That would be amazing, Ryan! It's still my dream to get that coworkination site done. sigh.
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:05 AM, Ryan Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Completely agreed, Nick. The uninitiated should be the first priority. > The blog and this list serve the people who know what's going on, for > now. > > Sorry to jump the gun, but Tara's whiteboard excited a part of my > brain that tends to run away with those solutions. > > I just want to list my support, and for what it's worth, my time. > > Peace, > Ryan > > On Nov 7, 2008, at 3:28 AM, nickf wrote: > > > > > Ok, my apologies. Somehow this thread got turned into "defining what > > coworking is" and "what features the website should have"... don't get > > me wrong, those are all great discussion that should happen, however, > > I want to take this thread back to my original point of a simple > > website that helps communicate coworking to the media and first time > > visitors, etc. People who don't have any idea what "coworking" is and > > want to learn just the basics. > > > > How we write the actual definition and content that goes onto the site > > is another discussion in it's entirety.. same can be said about what > > features or tools should exist for coworking... tho I would argue that > > those tools are not specifically something that should be introduced > > to first time visitors and the press. What we're starting to do here, > > I am afraid, is solutioneer... putting the solution before we fully > > explore the problem. The problem here has two parts 1) clarity in the > > concept to non versed individuals and 2) ease of use in finding that > > information. > > > > If we look at those problems in detail we'll get a little further > > along to defining the goals of such a website, then, and only then can > > we bring various solutions to the table for consideration and vet them > > against the goals of the site. If they don't match up then we need to > > consider a different solution. This will help us keep whatever > > solution we come up with down to a manageable and achievable size. We > > don't need to over engineer this or have some grandiose site with the > > worlds most perfect definition of what coworking is.. we just need a > > site that media and the first time users can use, read and understand. > > > > - Nick > > > > > > > > -- -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business ( http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0307409503?ie=UTF8 ) Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
