com206-484-5859begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > > 206-484-5859 > > > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hey Susan, > > > > > The form you created looks really great. > > > > > One suggestion if it's still open for a small change: > > > > > In our space, I think, the best stories have been about unexpected > > > > collaboration between members and the value that comes from that. Even > > > > though you have a lot of story categories and I'd hate to see more, I > > > > don't see an obvious category for that (collaborations between > > > > members). I worry that without the category you'll either lose those > > > > potential stories because people won't think that's really what you're > > > > looking for, or you'll have a bloated "other" category (I suspect > > > > that's more than 50% of the good stories my members have to tell fall > > > > into that category). > > > > > Best, > > > > Will > > > > > On Apr 10, 6:59 pm, Susan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Good morning everyone! > > > > > > I'm sure by this point everyone is a-buzz with the fact that > > coworking > > > > got > > > > > a big mention this morning on > > > > > NPR< > > > >http://www.npr.org/2012/04/10/150286116/for-freelancers-landing-a-wor.. > > .>. > > > > > Well, I am a-buzz this morning, but a-buzz with frustration. > > > > > > NPR took the opportunity to spend a big amount of time on coworking > > this > > > > > morning and the *best story they could share* was that the Grind has > > an > > > > > application process. Headline reads "For freelancers, landing a > > workspace > > > > > gets harder." > > > > > > If this is the best that NPR can do with what we give them, you all, > > I > > > > > think we're not doing the right thing. We're not giving the press the > > > > best > > > > > stories about coworking. And because of that they're telling the > > boring > > > > > stories. STILL. And I want to change that. > > > > > > After the coworking gathering in LA this past fall, a small group of > > > > folks > > > > > assembled under the banner the Coworking Awareness > > > > > Team<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking-awareness-team/>. > > > > > Our first and solo goal was to help coworking spaces get better > > stories > > > > > told about them and about all the awesomeness that coworking is. > > Clearly, > > > > > we have work to do! So far, we have published one single-page doc of > > > > sample > > > > > stories, created a press@coworking email address to point the press > > (and > > > > > those interested in telling stories) to, and even recently created a > > > > > single-page doc on tips and tricks of talking to the press (attached > > > > here). > > > > > > I was planning to share all this exciting news with you today to > > continue > > > > > the movement of this Awareness Team project. I am writing you this > > > > morning > > > > > to *implore* *you to share your own stories and encourage your > > members to > > > > > post their stories*. I know how many incredible things happen within > > the > > > > > Office Nomads community each year and go unnoticed. I know you have > > the > > > > > same at your space. I promise you I will do everything I can to help > > the > > > > > Awareness Team get those stories to the people interested in telling > > > > them, > > > > > and will shout out your stories loud and clear as much as I can. > > > > > > Because seriously - amongst all of the awesome things that happen in > > a > > > > > coworking space, the application process (if it exists, and I don't > > want > > > > to > > > > > have that argument here) is the LEAST interesting thing I can think > > of to > > > > > talk about. Other than maybe the printer. Y'all know I hate it when > > the > > > > > press talks about our printers. > > > > > > Here are the links, y'all. Let's get some better stories out there: > > > > > > Tell Your Coworking Story > > > > > Form< > > > >https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEluZWdWM0Y4QUs5.. > > .> > > > > > - > > > > > the place you send folks to to tell their story > > > > > Coworking.com - where the story summaries land (and will be updated > > from > > > > > time to time to show fresh stories!), and soon where the Talking to > > the > > > > > Press points will go > > > > > The Coworking Awareness Team Google > > > > > Group<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking-awareness-team/>- > > > > > please help us get better stories told about coworking. > > > > > > Thanks everyone, > > > > > Susan > > > > > > PS - to the folks at the Grind: I hope this doesn't rub you the wrong > > > > way. > > > > > This has nothing to do with your space (which I don't know much > > about), > > > > or > > > > > how you rock coworking in your own way. I respect that greatly and > > that > > > > has > > > > > nothing to do with this response. Truly - I just want your space to > > get > > > > > great stories told about it - I doubt NPR did you justice. > > > > > > __ > > > > > Office Nomads > > > officenomads.com206-484-5859begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > > 206-484-5859 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > > > >206-484-5859begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 206-484-5859 > > > > > > Talking to the Press.pdf > > > > > 196KViewDownload > > > > > -- > > > > 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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