They've been doing that for quite a while. I doubt it's having a significant impact or converting well for them. People who are actively looking for Coworking generally don't find what they want at Regus. And even if they do, awesome!
-- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Monday, July 2, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Jordan Running wrote: > I don't know if this is new, but I thought others might be interested that > Regus is advertising against "coworking" on Google search results. See > attached screenshot. The ad links to this page: > http://www.regus.com/zsys/ncms/en-us/landing/searchengine/default-office-coworking.aspx?keyword=Coworking > > Jordan Running > Busy Coworking > Iowa City, IA > > > On Thursday, December 8, 2011 12:40:38 AM UTC-6, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace > wrote: > > Go New Work City, getting a rise out of the Man: > > http://realbusiness.co.uk/news/lets-work-together > > The defensive undercurrent of the article aside, however, part of me > > agrees with Dixon: Coworking isn't a new invention, it's been going on > > for millenia, no doubt, and in many stellar examples in ways that many > > coworking spaces can only long for. Arguing that coworking didn't > > begin until 2005 because that's when the word was first used to > > describe a particular set of values about how to cowork seems to me to > > be a bit off the mark and to focus on labels over content (especially > > since there are so many self-identified coworking spaces that have not > > yet achieved their lofty ideals, my own space included). > > That said, Regus is clearly not one of those venues where coworking > > (between independent workers or members of different organizations) > > tends to happen. And if their way of "coworking" counts, then they > > clearly aren't the first, since there have been business lounges since > > long-before Regus was founded in 1989, I'm sure some airport or dozens > > of hotel chains could make better claims to being the first. :) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/0kotVhUK3PcJ. > 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. > > Attachments: > - Screen Shot 2012-07-02 at 4.21.53 PM.png > -- 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.
