My view is if an article is positive and more than 50% correct, I am very happy.
Also, myths often play a big role in spreading the news. For example, the myth that Pierre Omidyar started eBay to help his girl friend buy and sell Pez dispensers was very powerful for them. eBay even has a Pez dispenser display in their lobby. The image of Brad setting up tables and waiting for people to show up is a good one. Sort of a "Maytag repairman" image. I also like the hubris laugh line. Steve On Mar 3, 8:30 am, Brad Neuberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to practice my initial hubris laugh. I've got the evil cackle > down though. > > Sent from my cell phone > > On Mar 3, 2008, at 5:35 AM, "Raines Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I dunno, accuracy may be overrated. ;-) It's worth it to be able to > > see phrases like "laughing at his initial hubris". Powerful imagery. > > Brad, maybe we could record a video of you laughing at your initial > > hubris? I think it would make the charts at YouTube, and be a > > strange insider-reference promo for the movement. > > > So what else is wrong with the article, besides singularizing Office > > Nomads? (and what Tara/Chris said) > > > There's the emphasis in the YourStreet CEO quote, implying that > > coworking is implicitly temporary, always followed by graduation to > > a real office. Although this may be the path for some (any > > documented examples yet?), I'd find it hard to imagine giving up the > > benefits of coworking as a business grows; I'd expect that some > > coworkers would rather create new spaces with larger capacities or > > different mixes if they outgrow existing spaces. > > > The Dublin reference could be read to imply that the place there is > > the main location internationally, but I think it's mostly resolved > > by context by the end of the paragraph. > > > Interesting that it mentions that there are several websites for > > coworking, but only lists coworking.ie; sometimes this is a sign > > that there's a sidebar in the print edition that didn't translate to > > the web version of the article. > > > While the website doesn't allow comments, there is a convenient > > "Letter to the Editor" button up top that can make it easy to set > > the record straight, in print and online; it seems like some of the > > principals here would be in a good position to do so. > > > Raines, Coworking Coach > > L: near Washington, DC for another 24 hours after eDemocracyCamp > > > P.S. I liked the phrase "laptop bedouins" so much that I registered > > laptopbedouins.com. I'll redirect it to coworking.info pending > > better ideas for a site/project. And "regular denizens" has > > potential, too... > > > P.P.S. This article seems like a good one to add to the WIkipedia > > article on coworking at > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/coworking > > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > Talk about historical revision! Still...any article promoting the > > movement is good. > > > Tara > > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 1:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > At: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0303/p13s03-wmgn.html > > > Steve > > > -- > > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > > coFounder > > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > > blog:www.horsepigcow.com > > phone: 415... > > fax: 415-727-5335- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
