[Coworking] Introducing myself: Jedi from Los Angeles, CA / Philadelphia, PA

2010-02-16 Thread JediWright
Hello all- I'm a Space Catalyst and Coworker, though I didn't realize it fully as such until today. I stopped in at Blankspaces.com across the street from my apt, where I met Jerome and got a tour and the low down on his space (it's a beautiful space by the way). I've been involved with all this

[Coworking] Introduction - Houston Texas

2010-02-16 Thread Rich W
I found the Group from a reference in an Inc. magazine article. Rich Witmer, self-employed business marketing consultant based in NW Houston area. Glad to find a name for what I knew was out there, independent professionals longing for collaboration. -- You received this message because you

[Coworking] cabin fever

2010-02-16 Thread Barbra
hello - just wanted to say hi and say how happy I am to find this group! i've been freelancing for several months and altho it's great having total control over my time, working from home and all that good stuff, i'm a social person. i get lonely. i sometimes worry i will become socially, uh-hem,

[Coworking] Re: Twitter Lists for coworking

2010-02-16 Thread Ian M
Hi, Fly The Coop is a new (ish) Manchester, UK based co-working space. You can find out more about us at: http://flythe.coop Our users twitter list is at: http://twitter.com/fly_the_coop/ftc-members http://twitter.com/fly_the_coop/ for our announcements. We're currently looking to setup

[Coworking] Re: FlyThe.Coop - Manchester, UK

2010-02-16 Thread Ian M
Hi, Just a quick hello from me, as it's my first post. I've been involved with helping with Fly The Coop in Manchester as a director for a while. We've just had our 2nd members meetup in the space, and we're starting to get a buzz going, and organizing a few events. We're also trying to put

[Coworking] Hello all

2010-02-16 Thread jjwtwice
Hi, I've been looking into coworking for several reasons. One as a worker but also as possibly setting up a coworking center. I'm glad to be here so I can learn more about what is happening in this space. Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[Coworking] Space Catalyst from Colombia

2010-02-16 Thread Dave
Hello Community, First and foremost thank you for all the information. The community seems great and the wiki has given a lot of food for thought. I recently experienced the co-work environment at CoWork Central in Buenos Aires, and am eagerly planing ahead for a space in Cali - Colombia. I'd

[Coworking] Where can I find info on how to join the Coworking Visa Program

2010-02-16 Thread The Hive PDX
Hey there, I work for the Leftbank Project (www.leftbankproject.com) in Portland, Oregon. We have a space in our building called The Hive that is dedicated to coworkers. It is in its infancy, but we are looking at ways to raise its awareness. I have been following the trend through articles on

[Coworking] Re: Improving the Google Group

2010-02-16 Thread Dhan
Hi Alex, Yes - Zoho Discussions is free for open source projects and you are most welcome to switch. Regards Dhan Zoho Discussions On Feb 9, 9:12 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome tip. I'll contact him today. Thanks Mike. /ah indyhall.org coworking in

[Coworking] Re: Improving the Google Group

2010-02-16 Thread Dhan
You raise very valid concerns John Sechrest. @ Zoho Discussions we had this in mind when we developed the product. Apart from the web based access, we have active bi-directional emailing too. Of course, you are welcome to give Zoho Discussions a spin and come back with comments - for I am sure

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

2010-02-16 Thread mark roeland de castro
Hello everyone, I'm Mark De Castro. I'm an architect and urban/environmenal planner from the Philippines. I am a newbie on this e-group. Firstly, just to give a brief background on what I do. I have a small start-up company that does townplanning consultancy for local governments here in the

Re: [Coworking] SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

2010-02-16 Thread Iris Kavanagh
Cody- Thanks for the invite! I look forward t this meetup and to touring your new space. Congratulations! Iris Kavanagh COO NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, Inc. www.NextSpace.us +1 831 420 0710 http://twitter.com/nextspace http://12seconds.tv/channel/nextspace facebook.com/nextspace On Feb

Re: [Coworking] Introduction - Houston Texas

2010-02-16 Thread Matthew Wettergreen
Hey Rich, Welcome to the coworking group. I'm the co-founder of Caroline Collective in Houston (http://carolinecollective.cc); glad to find another person in Houston interested in coworking. If you're in the area stop by Caroline Collective some time. There's another coworking space in the area

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Study

2010-02-16 Thread Chris Messina
This sounds interesting, especially if you're willing to make the results *and your data* public. ;) To the best of my knowledge, there has not been an exhaustive research project done on coworking — but samples here and there — from both the academic and media worlds. Putting together some

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Acquisition of Coworking.com

2010-02-16 Thread WHERE MMM
Alex, As the pint person here on this, and again I totally understand that you took a much needed lead and happy you stepped up to the plate on it but wondering who is now going to be a part of the 'entity' of the negotiation of the deal. And, how is it that people can reserve on the initial

[Coworking] Re: Community Acquisition of Coworking.com

2010-02-16 Thread Chris Messina
Congratulations, Alex. Great work! There's clearly a desire among the coworking community to put in a stake in the ground and create something that more collectively represents the maturity (or maturing?) of the community! I think this initiative worked because it was 1) focused 2) had a

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Acquisition of Coworking.com

2010-02-16 Thread WHERE MMM
Chris, I love this idea on specific next steps that you have presented. I would be willing to move my pledge for the domain purchase to money to spend on a open site/ location at SXSW to host such a meeting. And, if there is anyone else who didn't get to be involved and would like to be please

[Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Jerome Chang
Hi all. I've been hearing that some of you out there have not been so happy about my mentioning of executive suites and therefore, not adhering to the ethos of coworking. I want to clarify that my previous emails were only to propose utilizing some resources that I've come across, and

[Coworking] Re: Vote for Cohere's Logo

2010-02-16 Thread Susan Evans
Great logo, Angel! Sorry I didn't get to weigh in earlier - I think you guys picked the best of the litter. Well done, and congrats! Susan __ Office Nomads officenomads.com On Feb 10, 11:15 am, Angel fccowork...@gmail.com wrote: Click on that link and then the photo to get into polldaddy to

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Acquisition of Coworking.com

2010-02-16 Thread Tara Hunt
Maybe my dream of the ultimate coworking site can be achieved finally! Here it was: http://www.flickr.com/photos/missrogue/sets/72157600017335084/ And modeled off of Conferenceer (by Jacob Patton - no longer in existence). Simple, but functional. T On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:38 PM, WHERE MMM

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Tony Bacigalupo
Hey all. Serious stuff here. Let's take a step back for a second. I believe we are in a dangerous place right now, because money is involved, and everybody is going to have an opinion on how it should be distributed, who should be involved, who has what percent control over what, etc etc etc.

[Coworking] Re: Community Acquisition of Coworking.com

2010-02-16 Thread Sasha V
Was away for the weekend and totally missed this, but very excited to see the new site! Sasha Vasilyuk Sandbox Suites www.sandboxsuites.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [Coworking] Re: Improving the Google Group

2010-02-16 Thread Tara Hunt
Jumping in... Three communities vibrant on google groups Two of them moved to better systems Only one vibrant community left Google groups may suck at some stuff, but it works. Please don't break it. Tara On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Dhan aravindhan.vijayaragha...@gmail.comwrote: You

[Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

2010-02-16 Thread Calteresco
pariSoma will be there too ! Clement Julian On Jan 31, 4:08 pm, Cody Marx Bailey superp...@gmail.com wrote: Hey everyone, On behalf of all the coworking spaces in Texas, I'd like to welcome everyone to this years Coworking Meetup during SXSW. In years past, we have used the lovely San Jose

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Mike Schinkel
On Feb 16, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: Serious stuff here. Let's take a step back for a second. I agree with you in principle, but not as black white. Do you see the Open Source Initiative as harmful? They did it in part to control the branding of open source which is

Re: [Coworking] Where can I find info on how to join the Coworking Visa Program

2010-02-16 Thread Steven Heath
On 9 February 2010 10:20, The Hive PDX rachaelausti...@gmail.com wrote: Hey there, I work for the Leftbank Project (www.leftbankproject.com) in Portland, Oregon.  We have a space in our building called The Hive that is dedicated to coworkers.  It is in its infancy, but we are looking at ways

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Steven Heath
I don't know what the answer is, but I'm pretty sure the answer is not do nothing.  I also think we are all smart and capable people able to come up with an answer that works well if we put our heads together on the matter.  Lead us. I was one of the ones saying we needed 'something' to hold

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Study

2010-02-16 Thread Ryan Price
This makes me think of a report called Hidden Tech that a friend of mine keeps trying to get me to read. Might be a good reference for a research project along these lines: The original report funded by Northeast Utilities subsidiary in Mass. Hidden The and Valley is attached.

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Alex Hillman
I haven't been ignoring this thread, or the other related to the coworking.com purchase, I've just been in a conference all day :) I'm going to need some time to catch up. Thanks y'all. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Steven Heath she...@gmail.com

RE: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread scott anderson
As we are putting together our coworking space here in St Cloud, MN, I sit back and read all the threads by you 'coworking gurus' and get so impressed by how this movement is just taking off. I thought I was getting into something that was just a simple concept of getting like minded individuals

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Tony Bacigalupo
Mike, Good points all around; there's much to be gleaned from the open source movement and what happened to it. I wasn't aware of the Open Source Initiative. Do you know more about how they have helped the world of open source? The phrase still gets co-opted and misused left and right, but I

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Alex Hillman
I've been fascinated how this discussion has evolved. There are a number of very real issues being addressed, and this is anything but a bad thing. I remain firm on a couple of aspects of the discussion so far: - the model used to collect the funds to buy the domain was done with the

[Coworking] Re: Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Susan Evans
Great thoughts all around team. These are some incredibly important conversations, and I want to thank everyone for bringing their opinions, their honesty, and their understanding to the table. Jacob and I were just talking through some of this stuff yesterday. After our conversation and reading

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Mike Schinkel
On Feb 16, 2010, at 3:25 PM, Steven Heath wrote: I don't know what the answer is, but I'm pretty sure the answer is not do nothing. I also think we are all smart and capable people able to come up with an answer that works well if we put our heads together on the matter. I was one of the

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Alex Hillman
We're now talking about THREE separate but related issues: 1. How to pay for/who owns the domain, long term 2. What kind of entity could exist 3. The definition of coworking Just for those keeping track :) /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:48 PM,

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Alex Hillman
Oh, and as far as in trust relating to a legal entity of a trust, I wasn't. I was referring to trust, the noun, Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing. Stupid english language and multiple meanings for a word! /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On

[Coworking] Re: Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Susan Evans
Thanks for all the thoughts, Mike. I just have one quick thought in reply which only addresses a small piece of what you wrote: You wrote But if you don't define it others will. In our years of experience here in Seattle, I have come away with the lesson that attempting to define coworking out

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Steven Heath
I very strongly said I would rather have Alex hold the name in trust for ever rather than having a USA LLC or non profit company created. A trust would be something. But that is a legal entity, also covered by some countries laws, and a trust requires details to be addressed that have not

Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification

2010-02-16 Thread Mike Schinkel
On Feb 16, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: We're now talking about THREE separate but related issues: How to pay for/who owns the domain, long term What kind of entity could exist The definition of coworking Just for those keeping track :) +1 On Feb 16, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Susan Evans

[Coworking] Re: Twitter Lists for coworking

2010-02-16 Thread guttertec
Dear Ian, have a look at my international coworking list on Twitter. http://twitter.com/guttertec/coworking Best regards, Axel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To