Re: [Coworking] Coworking.com Share alike?
Interesting! What license would you suggest is a better culture/ethose fit? -Alex On Monday, February 22, 2010, Andrius Kulikauskas m...@ms.lt wrote: Congratulations on setting up http://coworking.com I noted this: All material is suggested to be shared under Creative Commons Share-Alike Attribution license, unless specifically cited by the author. The Share Alike license is a very regressive license and is very disruptive for Public Domain content. It insists that any work that it gets included in must also be Share Alike. For example, I have made great efforts to organize my Minciu Sodas laboratory's venues in the Public Domain. If somebody sends a letter using the Share Alike license, or includes an excerpt using the Share Alike license - including anything from coworking.com - then by the terms of the license, we would have to delete it, or our entire archive would leave the Public Domain. Please think about what the license says. And then choose to use another license! Co-working is about sharing. Share alike is not. It's an unfortunate fad. Andrius Andrius Kulikauskas Minciu Sodas http://www.ms.lt m...@ms.lt -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification
a something that helps potential space owners validate market demand in their area for a space, provide the nuts and bolts of what works and what doesn't work in nearby spaces In Orlando I've been having lots of discussions this week about selling the idea of coworking to the neighborhood, economic development, possibly some charitable donors - not my first choice, but our (new, un-named) space will have the support of a non-profit organization, and they tend to see the world in that way. I know Alex has a bit of experience with his city's government - and what those people want to know about is the economic impact of something like Coworking. That is probably the last thing most people think of when they walk in to a space with their laptop to get some work done. I'd like to see more case studies about the benefits, sustainability - along the lines of the survey / study discussion earlier this month: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_thread/thread/58c35d7bc22d8f3d/c9b3e37e18deaab8?hl=enlnk=raot#c9b3e37e18deaab8 Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Orlando Happy Hour: Mar 15th @ Crooked Bayou Next Likemind: Feb 19th @ UrbanThink! FL DrupalCamp: Feb 20th + 21st http://2010.fldrupalcamp.org -- @fldrupalcamp On Feb 19, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: a something that helps potential space owners validate market demand in their area for a space, provide the nuts and bolts of what works and what doesn't work in nearby spaces -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] indycube - Wales' first coworking space opens on March 1st 2010
Hi everyone, We're about to open the doors on the very first co-working space in Wales, UK. We're a space focused on the media and creative sectors and are holding our first jelly on March 1st (and its almost sold out after just 24 hours!!). We've picked up a lot of interest 'under the radar' and intend using the success of this jelly and future ones to progress the space. Our 'official' launch will be on May 4th when our membership schemes kick in. Up until then co-workers can try us out for only £10 per day... Feel free to keep an eye on us via @indycube and @cardiffjelly - and a MASSIVE thanks to the great advice I've gleaned from this group. Diolch yn fawr (Thanks very much, in Welsh!) Mark Hooper Founder, indycube www.indycube.biz PS - we've signed up to the Co-Working Visa Scheme, so anytime you are in Sunny Cardiff :) we'd make sure there's a desk, and a mug of freshly brewed coffee waiting for you! -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Acquisition of Coworking.com
Another community I belong to, Drupal, had a blank one-screen site for a long time at Drupal.com (they use drupal.org day-to-day) - now they have something much more useful. I think it makes a good example. (plus Tara's awesome screenshots) http://drupal.com/ What is Drupal? different things to different people Who is Drupal? a few non-verbal profiles of community members, personalities Where is Drupal? fun examples of drupal devotion and major events It's the story of Drupal, not some definition. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Orlando Happy Hour: Mar 15th @ Crooked Bayou Next Likemind: Mar 19th @ UrbanThink! On Feb 18, 2010, at 4:14 PM, coworking wrote: Steven, I like you wonder why the urgency of the sell/buy on the website name and who the other almost purchaser was/is? I am thrilled to get caught up today on the collaboration taking place to solidify the collective group of coworkers. Our local coworking community is slowly growing and building awareness in the Chattanooga, TN business community. We're holding bi-weekly Jelly! Chattanooga events that are also growing in attendance. We are very interested in networking with more coworking communities and collaborating to promote coworking to the general working public. Alex, we appreciate your rally on this. Each coworking community is unique in its member demographics and ability to instantaneously raise funds. This line of thought brought up by Danielle Nicoli shines some interesting issues to consider as we push forward toward a more common ground for coworking communities. I think these issues should be brought up at SXSW. Forgive me, but is anyone going to stream online any of the coworking discussion. I would be v-e-r-y interested along with the other coworking communities to participate in the conversation. With all the geeks among us I would hope this would be possibledreaming of being there. At your service, Denise Reed www.theconciergelevel.com 600 Republic Centre 633 Chestnut Street Chattanooga, TN 37450 On Feb 15, 8:45 pm, Steven Heath she...@gmail.com wrote: Last point I have been pondering who is this group that wanted to come in and make this buy? Why did they want it and why now? What was the urgency? 'We' had 3 days to decide if we could make an offer and buy this name. Alex emailed about a dozen people which resulted in enough interest to 1, fund a good hunk of the price and 2, allow a public post to secure the rest of the monies. No one, and I mean no one, expected this money to be agreed and 70% collected in 36 hours! The initial off list discussions resulted in messages about 'legal entity' and 'value for money' and 'what the heck, better than some sleaze ball having it'. Once it was decided to go after this name we (really Alex) had little time to lose to get the pledges, put the offer in and then secure funds. I think the reason it worked is that we believe in the 'cause' and each could afford a share of the funds to secure the domain name. Alex had the idea, bunch of us agreed with him, agreed to support him in the approach and here we are! -- Steven Heath Director, Foxbane Consulting Founder, AltSpace Cell: +64 21 706-067www.foxbane.co.nz Level 22 Plimmer Towers 2 Gilmer Terrace Wellington AltSpace.co.nz - Shared office space in Wellington for home based workers, freelancers, or nimble companies -- 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 . 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation
Is it wrong to create *an* entity, not *the* entity, that can take some action? Many open source projects have similar support to help them pay for web servers and the like. I'm sure this idea has even been mentioned earlier in the week. I guess that some people might see the new thing as the lightning rod - which could be good or bad. Then, once there are some processes (e.g. how do I get a password) they can be documented and things can be very distributed and self- starting, except for those few times when we need to renew a domain name or whatever. For a year or two, maybe we just ask someone to take point (Alex is that person today), but make sure that a few people are able to pull the trigger. If there are gatekeepers, they should be able to anoint other gatekeepers. We were borrowing a domain name from someone locally (for a user group) here and he let it lapse, so for a week we were trying to call that guy and begging him to renew. I'd hate to see that happen on a global level. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Orlando Happy Hour: Mar 15th @ Crooked Bayou Next Likemind: Mar 19th @ UrbanThink! On Feb 19, 11:32 am, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: I'll reiterate the next steps I'd like to tackle: *I'd really like the next discussion on this list* to help find a more sustainable mechanism for allowing people to contribute to the website fund without raising money that we simply don't need. Right now the fund raise is spread out over ~20 people. That de-risked the initial purchase, and let this happen at all. In the next phase, I think the objective should be to spread the fund wider and, as Chris Messina said, put the focus on individual supporters instead of business supporters, giving everyone more equal access to the resources that come with having the domain. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:23 AM, TCS c...@thecreativespace.ca wrote: yes - all done! What's next on coworking.com? On 2010-02-19, at 11:08 AM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: Alex, thanks for rocking this and documenting it as you go. This is a good start and I look forward to this evolving in a healthy way. Let's move the discussion on w/Drupal vs WP vs Emacs vs Yahoo Store vs Zombo.com off-list, yes? On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:48 AM, TCS c...@thecreativespace.ca wrote: Yep. Both platforms have come a long way. We are impressed with each and try to fit the framework with the clint needs. Thus far for CMS we're about 80/20 between Drupal instals and WP. http://www.symfony-project.org/looksgood too. peace, Chad On 2010-02-19, at 10:25 AM, Mike Schinkel wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 9:25 AM, TCS wrote: We realize there's more users - I wasn't counting users, rather considering the overall expandability and multifunctional use of a website tool. It's not the easiest to use as a developer, but once you get it, it is robust! Just thinking if you want to create a community environment and build on a more robust tool, Drupal's great. We love Wordpress too! On Feb 19, 2010, at 9:17 AM, Patrick wrote: Wordpress is a blog platform that can be used as a CMS, not an actual CMS ;) Just teasing. Yes mine was some as light hearted teasing as well. Glad you took it as as such. :) Still, many a truth said in jest as they say. I really have seen people have a lot more difficulty getting Drupal projects completed vs. WordPress projects and then training users to understand Drupal is yet another complication where it's pretty easy for users to get WordPress. As way to explain and a rule of thumb I tell prospective users that the minimum WordPress project cost they'd pay a local consultant for a professional design and a bit of custom functionality developed in PHP and/or jQuery is about $2500 vs. the minimum Drupal is around $10k. Drupal typically makes the first 85% easy but the last 15% can be very difficult (and hence time consuming/expensive.) FWIW a year ago WordPress didn't have the feature set needed in core+plugins but does now. A partner and I are actually launching a conference in Atlanta called The Business of WordPress to highlight how to use it for local businesses in part because I want them to see how effective it is now. -Mike Schinkel Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking http://ignitionalley.com -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. tcs-sign-1.png * * Chad Ballantyne Creative Director www.thecreativespace.ca 705.252.2423 ü Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Re: [Coworking] Tallahassee, FL Coworking
Brenda, I was recently contacted by a woman from Tallahassee named Emily. If you don't know her, contact me off-list, as she is looking to open a space in your area. http://floridacreatives.com/blogs/ryanprice/2010/02/18/coworking-tallahassee-homebase I don't know if this list is the absolute best place to gauge local interest - not many people from any one city are often here, at least not in Florida. I'm down in Orlando. I'm planning a trip up to Tally soon - probably mid-March, and I'd love to connect. Peace, Ryan Price rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr 407-484-8528 FloridaCreatives.com Orlando Happy Hour: Mar 15th @ Crooked Bayou Next Likemind: Mar 19th @ UrbanThink! On Feb 19, 2010, at 2:31 PM, Brenda wrote: Hi to all! I am trying to find out if there is a market in Tallahassee, FL for a coworking facility. I am a commercial broker and have a couple of sites in mind. I've seen one request for Tallahassee. Are there others? Thanks. -- 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 . 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] indycube - Wales' first coworking space opens on March 1st 2010
Congrats and best wishes THECUBE Sent from my iPhone On 22 Feb 2010, at 14:32, indycubemark mark.hoo...@inspirato.co.uk wrote: Hi everyone, We're about to open the doors on the very first co-working space in Wales, UK. We're a space focused on the media and creative sectors and are holding our first jelly on March 1st (and its almost sold out after just 24 hours!!). We've picked up a lot of interest 'under the radar' and intend using the success of this jelly and future ones to progress the space. Our 'official' launch will be on May 4th when our membership schemes kick in. Up until then co-workers can try us out for only £10 per day... Feel free to keep an eye on us via @indycube and @cardiffjelly - and a MASSIVE thanks to the great advice I've gleaned from this group. Diolch yn fawr (Thanks very much, in Welsh!) Mark Hooper Founder, indycube www.indycube.biz PS - we've signed up to the Co-Working Visa Scheme, so anytime you are in Sunny Cardiff :) we'd make sure there's a desk, and a mug of freshly brewed coffee waiting for you! -- 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 . 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Coworking arrives in Sydney, Australia
Wow, we're nearly there. Its been a huge effort by lots of people over here in Australia to open the first coworking space in Sydney called CO-WORKA. Big thank you to all those people out there who have given their time and hard graft to get us to the point we're now at. Crazy journey from driving enormous trucks though Sydney full of furniture, to the day we turned on our AC to find it sounded like a 400 pneumatic drills. Don't ask! We got through it though and are having our Launch Night Party on Friday 5th March and we open our doors on the Monday. Goodbye Hibernation, Hello Collaboration!! Thanks Andrew -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Setting up coworking space Oxford, UK
Hello folks, We have just moved offices and have more space than we need. Oxford doesn't have any coworking space and we think there is a need for it. However we don't know where to start. What are the legal requirements, what about insurance...where to start?! Any handy tips would be very useful. Cheers John Wards White October http://www.whiteoctober.co.uk jwa...@whiteoctober.co.uk -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
Hey all, I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. I've worked out of agencies that use Yammer, and I love the functionality, but from what I understand all e-mail addresses need to be from within the same domain, same with socialtext's signals. i'm looking for something we can use for our members (who will each, obviously, have different e-mail addresses) where we can announce smaller news (fresh pot of coffee now on or free food in the kitchen or other more trivial info that isn't worthy of an e-mail but can be announced without broadcasting out loud to the room and interupting people's concentration) we don't want this on twitter, and we don't want it by e-mail/google group. a popup in the corner of my screen just like yammer would be ideal. any suggestions? do any of you use something like this in your space? r. -- rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca (416) 801-0196 Find us in person: Camaraderie 102 Adelaide St 2nd Floor Toronto, ONM5C 1K9 Find us online: website and blog: camaraderie.ca twitter: @camaraderie sprouter: @ruyoung -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. sounds like a status.net installation is what you are looking for. it's GPL. bye, Markus -- http://markusheurung.de -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
RE: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
Yammer, maybe? Or GroupTweet Sheryl Landon | dotDigerati, LLC | she...@dotdigerati.com | 206.686.8608 | www.dotdigerati.com -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Heurung Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:23 PM To: coworking@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
both status.net and yammer require all participating e-mail addresses to be from within the same domain, but grouptweet might work if there are no other suggestions. thanks! r. On 22 February 2010 15:34, Sheryl Landon she...@dotdigerati.com wrote: Yammer, maybe? Or GroupTweet Sheryl Landon | dotDigerati, LLC | she...@dotdigerati.com | 206.686.8608 | www.dotdigerati.com -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Heurung Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:23 PM To: coworking@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
I feel that this is a bit heavy-handed, technologically, for something like this. I would, as the office manager, in a low voice, simply say there's a fresh pot of coffee on now. or we're closing up in 20 minutes or who's coming back tomorrow morning? Just my 2¢. I understand other people have other levels of tolerance for systems as an approach to things like this. My like of systems seems to wane as I grow older. Regards, Kim Slawson mid|co: midcoast coworking On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:42 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: both status.net and yammer require all participating e-mail addresses to be from within the same domain, but grouptweet might work if there are no other suggestions. thanks! r. On 22 February 2010 15:34, Sheryl Landon she...@dotdigerati.com wrote: Yammer, maybe? Or GroupTweet Sheryl Landon | dotDigerati, LLC | she...@dotdigerati.com | 206.686.8608 | www.dotdigerati.com -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Heurung Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:23 PM To: coworking@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. -- 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.comcoworking%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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
I just installed and am playing around with status.net and it doesn't actually require all the users to have the same domain on the email address. This could be fun! Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.cawrote: both status.net and yammer require all participating e-mail addresses to be from within the same domain, but grouptweet might work if there are no other suggestions. thanks! r. On 22 February 2010 15:34, Sheryl Landon she...@dotdigerati.com wrote: Yammer, maybe? Or GroupTweet Sheryl Landon | dotDigerati, LLC | she...@dotdigerati.com | 206.686.8608 | www.dotdigerati.com -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Heurung Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:23 PM To: coworking@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. -- 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.comcoworking%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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
Oh? Maybe I misread it. My apologies Markus! r. On 22 February 2010 16:06, Jacob Sayles jsay...@gmail.com wrote: I just installed and am playing around with status.net and it doesn't actually require all the users to have the same domain on the email address. This could be fun! Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.cawrote: both status.net and yammer require all participating e-mail addresses to be from within the same domain, but grouptweet might work if there are no other suggestions. thanks! r. On 22 February 2010 15:34, Sheryl Landon she...@dotdigerati.com wrote: Yammer, maybe? Or GroupTweet Sheryl Landon | dotDigerati, LLC | she...@dotdigerati.com | 206.686.8608 | www.dotdigerati.com -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Heurung Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:23 PM To: coworking@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting
The P2 theme for Wordpress could also serve the need to describe. Allen J. Fuller, III P: 540-391-0253 allenjful...@gmail.com [image: Linkedin] http://www.linkedin.com/in/allenjfuller[image: Facebook]http://www.facebook.com/allenjfulleriii[image: Flickr] http://www.flickr.com/photos/allenjfulleriii[image: Twitter]http://twitter.com/allenjfulleriii[image: del.icio.us] http://delicious.com/allenjfulleriii[image: Tumblr]http://juststopthecrap.tumblr.com[image: Youtube] http://www.youtube.com/user/AllenJFuller[image: Vimeo]http://vimeo.com/allenjfuller On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:42 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: both status.net and yammer require all participating e-mail addresses to be from within the same domain, but grouptweet might work if there are no other suggestions. thanks! r. On 22 February 2010 15:34, Sheryl Landon she...@dotdigerati.com wrote: Yammer, maybe? Or GroupTweet Sheryl Landon | dotDigerati, LLC | she...@dotdigerati.com | 206.686.8608 | www.dotdigerati.com -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Heurung Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:23 PM To: coworking@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Coworking] internal microblogging/private network broadcasting On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I'm looking for a suggestion for internal microblogging/private network broadcasting. -- 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.comcoworking%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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Setting up coworking space Oxford, UK
On 23 February 2010 03:03, John - White October johnwa...@gmail.com wrote: Hello folks, We have just moved offices and have more space than we need. Oxford doesn't have any coworking space and we think there is a need for it. However we don't know where to start. What are the legal requirements, what about insurance...where to start?! This type of thing is based on local laws. I would contact other coworking locations in UK and ask about issues. Most of the 'local' law issues for English speaking countries only seems to be USA. Any handy tips would be very useful. Out reach, out reach and then do some more for good measure. Talk to who you think your community is about what they want etc. However often what people say they want they never use. Try to avoid 'build it and they will come'. Each coworking space is different either based on who set it up or the members or scores of other reasons. Get a core group involved and see what it takes to support them, both facilities and cost. Then work out your membership rate from that. -- Steven Heath Director, Foxbane Consulting Founder, AltSpace Cell: +64 21 706-067 www.foxbane.co.nz Level 22 Plimmer Towers 2 Gilmer Terrace Wellington AltSpace.co.nz - Shared office space in Wellington for home based workers, freelancers, or nimble companies -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Clarification
Hi all, On 16 February 2010 13:40, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I am volunteering to look into what an international co-op or association could be, and I'll report back pros and cons to the group in a few days. (or maybe by Mon, given what my weekend already looks like) r. If you don't want to read all of this info, please scroll to the end to find a link to a very simple survey. There has been both support in favour of and warnings against forming some sort of organisation. So, as promised, here is a high level comparison of the different types of formal organisations we *could* form - this info is not to sway your opinion for or against such an organisation, but merely to help inform you of some options. Since there is money involved (now with the acquisition of coworking.com, and potentially in future for conferences or even other currently unknown opportunities similar to the domain acquisition) I do recommend that if we decide we want some sort of organisation then it should be a formal legal entity. In keeping with the wish that this not be to any one person's benefit, the only two real options would be a co-op or a non-profit. *Co-operative* A co-op is an autonomous association of persons (or companies with one representative) united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise which is incorporated. PROS - one share, one vote - all members are owners, all members share in the profits through dividends CONS - a fair amount of red tape for the initial set up and distribution of dividends - all members essentially run the company, unless staff are hired (many of us run our own company in addition to running the business of our coworking spaces, so this would be a third company) - it is grammatically correct to include a hyphen in co-op or co-operative and aesthetically that would look weird with coworking (this is not a real point either way, just inserting some rib-jabbing levity in between corporate mumbo jumbo) *Non-profit Corporation * Forming a nonprofit corporation is much like creating a regular corporation, except that nonprofits have to take the extra steps of applying for tax-exempt status. Also called a 501(c)(3) in the USA. PROS - tax exemption(s) - greater qualification for grants - business activities cannot result in personal benefit for any director, officer, or member, which helps in keeping this community as great as it is CONS - cannot participate in political lobbying (influencing legislation) as a substantial part of its total activities (if ever we want to band together to show support in affecting legislation in any country) - there may be some restrictions on the use of assets to purposes justifying tax exemption Does anyone know of another form of legal organisational entity that would be a possible fit for our community? Basically, from what I could find, it would take forming an organisation in one country and then crafting the bylaws to include international members. All forms would essentially be governance, meaning that there would be one body to make decisions for the betterment of all members or interested parties, whether that body is composed of one representative from each coworking space for a co-op or a smaller board of representatives for a non-profit organisation. Either way, the structure would include variations of these steps: 1. Choose a Business Name 2. Prepare and File Articles of Incorporation 3. Apply for Applicable Tax Exemption(s) 4. Draft Corporate Bylaws 5. Appoint Directors 6. Hold a Directors' Meeting (attendees can be virtual in most cases) 7. Obtain Applicable Licenses and Permits * Survey* And with that, I think it is time for a straightforward surveyhttp://bit.ly/928jRPon international governance. It's time to collect brief answers to decide if we move forward, and then if yes then how to move forward. The survey is anonymous, but please decide amongst yourselves in your coworking space and answer as one collective body for your space. This is the only way I can see it being fair so that multiple people from one space don't stack the votes for their own benefit, but is completely replying on the honour system. Survey results will be public but I'll also summarise them in a week or so. Here's hoping this is helpful. r. -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Setting up coworking space Oxford, UK
Hi John. You should talk to Rosie Sherry at the Werks in Lewes. Full Stop. @rosiesherry on twitter In terms of local community, you might get some help from Donna Suffling at 1000heads - donna.suffl...@1000heads.com she and her colleagues run the Oxford Tuttle meetup ; http://oxfordsocialmediacafe.pbworks.com and will be very well connected. Good luck with it all ll On 22 February 2010 14:03, John - White October johnwa...@gmail.comwrote: Hello folks, We have just moved offices and have more space than we need. Oxford doesn't have any coworking space and we think there is a need for it. However we don't know where to start. What are the legal requirements, what about insurance...where to start?! Any handy tips would be very useful. Cheers John Wards White October http://www.whiteoctober.co.uk jwa...@whiteoctober.co.uk -- 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.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Lloyd Davis Social Artist Master Community Builder Perfect Path Consulting Ltd http://www.perfectpath.co.uk/ http://tinyurl.com/2zejjs to subscribe to my blog by e-mail http://feeds.feedburner.com/PerfectPath to subscribe to my blog by RSS Call me: +44 (0)79191 82825 Skype me: perfectpath Follow me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/LloydDavis -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Clarification
Hi Rachel, This is great stuff, really! Thanks for all the effort. One point of note on your non-profit con about political lobbying, at least in the USA, if an organization elects 501(h) instead of 501(c)(3) then they can lobby. Generally, organizations that make the 501(h) election under the 1976 lobbying law may spend 20% of the first $500,000 of their annual expenditures on lobbying ($100,000), 15% of the next $500,000, and so on, up to $1 million dollars. http://www.muridae.com/nporegulation/lobbying.html#lobbying_who_may http://www.asaecenter.com/PublicationsResources/whitepaperdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=12202 -Mike Schinkel Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking http://ignitionalley.com P.S. I've recently looked into this issue for another non-profit I'm setting up. :) On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:47 PM, rachel young wrote: Hi all, On 16 February 2010 13:40, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: I am volunteering to look into what an international co-op or association could be, and I'll report back pros and cons to the group in a few days. (or maybe by Mon, given what my weekend already looks like) r. If you don't want to read all of this info, please scroll to the end to find a link to a very simple survey. There has been both support in favour of and warnings against forming some sort of organisation. So, as promised, here is a high level comparison of the different types of formal organisations we could form - this info is not to sway your opinion for or against such an organisation, but merely to help inform you of some options. Since there is money involved (now with the acquisition of coworking.com, and potentially in future for conferences or even other currently unknown opportunities similar to the domain acquisition) I do recommend that if we decide we want some sort of organisation then it should be a formal legal entity. In keeping with the wish that this not be to any one person's benefit, the only two real options would be a co-op or a non-profit. Co-operative A co-op is an autonomous association of persons (or companies with one representative) united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise which is incorporated. PROS one share, one vote all members are owners, all members share in the profits through dividends CONS a fair amount of red tape for the initial set up and distribution of dividends all members essentially run the company, unless staff are hired (many of us run our own company in addition to running the business of our coworking spaces, so this would be a third company) it is grammatically correct to include a hyphen in co-op or co-operative and aesthetically that would look weird with coworking (this is not a real point either way, just inserting some rib-jabbing levity in between corporate mumbo jumbo) Non-profit Corporation Forming a nonprofit corporation is much like creating a regular corporation, except that nonprofits have to take the extra steps of applying for tax-exempt status. Also called a 501(c)(3) in the USA. PROS tax exemption(s) greater qualification for grants business activities cannot result in personal benefit for any director, officer, or member, which helps in keeping this community as great as it is CONS cannot participate in political lobbying (influencing legislation) as a substantial part of its total activities (if ever we want to band together to show support in affecting legislation in any country) there may be some restrictions on the use of assets to purposes justifying tax exemption Does anyone know of another form of legal organisational entity that would be a possible fit for our community? Basically, from what I could find, it would take forming an organisation in one country and then crafting the bylaws to include international members. All forms would essentially be governance, meaning that there would be one body to make decisions for the betterment of all members or interested parties, whether that body is composed of one representative from each coworking space for a co-op or a smaller board of representatives for a non-profit organisation. Either way, the structure would include variations of these steps: Choose a Business Name Prepare and File Articles of Incorporation Apply for Applicable Tax Exemption(s) Draft Corporate Bylaws Appoint Directors Hold a Directors' Meeting (attendees can be virtual in most cases) Obtain Applicable Licenses and Permits Survey And with that, I think it is time for a straightforward survey on international governance. It's time to collect brief answers to decide if we move forward, and then if yes then how to move forward. The survey is anonymous, but please decide amongst yourselves in your coworking space and answer as one collective body for your
