:-) I have added some coworking folks to my Google+ "Circles". We could test the video chat "Hangout" between a few sites....if people want. I m pretty much always available for video conferencing testing....and evangelizing.
The power of this technology to bring people together is just now being realized... Mike On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Cari <carimz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Mike. Yeah, I realize not everyone has H.323. The other > ideas would be great. Unfortunately, I just wouldn't be able to > promote them via LifeSize since, as you know, we're a competitor of > some of those other products. We could have Skype users call in, but > it might be kind of wonky because they'd have to be on a specific > version of Skype to integrate with our passport. We do have LifeSize > Desktop, but it's unfortunately only for PCs (as a Mac user I'm ready > for a Mac version myself!) > > Anyway, I'd still love to post pictures from the events around the > country on our pages, since co-working/teleworking are near and dear > to us. > > P.S> Just read your blog- now I recognize who you are! I've seen you > on our FB page from time to time. > > On Jul 14, 2:48 pm, Mike Pihlman <m...@telbitconsulting.com> wrote: > > I have H.323...but, it might be easier (unless Lifesize has a free app to > > download for win and macs?) to multipoint with Skype or ooVoo (or other > such > > easy to grab videoconf app) or, now, FREE Google+ Hangout uses Vidyo > > multipoint video capability. VERY cool. not yet sure how many people > can > > connect, but, it would be a great test! > > > > FYI...Lifesize rocks! My blog: http://TelBitConsulting.com(I > specialize > > in VC and collaboration) > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Cari <carimz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Do any of you have videoconferencing as part of your telework > > > center? I work at an HD videoconferencing company and was thinking > > > of trying to have all the co working sites call into our bridge that > > > day and then stream it on a site that everyone can see. But it would > > > only work if there is VC capability on the co working end as well. > > > For those that don't have the ability, send your photos from coworking > > > day to soc...@lifesize.com and we'll publicize it that way instead. > > > > > On Jul 13, 1:59 pm, Susan Evans <su...@officenomads.com> wrote: > > > > To add into the mix, Coworking Seattle ( > http://www.coworkingseattle.org) > > > is > > > > planning a fun outdoors event on August 9th here in Seattle. Details > are > > > > still getting worked out, but the general idea is going to be a sort > of > > > > instant-coworking spot set up in one of our parks. Celebrate > coworking in > > > a > > > > park, work together, share food, and shout it out while we're doing > it. > > > > Should be fun! I'll send out the details once we've worked them out. > > > > > > Hooray! > > > > > > Susan > > > > __ > > > > Office Nomads > > > > > officenomads.com206-484-5859begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > 206-484-5859 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > > > 206-484-5859 > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Alex Hillman > > > > <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > I LOVE ideas #1. > > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > /ah > > > > > indyhall.org > > > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Dana VanDen Heuvel < > > > dvand...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > >> Lots of great ideas here already! A few thoughts... > > > > > > >> For the Docking Station, we were thinking of doing a few things: > > > > > > >> 1. "Pick your coworkers" for national coworking day. Invite folks > > > > >> from out their homes, offices, etc to work at TDS with people that > > > > >> they "really like to" work with (hence, choose/pick your > coworkers) > > > > >> 2. Invite the nonprofits into the conference space to explore the > > > > >> 'community of coworking' (we offer our conf. room free to non > > > > >> profits). > > > > >> 3. Do a brown bag session with community leaders that's based on > the > > > > >> coworking values (we've adapted 6 for our space: collaboration, > > > > >> openness, community, localism, sustainability and accessiblity) > but > > > > >> not exactly talking up coworking...rather, talk about how > knowledge > > > > >> workers are the ;future economy' and use the values as a > backdrop/tie > > > > >> into economic development. > > > > > > >> I'm sure that there's a ton more we can do. We're already > planning > > > > >> for 8/9 and are going to make a pretty big day of it here. > > > > > > >> Dana VanDen Heuvel // The Docking Station // (920) 644-DOCK // > > > > >>www.thedockingstation.net > > > > > > >> -- > > > > >> 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 > > > > >> coworking+unsubscr...@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 coworking@googlegroups.com. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > coworking+unsubscr...@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 coworking@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > -- > > "Visithttp://ForCarol.com<http://forcarol.com/> and help us help a > Tracy, > > CA student go to college. 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