Coworking mafia. On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:28:16 AM UTC-7, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > > they did not hyphenate "Coworking Visa" as that is a name of a program but >> they did hyphenate the word everywhere else in the article. > > > This illustrates the issue perfectly. If Brad had invented something that > sounded more proprietary, like "Bradworking," then there'd be no issue. But > by calling it something so simple that anyone who saw it could immediately > understand what it was, he made something that could more easily blossom > into a global movement. > > The fact that neither he nor anyone else retained control over the word > further allowed for that blossoming, but at a cost. If there's no authority > on the word, issues like this become difficult to overcome. > > The only way I could see us making headway would be if some subset of us > formed a sufficiently powerful coalition that could wield some kind of > authority over the word, without violating the decentralized spirit of the > movement. > > > > > > *--- + Personal: twitter <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode> • fb > <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo> • linkedin > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo>+ Projects: NWC > <http://nwc.co/> • Bossless <http://bossless.co/> • Meetup > <http://meetup.com/coworking-nyc> • NYTM <http://nytm.org/>+ Recent > posts: Quarantining new ideas for monthly review > <http://happymonster.co/2014/08/20/quarantining-new-ideas-for-monthly-review/> > • Routine > challenges <http://happymonster.co/2014/08/14/routine-challenges/> • Act IV > <http://happymonster.co/2014/08/08/act-iv/>* > *+ Currently reading: Nonviolent Communication <http://amzn.to/1sBVeoR> • > Passages <http://amzn.to/1p8rNai> • Work <http://amzn.to/1utpc0l>* > *+ Travel plans: NYC now-9/11 • Boulder 9/11-9/18 • Seattle 9/18-23 • NYC > 9/24-Mid-October+ Help: I'm looking for a fab 1BR in south Brooklyn. Let me > know if you have any leads!+ Upcoming: IndieCon NYC 2014 & NWC's sixth > anniversary party. <http://indiecon2.eventbrite.com> Join!* > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Jacob Sayles <ja...@officenomads.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I haven't heard any movement on it but I'd love to see us take another >> stab at it. Lauren, our newest employee, had some great ideas on what we >> could do to grease the skids for the AP but she's only worked here one week >> so she may need some time to settle in. :) >> >> Sometimes you just have to let it go. For the NYTimes article on the >> Coworking Visa recently I went to bat just like you did and got a similar >> response. Funny though they did not hyphenate "Coworking Visa" as that is >> a name of a program but they did hyphenate the word everywhere else in the >> article. >> >> Jacob >> >> --- >> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation >> http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 >> >> On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 10:09 PM, oren.s...@gmail.com <javascript:> < >> oren.s...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> There hasn't been any movement on this in 3 years. Anyone have an >>> update? Liz? Alex? Tony? Jacob? Anybody? >>> >>> I had no idea how bad this issue was. >>> >>> I encountered this today with some press being written on Fort Work in >>> the Dallas media today. >>> >>> When I saw the article posted, I saw a few misquotes about coworking >>> statistics as well as the misspelling of coworking (hyphen included, not >>> the cowering autocorrect). >>> >>> When I requested that both be corrected, the writer told me she could >>> change (or omit) the quotes, but that AP style guides forbid her from >>> changing the spelling of coworking. >>> >>> Here's her actual response (C+P'ed below): >>> >>> Hi Oren, >>> >>> I’ll take a look at the microsite — thank you! I’ll also rework your >>> quote, or take it out entirely to make to correct the statement. >>> >>> On the word co-working, this is an AP style that’s out of our control. >>> Again, I’ll take a look at the details first thing in the morning and will >>> make the changes immediately. >>> >>> Thank for the email. I really appreciate it. >>> >>> Take care, >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:29:20 AM UTC-5, sop...@deskwanted.com >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> For a while now we've been annoyed about the resurgence in the use of >>>> the hyphenated version of the word coworking. As you all know, most >>>> major media outlets these days write it as co-working. >>>> Deskmag recently published an article explaining why this is >>>> happening: it's because the AP Stylebook has decided that co-working >>>> is the correct form. >>>> However, we'd like to ask for your assistance in helping AP change >>>> their minds! We've put out a call for people to bombard AP with the >>>> following tweet: >>>> >>>> @APStylebook #Coworking is not Co-working. It’s an independent >>>> movement that doesn’t want to be separated by a hyphen! >>>> >>>> For a backgrounder on why we think the word should be without a >>>> hyphen, have a read of the article: http://www.deskmag.com/en/ >>>> coworking-or-co-working-with-hyphen-252 >>>> >>>> What do you all think? I know this is an old issue, but it's important >>>> to get the name right, right? >>>> >>>> Sophie >>>> Deskmag/Deskwanted >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >
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