Impressive, a million thanks, Stephanie! I'll echo what Tony has said and request that we move this to a google doc so we can contribute/edit.
-Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Tony Bacigalupo <tonybacigal...@gmail.com>wrote: > Holy wow Stephanie, this is incredible! > > This is a great resource that can be extremely useful for researchers, > first timers, and veterans. > > How about posting this to Google Docs and making it publicly editable, so > it can be kept up to date? Google is also discontinuing the Files section of > Google Groups, so it should make more sense in the long term anyway. > > Congrats and thanks! > > Cheers, > Tony > ------ > New Work City - Community Center for Independents. > Web: http://nwc.co > Blog: http://blog.nwc.co > Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc > Phone: (347) 559-1437 > Address: 412 Broadway, Floor 2, NY NY 10013 > > > > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com>wrote: > >> Awesome awesome - huge amount of work and commensurate thanks to >> Stephanie! >> >> >> Jerome >> ______________ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) >> Los Angeles, CA 90036 >> 323.330.9505 (office) >> >> On Nov 16, 2010, at 9:39 AM, Stephanie Wiegand wrote: >> >> > Hello Coworkers, >> > >> > I am pleased to announce that I have finished categorizing every >> > thread on the Google Group. I compartmentalized the information into >> > about 20 topics to make it easier for everyone to find answers to >> > FAQs. The spreadsheet is meant to be an alternative to Google's search >> > function by facilitating navigation by category through past threads >> > on the Coworking Google Group. >> > >> > We've posted a spreadsheet called Categorized Group Threads in the >> > files section of this Google Group. It's intended to be 1) a primary >> > research tool for anyone interested in coworking, and 2) an ever- >> > improving document. If you find you can add to or improve the >> > document, please feel free to edit it and share your work with the >> > community. >> > >> > Here are some trends that I have noticed that I have been asked to >> > share. >> > >> > 1) Some space owners who have had a space for years did not even >> > realize that they were coworking. This makes me assume that the number >> > of coworking spaces in the world is significantly larger than I >> > originally thought. >> > >> > 2) People wanting to startup his or her own coworking space. The >> > overwhelming majority of introductions are from people wanting to >> > venture into coworking. This can be seen in the amount of >> > “Introduction: Individual” and “Introduction: Prospective Space” tags. >> > >> > 3) People willing to share personal commentary and stories regarding >> > their space and/or what has led them to coworking. On the topic of >> > sustainability, many of the same individuals dispense the same >> > paraphrased advise. >> > >> > 4) Media coverage has become another trend. In the last year of so >> > there seems to be a fair amount of media coverage by some reputable >> > sources such as Business Week, NY Times, CNN, The Guardian, etc. >> > >> > >> > This spreadsheet was the first step in creating the Coworking >> > Handbook. We hope that in a matter of weeks the Coworking Handbook >> > will be published to the group and used as the go-to guide for >> > everyone interested in coworking, from new comers, to people looking >> > to answer a few specific questions. The intention is not to reduce >> > coworking related chatter, but simply to reduce redundancy, give >> > people a strong fundamental understanding of the movement, and allow >> > the conversations to continue to evolve into some of the more >> > interesting threads that are being created. >> > >> > Thanks and Enjoy >> > >> > Stephanie Wiegand >> > >> > -- >> > 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > >> >> -- >> 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> >> > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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