Hi everyone! I am a newbie :) I wanted to say thank you for all the amazing knowledge and experiences you share out here, just reading through the discussions has been very enlightening.
We are in the process of opening our Axispace in Fort Lauderdale in the next few months and a mix of the platforms you mention on this thread as far as communications and collaboration seems fantastic (Hipchat, Basecamp, GroupMe, Yammer) I have researched them a little, and I get the impression they are great if you already know people you will be communicating and collaborating with, but how about if you are in the process of trying to meet people, or even introduce people you already know. I understand that a lot of that should happen offline, with events and different initiatives. But how about online? Perhaps we are less inhibited in trying to find out about others when we know nobody is watching? I came across this video from Wework *http://app.wework.com/log-in* I was wondering what people that are already immersed in the practice of community building think of a platform like this? Do guys know of anything existing that resembles this app's purpose? Cheers! Vanessa @vanevela On Friday, March 16, 2012 7:26:41 PM UTC-4, Ryan L. Cross 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. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
