Sean, On the technical end of things, we have been talking to someone about creating a key card system that plugs into a web app (kind of like Zipcard with an API) that will show when people are there. But it will also allow coworking places to sell cards to trusted members and dropins so that a card holder can drop in when nobody is around. Security-wise, their entry will be logged, so they are responsible for that time spent there.
We kind of imagine all participating coworking spaces to allow out of towner trusted coworkers to do the same someday. Then, as space owners, we can see what kind of usage the space is having at different hours, etc and plan accordingly. T On 9/27/07, David Doolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Whatever you do, make sure that when you post > that the space is open, make sure you post > for how long it will be open. > > Otherwise, potential drop-ins run the risk of > checking the status, getting on BART or whatever, > then arriving after everyone just left for a long > lunch at Breads of India (or whatever). > > > > On 9/27/07, Adam W. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm sure you're looking for non-technical solutions (since that sounds > > like that's what most of the ideas were), but what about writing a > > small bit of code that looks at the mac addresses on your wifi. Then > > you could have the status posted on your website. It could be tied to > > specific mac addresses if you only want dropins when anchors are > > around or if anyone is on your wifi (assuming you can only get to the > > wifi if you're in the office). > > > > > > On Sep 27, 12:31 am, Sean O'Steen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > David, > > > > > > Thank you. Awesome comments and observations! And yes, I recognize my > > > tendencies to try technical solutions for what may be social > > > concerns... it's what I do. > > > > > > Yes, attracting drop-ins is one of our answers for how to build > > > community AND how to recruit potential anchors. Which one is more > > > important depends on who you talk to. For me it's the community. > > > Trying to build a community is one of the main reasons I joined in. > > > Fiscally speaking, I'm a minority stakeholder in Berkeley Coworking. > > > I'm not on the hook for our P&L at this time. If you were to ask one > > > of the people who are, I suspect they might lean towards filling the > > > seats. > > > > > > As I'm still fairly new to this newsgroup, I didn't want lead off with > > > a how to create community question, I thought I'd try for something > > > specific, hence the narrowly scoped open / closed thread. I agree that > > > drop-ins leads to a larger discussion about community and revenue, but > > > I honestly don't know how to scope it. > > > > > > Thank you for your feedback! > > > Sean > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- tara 'miss rogue' hunt co-founder & CMO Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog: www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
