As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.com from them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of communicating with people who are just finding our community.
What do I think should be done with the domain?
*My plan is as follows:*
The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
$500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads $500 - Chris Messina $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to us.
Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution amounts:
• *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking Community Manifesto:
• *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for your Domain account set up for coworking.com
• *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair chances to contributors across the community.
*There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community takes over.
> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.com from them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> My plan is as follows:
> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution amounts:
> • Any contributor of $250 or more will have lifetime (of the domain) access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking Community Manifesto:
> Community > Collaboration > Openness > Diversity > Sustainability > see Citizen Space and Station-C for citation of what those values mean
> • Any contributor of $500 or more will get a subdomain of their choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for your Domain account set up for coworking.com
> • Any contributor of $1000 will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair chances to contributors across the community.
> There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business.
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an entity that supports this community that can take over. I will also be donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community takes over.
> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great domain name to continue the growth of this community.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
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On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:41 PM, TCS <c...@thecreativespace.ca> wrote: > Cool! > I'll see what the wife says and get back to ya. But I'm thinking $500 > Chad
> On 2010-02-15, at 12:26 PM, Alex Hillman wrote:
> A few days ago, the group received an e-mail from Gerrit at The Coworking > Intitute, the owners of coworking.com
> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently > approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.comfrom them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to > turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very > positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have > accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with > a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking > community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great > opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of > coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of > communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> *My plan is as follows:*
> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from > subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home > page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated > press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but > this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket > (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we > consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we > need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me > to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to > us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've > come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution > amounts:
> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) > access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), > so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the > Coworking Community Manifesto:
> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice > as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for > your Domain account set up for coworking.com
> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and > a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to > the coworking community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair > chances to contributors across the community.
> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on > behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an > entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be > donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community > takes over.
> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great > domain name to continue the growth of this community.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
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> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently > approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.comfrom them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to > turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very > positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have > accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with > a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking > community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great > opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of > coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of > communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> *My plan is as follows:*
> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from > subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home > page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated > press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but > this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket > (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we > consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we > need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me > to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to > us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've > come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution > amounts:
> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) > access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), > so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the > Coworking Community Manifesto:
> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice > as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for > your Domain account set up for coworking.com
> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and > a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to > the coworking community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair > chances to contributors across the community.
> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on > behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an > entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be > donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community > takes over.
> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great > domain name to continue the growth of this community.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
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> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were > recently approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying > coworking.com <http://coworking.com> from them. While the offer > was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn to our > community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a > very positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which > they have accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've > spoken with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors > to the coworking community to see if I was off my rocker. We've > agreed that this is a great opportunity to put a stronger stake in > the ground for the brand of coworking, the core values that this > list upholds, and a better technique of communicating with people > who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> *My plan is as follows:*
> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately > from subdomains of the coworking.com <http://coworking.com> > domain. Coworking.com will contain a home page explaining those > properties and their contents, as well as some curated press links > that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but > this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own > pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move > last spring and we consider that priority), and have been followed > by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k > mark we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). > That's enough for me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the > sellers to begin the transfer to us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned > money? I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage > consistent contribution amounts:
> � *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the > domain) access to a subdomain of their choice > (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as the content of the > subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking Community > Manifesto:
> � *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their > choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at > a Google for your Domain account set up for coworking.com > <http://coworking.com>
> � *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail > addresses, and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com > <http://coworking.com> home page linking to the coworking > community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough > fair chances to contributors across the community.
> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS > records on behalf of the community until, at some point in the > future, there is an entity that supports *this community* that can > take over. I will also be donating web hosting, again, until > an entity that supports this community takes over.
> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a > great domain name to continue the growth of this community.
> -Alex
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I am a space catalyst, still in the planning stages of a coworking space. While I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have liked to for the coworking initiatives, my interest in coworking remains very high.
I am glad to see the effort to keep this domain name community focused. I am willing to contribute $250 from my own pocket to help the cause.
> wrote: > This is an incredible thing that Alex did by contacting the community > members to make sure the domain stays community focused. Thanks Alex.
> Caroline Collective and myself will contribute $500 for the domain.
> Matthew Wettergreen > Caroline Collective
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Alex Hillman < > dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> A few days ago, the group received an e-mail from Gerrit at The Coworking >> Intitute, the owners of coworking.com
>> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently >> approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.comfrom them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to >> turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
>> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very >> positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have >> accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
>> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken >> with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking >> community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great >> opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of >> coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of >> communicating with people who are just finding our community.
>> What do I think should be done with the domain?
>> *My plan is as follows:*
>> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from >> subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home >> page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated >> press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but >> this is where I'd like to start!
>> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket >> (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we >> consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
>> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall >> $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space >> $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons >> $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace >> $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads >> $500 - Chris Messina >> $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
>> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we >> need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me >> to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to >> us.
>> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? >> I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent >> contribution amounts:
>> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) >> access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), >> so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the >> Coworking Community Manifesto:
>> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice >> as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for >> your Domain account set up for coworking.com
>> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, >> and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking >> to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
>> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair >> chances to contributors across the community.
>> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
>> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on >> behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an >> entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be >> donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community >> takes over.
>> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
>> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great >> domain name to continue the growth of this community.
>> -Alex
>> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia
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If for some reason Paypal's checkout doesn't work as intended, which seems to be happening to some, you can send the money to us directly, bill...@indyhall.org.
Thanks again for all of the incredible community support.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Ashok Nare <ashok.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a space catalyst, still in the planning stages of a coworking space. > While I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have liked to > for the coworking initiatives, my interest in coworking remains very high.
> I am glad to see the effort to keep this domain name community focused. > I am willing to contribute $250 from my own pocket to help the cause.
>>> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently >>> approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.comfrom them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to >>> turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
>>> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very >>> positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have >>> accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
>>> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken >>> with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking >>> community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great >>> opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of >>> coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of >>> communicating with people who are just finding our community.
>>> What do I think should be done with the domain?
>>> *My plan is as follows:*
>>> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from >>> subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a >>> home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some >>> curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are >>> welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
>>> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket >>> (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we >>> consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
>>> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall >>> $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space >>> $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons >>> $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace >>> $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads >>> $500 - Chris Messina >>> $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
>>> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark >>> we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for >>> me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer >>> to us.
>>> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? >>> I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent >>> contribution amounts:
>>> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) >>> access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), >>> so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the >>> Coworking Community Manifesto:
>>> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice >>> as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for >>> your Domain account set up for coworking.com
>>> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, >>> and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page >>> linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
>>> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair >>> chances to contributors across the community.
>>> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
>>> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on >>> behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an >>> entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be >>> donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community >>> takes over.
>>> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
>>> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great >>> domain name to continue the growth of this community.
>>> -Alex
>>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia
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The battle against those who care about nothing more than to pump dry any term or trend that could up their profits is going to be an endless one, but by securing this domain we give ourselves a much better chance of successfully defending our word from being co-opted and robbed of its meaning.
This is an important step in the evolution of this movement and a unique opportunity for us to come together and make coworking even stronger and better positioned to help more people than ever before.
NWC is in for $1k. Let's rock this.
Tony --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ New Work City - Work with, not for. Web: http://nwcny.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc Email: t...@nwcny.com Phone: (888) 823-3494
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote:
> If for some reason Paypal's checkout doesn't work as intended, which seems > to be happening to some, you can send the money to us directly, > bill...@indyhall.org.
> Thanks again for all of the incredible community support.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Ashok Nare <ashok.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am a space catalyst, still in the planning stages of a coworking space. >> While I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have liked to >> for the coworking initiatives, my interest in coworking remains very high.
>> I am glad to see the effort to keep this domain name community focused. >> I am willing to contribute $250 from my own pocket to help the cause.
>>>> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently >>>> approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.comfrom them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to >>>> turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
>>>> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very >>>> positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have >>>> accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
>>>> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken >>>> with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking >>>> community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great >>>> opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of >>>> coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of >>>> communicating with people who are just finding our community.
>>>> What do I think should be done with the domain?
>>>> *My plan is as follows:*
>>>> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from >>>> subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a >>>> home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some >>>> curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are >>>> welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
>>>> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own >>>> pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring >>>> and we consider that priority), and have been followed by the following >>>> pledges:
>>>> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall >>>> $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space >>>> $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons >>>> $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace >>>> $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads >>>> $500 - Chris Messina >>>> $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
>>>> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark >>>> we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for >>>> me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer >>>> to us.
>>>> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? >>>> I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent >>>> contribution amounts:
>>>> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) >>>> access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), >>>> so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the >>>> Coworking Community Manifesto:
>>>> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their >>>> choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google >>>> for your Domain account set up for coworking.com
>>>> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, >>>> and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page >>>> linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
>>>> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair >>>> chances to contributors across the community.
>>>> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
>>>> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on >>>> behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an >>>> entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also >>>> be donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community >>>> takes over.
>>>> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
>>>> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great >>>> domain name to continue the growth of this community.
>>>> -Alex
>>>> /ah >>>> indyhall.org >>>> coworking in philadelphia
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> The battle against those who care about nothing more than to pump dry any term or trend that could up their profits is going to be an endless one, but by securing this domain we give ourselves a much better chance of successfully defending our word from being co-opted and robbed of its meaning.
> This is an important step in the evolution of this movement and a unique opportunity for us to come together and make coworking even stronger and better positioned to help more people than ever before.
> NWC is in for $1k. Let's rock this.
> Tony > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > New Work City - Work with, not for. > Web: http://nwcny.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc > Email: t...@nwcny.com > Phone: (888) 823-3494
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > All,
> If you're able to contribute on ANY way, please go to this form:
> Fill it out, and "check out" using paypal to send the funds.
> If for some reason Paypal's checkout doesn't work as intended, which seems to be happening to some, you can send the money to us directly, bill...@indyhall.org.
> Thanks again for all of the incredible community support.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Ashok Nare <ashok.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a space catalyst, still in the planning stages of a coworking space. While I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have liked to for the coworking initiatives, my interest in coworking remains very high.
> I am glad to see the effort to keep this domain name community focused. I am willing to contribute $250 from my own pocket to help the cause.
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Matthew Wettergreen <mwettergr...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is an incredible thing that Alex did by contacting the community members to make sure the domain stays community focused. Thanks Alex.
> Caroline Collective and myself will contribute $500 for the domain.
> Matthew Wettergreen > Caroline Collective
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > A few days ago, the group received an e-mail from Gerrit at The Coworking Intitute, the owners of coworking.com
> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.com from them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> My plan is as follows:
> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution amounts:
> • Any contributor of $250 or more will have lifetime (of the domain) access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking Community Manifesto:
> Community > Collaboration > Openness > Diversity > Sustainability > see Citizen Space and Station-C for citation of what those values mean
> • Any contributor of $500 or more will get a subdomain of their choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for your Domain account set up for coworking.com
> • Any contributor of $1000 will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair chances to contributors across the community.
> There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business.
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an entity that supports this community that can take over. I will also be donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community takes over.
> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great domain name to continue the growth of this community.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
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> The Creative Space is in for $250 > -might be able to do another $250 - we'll see - I tried the form and it kept telling my I didn't select an amount...
> On 2010-02-15, at 2:31 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>> The battle against those who care about nothing more than to pump dry any term or trend that could up their profits is going to be an endless one, but by securing this domain we give ourselves a much better chance of successfully defending our word from being co-opted and robbed of its meaning.
>> This is an important step in the evolution of this movement and a unique opportunity for us to come together and make coworking even stronger and better positioned to help more people than ever before.
>> NWC is in for $1k. Let's rock this.
>> Tony >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ >> New Work City - Work with, not for. >> Web: http://nwcny.com >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc >> Email: t...@nwcny.com >> Phone: (888) 823-3494
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> All,
>> If you're able to contribute on ANY way, please go to this form:
>> Fill it out, and "check out" using paypal to send the funds.
>> If for some reason Paypal's checkout doesn't work as intended, which seems to be happening to some, you can send the money to us directly, bill...@indyhall.org.
>> Thanks again for all of the incredible community support.
>> -Alex
>> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Ashok Nare <ashok.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am a space catalyst, still in the planning stages of a coworking space. While I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have liked to for the coworking initiatives, my interest in coworking remains very high.
>> I am glad to see the effort to keep this domain name community focused. I am willing to contribute $250 from my own pocket to help the cause.
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Matthew Wettergreen <mwettergr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This is an incredible thing that Alex did by contacting the community members to make sure the domain stays community focused. Thanks Alex.
>> Caroline Collective and myself will contribute $500 for the domain.
>> Matthew Wettergreen >> Caroline Collective
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> A few days ago, the group received an e-mail from Gerrit at The Coworking Intitute, the owners of coworking.com
>> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.com from them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
>> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
>> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of communicating with people who are just finding our community.
>> What do I think should be done with the domain?
>> My plan is as follows:
>> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
>> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
>> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall >> $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space >> $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons >> $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace >> $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads >> $500 - Chris Messina >> $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
>> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to us.
>> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution amounts:
>> • Any contributor of $250 or more will have lifetime (of the domain) access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking Community Manifesto:
>> Community >> Collaboration >> Openness >> Diversity >> Sustainability >> see Citizen Space and Station-C for citation of what those values mean
>> • Any contributor of $500 or more will get a subdomain of their choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for your Domain account set up for coworking.com
>> • Any contributor of $1000 will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
>> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair chances to contributors across the community.
>> There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business.
>> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an entity that supports this community that can take over. I will also be donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community takes over.
>> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
>> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great domain name to continue the growth of this community.
>> -Alex
>> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia
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I don't know what's up with the $250 amount on the form...if you're trying to submit there, just send a paypal payment to bill...@indyhall.org or contact me off list to be sent a payment request.
james.swee...@workantileexchange.com> wrote: > Workantile Exchange is in for at least $250, but I had the same problem as > Tony in trying to submit...
> On 15 Feb 2010, at 14:56, TCS wrote:
> The Creative Space is in for $250 > -might be able to do another $250 - we'll see - I tried the form and it > kept telling my I didn't select an amount...
> On 2010-02-15, at 2:31 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
> The battle against those who care about nothing more than to pump dry any > term or trend that could up their profits is going to be an endless one, but > by securing this domain we give ourselves a much better chance of > successfully defending our word from being co-opted and robbed of its > meaning.
> This is an important step in the evolution of this movement and a unique > opportunity for us to come together and make coworking even stronger and > better positioned to help more people than ever before.
> NWC is in for $1k. Let's rock this.
> Tony
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > New Work City - Work with, not for. > Web: http://nwcny.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc > Email: t...@nwcny.com > Phone: (888) 823-3494
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Alex Hillman < > dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> All,
>> If you're able to contribute on ANY way, please go to this form:
>> If for some reason Paypal's checkout doesn't work as intended, which seems >> to be happening to some, you can send the money to us directly, >> bill...@indyhall.org.
>> Thanks again for all of the incredible community support.
>> -Alex
>> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Ashok Nare <ashok.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I am a space catalyst, still in the planning stages of a coworking >>> space. While I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have >>> liked to for the coworking initiatives, my interest in coworking remains >>> very high.
>>> I am glad to see the effort to keep this domain name community >>> focused. I am willing to contribute $250 from my own pocket to help the >>> cause.
>>>>> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently >>>>> approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying >>>>> coworking.com from them. While the offer was "one they could not >>>>> refuse", they agreed to turn to our community first and give us a chance to >>>>> counter-offer.
>>>>> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very >>>>> positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have >>>>> accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
>>>>> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken >>>>> with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking >>>>> community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great >>>>> opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of >>>>> coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of >>>>> communicating with people who are just finding our community.
>>>>> What do I think should be done with the domain?
>>>>> *My plan is as follows:*
>>>>> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from >>>>> subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a >>>>> home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some >>>>> curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are >>>>> welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
>>>>> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own >>>>> pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring >>>>> and we consider that priority), and have been followed by the following >>>>> pledges:
>>>>> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall >>>>> $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space >>>>> $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons >>>>> $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace >>>>> $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads >>>>> $500 - Chris Messina >>>>> $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
>>>>> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark >>>>> we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for >>>>> me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer >>>>> to us.
>>>>> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? >>>>> I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent >>>>> contribution amounts:
>>>>> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the >>>>> domain) access to a subdomain of their choice ( >>>>> http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as the content of the >>>>> subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking Community Manifesto:
>>>>> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their >>>>> choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google >>>>> for your Domain account set up for coworking.com
>>>>> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, >>>>> and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page >>>>> linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
>>>>> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair >>>>> chances to contributors across the community.
>>>>> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
>>>>> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records >>>>> on behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an >>>>> entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also >>>>> be donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community >>>>> takes over.
>>>>> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
>>>>> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great >>>>> domain name to continue the growth of this community.
>>>>> -Alex
>>>>> /ah >>>>> indyhall.org >>>>> coworking in philadelphia
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I'm in. *Coworking Coaches* is now a $1K sponsor (*does that put us over the top? Don't stop the pledging*), and I'm looking forward to a collaborative process of building a sustainable, resilient virtual home base for the coworking movement.
I consider my investment here a downpayment on building the community infrastructure and helping coworking stand on its own two feet as a peer with cohousing, worker/business cooperatives, incubators, and similar ventures -- to be celebrated, understood, and appreciated for its uniqueness but also for what it can share, in history, education, tools, and philosophy.
Perhaps we can structure what we do as we build collective capacity and set up an organization so that after the domain is covered, others can step up in other ways to match the initial effort, for the work that follows.
This isn't buying a membership to an association. This is contributing to a
> specific cause, and being a sponsor.
I think that we're on the path to form something more organic and accurately
> representative of what this community needs instead of bucketing it into a > co-op or any other organization just because we know what that looks like.
I think we're getting more organized, and there's no doubt about that...and
> I'm happy to lead the charge and have the community's support :)
Hang tight, everybody. Talleying everything up now, in terms of pledges and actual payments. A few people have requested paypal invoices, they'll be coming shortly.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Raines Cohen <rain...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm in. *Coworking Coaches* is now a $1K sponsor (*does that put us over > the top? Don't stop the pledging*), and I'm looking forward to a > collaborative process of building a sustainable, resilient virtual home base > for the coworking movement.
> I consider my investment here a downpayment on building the community > infrastructure and helping coworking stand on its own two feet as a peer > with cohousing, worker/business cooperatives, incubators, and similar > ventures -- to be celebrated, understood, and appreciated for its uniqueness > but also for what it can share, in history, education, tools, and > philosophy.
> Perhaps we can structure what we do as we build collective capacity and set > up an organization so that after the domain is covered, others can step up > in other ways to match the initial effort, for the work that follows.
> -- > 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups .com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
WOW. In under 24 hours, we've raised pledges for over $9000. Over $6000 of that has been paid via paypal.
*That said, I'm putting new sponsorships ON HOLD.* I think that we will be able to come up with new, shared value propositions to allow more spaces to find themselves sponsor links on the coworking.com homepage. If you feel like you missed out, PLEASE DON'T.
This is NOT the end. It's only the beginning! I promise I won't be running off with your money :)
If you've pledged, or attempted to fill out the form and did not pay via paypal at the end, I'll be sending you a paypal money request. I'd like to ask that pledges are paid by end of business day tomorrow.
Once again, this has been incredible, and went much much much faster than I thought it would. I'm so proud of this community, and look forward to sharing the value of our new domain together!
/ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote:
> This isn't buying a membership to an association. This is contributing to a >> specific cause, and being a sponsor.
> I think that we're on the path to form something more organic and >> accurately representative of what this community needs instead of bucketing >> it into a co-op or any other organization just because we know what that >> looks like.
> I think we're getting more organized, and there's no doubt about >> that...and I'm happy to lead the charge and have the community's support :)
> Hang tight, everybody. Talleying everything up now, in terms of pledges and > actual payments. A few people have requested paypal invoices, they'll be > coming shortly.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Raines Cohen <rain...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm in. *Coworking Coaches* is now a $1K sponsor (*does that put us over >> the top? Don't stop the pledging*), and I'm looking forward to a >> collaborative process of building a sustainable, resilient virtual home base >> for the coworking movement.
>> I consider my investment here a downpayment on building the community >> infrastructure and helping coworking stand on its own two feet as a peer >> with cohousing, worker/business cooperatives, incubators, and similar >> ventures -- to be celebrated, understood, and appreciated for its uniqueness >> but also for what it can share, in history, education, tools, and >> philosophy.
>> Perhaps we can structure what we do as we build collective capacity and >> set up an organization so that after the domain is covered, others can step >> up in other ways to match the initial effort, for the work that follows.
>> -- >> 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups .com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
> This isn't buying a membership to an association. This is contributing to a specific cause, and being a sponsor. > I think that we're on the path to form something more organic and accurately representative of what this community needs instead of bucketing it into a co-op or any other organization just because we know what that looks like. > I think we're getting more organized, and there's no doubt about that...and I'm happy to lead the charge and have the community's support :)
Just to include the full conversation I basically emailed Alex and said it sounded like he was heading in the direction of the Coworking co-op I suggested previously and that I felt he was the best one to lead the charge. He responded with the above to which I replied "Cool."
> On Feb 15, 2010, at 5:32 PM, Alex Hillman wrote:
> I said this to Mike Schinkel, offline:
> This isn't buying a membership to an association. This is contributing to a >> specific cause, and being a sponsor.
> I think that we're on the path to form something more organic and >> accurately representative of what this community needs instead of bucketing >> it into a co-op or any other organization just because we know what that >> looks like.
> I think we're getting more organized, and there's no doubt about that...and >> I'm happy to lead the charge and have the community's support :)
> Just to include the full conversation I basically emailed Alex and said it > sounded like he was heading in the direction of the Coworking co-op I > suggested previously and that I felt he was the best one to lead the charge. > He responded with the above to which I replied "Cool."
> -- > 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups .com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
> WOW. In under 24 hours, we've raised pledges for over $9000. Over $6000 of > that has been paid via paypal.
> *That said, I'm putting new sponsorships ON HOLD.* I think that we will be > able to come up with new, shared value propositions to allow more spaces to > find themselves sponsor links on the coworking.com homepage. If you feel > like you missed out, PLEASE DON'T.
> This is NOT the end. It's only the beginning! I promise I won't be running > off with your money :)
> If you've pledged, or attempted to fill out the form and did not pay via > paypal at the end, I'll be sending you a paypal money request. I'd like to > ask that pledges are paid by end of business day tomorrow.
> Once again, this has been incredible, and went much much much faster than I > thought it would. I'm so proud of this community, and look forward to > sharing the value of our new domain together!
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Alex Hillman < > dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Awesome, Raines. Thanks for your support!
>> I said this to Mike Schinkel, offline:
>> This isn't buying a membership to an association. This is contributing to >>> a specific cause, and being a sponsor.
>> I think that we're on the path to form something more organic and >>> accurately representative of what this community needs instead of bucketing >>> it into a co-op or any other organization just because we know what that >>> looks like.
>> I think we're getting more organized, and there's no doubt about >>> that...and I'm happy to lead the charge and have the community's support :)
>> Hang tight, everybody. Talleying everything up now, in terms of pledges >> and actual payments. A few people have requested paypal invoices, they'll be >> coming shortly.
>> -Alex
>> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Raines Cohen <rain...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm in. *Coworking Coaches* is now a $1K sponsor (*does that put us over >>> the top? Don't stop the pledging*), and I'm looking forward to a >>> collaborative process of building a sustainable, resilient virtual home base >>> for the coworking movement.
>>> I consider my investment here a downpayment on building the community >>> infrastructure and helping coworking stand on its own two feet as a peer >>> with cohousing, worker/business cooperatives, incubators, and similar >>> ventures -- to be celebrated, understood, and appreciated for its uniqueness >>> but also for what it can share, in history, education, tools, and >>> philosophy.
>>> Perhaps we can structure what we do as we build collective capacity and >>> set up an organization so that after the domain is covered, others can step >>> up in other ways to match the initial effort, for the work that follows.
>>> -- >>> 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups .com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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> Looks like I've missed out :( I should check in here more often.
> On the positive note it is super-fantastically-awesome that the money has > been raised.
> I'd happily contribute a personal contribution in the future, there is so > much value in the group, movement and wiki.
> On 15 February 2010 22:52, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> WOW. In under 24 hours, we've raised pledges for over $9000. Over $6000 of >> that has been paid via paypal.
>> *That said, I'm putting new sponsorships ON HOLD.* I think that we will >> be able to come up with new, shared value propositions to allow more spaces >> to find themselves sponsor links on the coworking.com homepage. If you >> feel like you missed out, PLEASE DON'T.
>> This is NOT the end. It's only the beginning! I promise I won't be running >> off with your money :)
>> If you've pledged, or attempted to fill out the form and did not pay via >> paypal at the end, I'll be sending you a paypal money request. I'd like to >> ask that pledges are paid by end of business day tomorrow.
>> Once again, this has been incredible, and went much much much faster than >> I thought it would. I'm so proud of this community, and look forward to >> sharing the value of our new domain together!
>> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia
>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Alex Hillman < >> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Awesome, Raines. Thanks for your support!
>>> I said this to Mike Schinkel, offline:
>>> This isn't buying a membership to an association. This is contributing to >>>> a specific cause, and being a sponsor.
>>> I think that we're on the path to form something more organic and >>>> accurately representative of what this community needs instead of bucketing >>>> it into a co-op or any other organization just because we know what that >>>> looks like.
>>> I think we're getting more organized, and there's no doubt about >>>> that...and I'm happy to lead the charge and have the community's support :)
>>> Hang tight, everybody. Talleying everything up now, in terms of pledges >>> and actual payments. A few people have requested paypal invoices, they'll be >>> coming shortly.
>>> -Alex
>>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia
>>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Raines Cohen <rain...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I'm in. *Coworking Coaches* is now a $1K sponsor (*does that put us >>>> over the top? Don't stop the pledging*), and I'm looking forward to a >>>> collaborative process of building a sustainable, resilient virtual home base >>>> for the coworking movement.
>>>> I consider my investment here a downpayment on building the community >>>> infrastructure and helping coworking stand on its own two feet as a peer >>>> with cohousing, worker/business cooperatives, incubators, and similar >>>> ventures -- to be celebrated, understood, and appreciated for its uniqueness >>>> but also for what it can share, in history, education, tools, and >>>> philosophy.
>>>> Perhaps we can structure what we do as we build collective capacity and >>>> set up an organization so that after the domain is covered, others can step >>>> up in other ways to match the initial effort, for the work that follows.
>>>> -- >>>> 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups .com> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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This is a great idea and glad to see how everyone is jumping in to come together.
While I was trying to decide and raise funds for the 500 and 1k buy in I now have a question and an idea to propose to the group:
1. With the funds in excess now for the actual amount that we we looking for to secure the domain can we look to restructure the amounts so that everyone can have an opportunity to participate?
1a. Otherwise what will be done with the extra money raised & who will manage it?
1b. The dreaded topic of last week's thread on an annual Coworking Conference comes to mind..... can some of these funds that we are raising help to bring us together (even if virtual and or telephonically) or elect someone to manage the group and pay someone so that the group can have a single administrative 'go-to' person?
2. How does the group feel about a regional effort instead of these tiers?
2a. In the true sense of a collective coworking environment we are supposed to be 'equal' and not divided by social or soci-economical levels. With a regional approach rather than this (very good and very effective fund raising strategy) then everyone would be able to buy in at a lower rate and be included. Additionally the regional approach would allow for those of us who can afford to contribute more could 'host' a regional conference/ meet-up so that we can manage the creation of the domain into a functioning site.
3. Last thought that has plagued me all day.....what about the coworking sites that are associated through government entities, those that are funded as not-for-profits, etc
These groups often times can not participate and move as quickly on things like this.
Are 'we' alienating 'them' in this fast move?
*These groups do not have the luxury of pulling money out of their own pockets even if they want to because of the structure they operate under.
*Even if these organizations want to participate often times the group will need board authorization and this can take time.
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?
I hope that this doesn't seem like I am not supporting this because I am ALL FOR A COLLECTIVE and have been really doing a lot of footwork and site visits to speak with everyone out there as much as possible. Coming from a non-profit viewpoint and effort of community building I am really interested in contributing to the effort in any way possible. I would love to see a collective formed with some resources behind it and some real muscle. I see this as a great first step and am encouraged.... but I also am a big believer that we all should really be heard, have access, and be able to participate. We have all worked to hard in our own communities as well as a whole entity to not take a moment to think about our actions here and the impact we are setting forth at this very moment.
With the upmost respect and compassion I submitt these thoughts for discussion.
Thank you all,
Danielle Nicoli WHERE: Meet, Mix, Mogul Coworking in Los Angeles www.wheremmm.com 323 663 6636 office
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote:
> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently > approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.comfrom them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to > turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very > positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have > accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with > a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking > community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great > opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of > coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of > communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> *My plan is as follows:*
> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from > subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home > page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated > press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but > this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket > (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we > consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we > need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me > to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to > us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've > come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution > amounts:
> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) > access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), > so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the > Coworking Community Manifesto:
> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice > as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for > your Domain account set up for coworking.com
> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and > a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to > the coworking community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair > chances to contributors across the community.
> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on > behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an > entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be > donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community > takes over.
> Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
> I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great > domain name to continue the growth of this community.
> -Alex
> /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia
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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!
This is all really awesome! Am wondering if there will be a way to buy in later to get a www.city/name.coworking.com domain? That would be cool and would band us together in a really excellent, unified way.
On Feb 15, 6:45 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!
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Angel <fccowork...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is all really awesome! Am wondering if there will be a way to > buy in later to get a www.city/name.coworking.com domain? That would > be cool and would band us together in a really excellent, unified way.
This initial purchase was NOT about including or excluding anyone. A goal was establihed that needed to be met, and mobilized.
This does NOT represent a specific association or lack thereof. Not being able to support, due to financial/regional or any other reason, does not mean you're "out of the club".
Raised funds above and beyond the needed amount can be figured out once the domain is secured. It's not my money to spend on anything else, and so it won't be spent without the contributors' consent, and furthermore, won't be spent on anything that doesn't benefit 100% of the community.
This isn't "done" by any means, and once the domain has been secured, I'm happy discuss re-organizing the funds for a better, more long term and sustainable model that allows everyone to get a piece of the action!
On Monday, February 15, 2010, WHERE MMM <where...@gmail.com> wrote: > Alex et al,
> This is a great idea and glad to see how everyone is jumping in to come together.
> While I was trying to decide and raise funds for the 500 and 1k buy in I now have a question and an idea to propose to the group:
> 1. With the funds in excess now for the actual amount that we we looking for to secure the domain can we look to restructure the amounts so that everyone can have an opportunity to participate?
> 1a. Otherwise what will be done with the extra money raised & who will manage it?
> 1b. The dreaded topic of last week's thread on an annual Coworking Conference comes to mind..... can some of these funds that we are raising help to bring us together (even if virtual and or telephonically) or elect someone to manage the group and pay someone so that the group can have a single administrative 'go-to' person?
> 2. How does the group feel about a regional effort instead of these tiers?
> 2a. In the true sense of a collective coworking environment we are supposed to be 'equal' and not divided by social or soci-economical levels. With a regional approach rather than this (very good and very effective fund raising strategy) then everyone would be able to buy in at a lower rate and be included. Additionally the regional approach would allow for those of us who can afford to contribute more could 'host' a regional conference/ meet-up so that we can manage the creation of the domain into a functioning site.
> 3. Last thought that has plagued me all day.....what about the coworking sites that are associated through government entities, those that are funded as not-for-profits, etc
> These groups often times can not participate and move as quickly on things like this.
> Are 'we' alienating 'them' in this fast move?
> *These groups do not have the luxury of pulling money out of their own pockets even if they want to because of the structure they operate under.
> *Even if these organizations want to participate often times the group will need board authorization and this can take time.
> 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?
> I hope that this doesn't seem like I am not supporting this because I am ALL FOR A COLLECTIVE and have been really doing a lot of footwork and site visits to speak with everyone out there as much as possible. Coming from a non-profit viewpoint and effort of community building I am really interested in contributing to the effort in any way possible. I would love to see a collective formed with some resources behind it and some real muscle. I see this as a great first step and am encouraged.... but I also am a big believer that we all should really be heard, have access, and be able to participate. We have all worked to hard in our own communities as well as a whole entity to not take a moment to think about our actions here and the impact we are setting forth at this very moment.
> With the upmost respect and compassion I submitt these thoughts for discussion.
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > A few days ago, the group received an e-mail from Gerrit at The Coworking Intitute, the owners of coworking.com <http://coworking.com/>
> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.com <http://coworking.com/> from them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very positive dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of 5000 Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> My plan is as follows: > The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from subdomains of the coworking.com <http://coworking.com/> domain. Coworking.com will contain a home page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution amounts:
> • Any contributor of $250 or more will have lifetime (of the domain) access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the Coworking Community Manifesto:
> Community > Collaboration > Openness > Diversity > Sustainability > see Citizen Space <http://citizenspace.us/about/our-philosophy/> and Station-C for citation of what those values mean
> • Any contributor of $500 or more will get a subdomain of their choice as well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for your Domain account set up for coworking.com <http://coworking.com/>
> • Any contributor of $1000 will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and a "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com <http://coworking.com/> home page linking to the coworking community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair chances to contributors across the community.
> There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business.
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on behalf of t-- > 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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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> As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently > approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.com from > them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to turn > to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very positive > dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of 5000 > Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken with > a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking > community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a great > opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of > coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique of > communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> What do I think should be done with the domain?
> *My plan is as follows:*
> The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from > subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a home > page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some curated > press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, but > this is where I'd like to start!
> In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket > (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and we > consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > $500 - Chris Messina > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark we > need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for me > to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer to > us.
> Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? I've > come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution > amounts:
> • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) > access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), so > long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the > Coworking Community Manifesto:
> • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice as > well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for your > Domain account set up for coworking.com
> • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, and a > "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to the > coworking community/space website of their choice.
> No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair > chances to contributors across the community.
> *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
> Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on > behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an > entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be > donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community > takes over.
As I mention in the thread, we've over-raised at this point and aren't taking more contributions towards the domain purchase. We've had some suggestions about how to redistribute the funding and allow more people to benefit from the domain than the "fast and the funded", but we won't need to address that until the domain is transferred and up, which is going to be a bit :)
-Alex
/ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:44 AM, jasontgoodr...@gmail.com <
jasontgoodr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm in for $500.
> On Feb 15, 11:26 am, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > A few days ago, the group received an e-mail from Gerrit at The Coworking > > Intitute, the owners of coworking.com
> > As he mentioned in the e-mail, he and his partner Bernie were recently > > approached by a commercial entity with interest in buying coworking.comfrom > > them. While the offer was "one they could not refuse", they agreed to > turn > > to our community first and give us a chance to counter-offer.
> > I've been corresponding with Gerrit on the side and have had a very > positive > > dialogue. We've agreed to a counter offer (which they have accepted) of > 5000 > > Euros, or ~$6800 USD.
> > I've never spent this kind of money on a domain before, so I've spoken > with > > a group of some of the longest-standing contributors to the coworking > > community to see if I was off my rocker. We've agreed that this is a > great > > opportunity to put a stronger stake in the ground for the brand of > > coworking, the core values that this list upholds, and a better technique > of > > communicating with people who are just finding our community.
> > What do I think should be done with the domain?
> > *My plan is as follows:*
> > The wiki, blog, and google group will be aliased appropriately from > > subdomains of the coworking.com domain. Coworking.com will contain a > home > > page explaining those properties and their contents, as well as some > curated > > press links that will be user submitted. Additional ideas are welcome, > but > > this is where I'd like to start!
> > In the last 24 hours, I've kicked off a pledge of $500 from my own pocket > > (IndyHall still has some debt to pay back from our move last spring and > we > > consider that priority), and have been followed by the following pledges:
> > $500 - Alex Hillman/IndyHall > > $500 - Tara Hunt/Citizen Space > > $250 - Felicity Chapman/Cubes & Crayons > > $250 - Steven Heath/AltSpace > > $1000 - Susan Evans & Jacob Sayles/Office Nomads > > $500 - Chris Messina > > $500 - Patrick Tanguay/Station C
> > That means we've been pledged $3500, just about halfway to the $7k mark > we > > need (including paypal fees and impending wire fees). That's enough for > me > > to transfer 50% of the asking price to the sellers to begin the transfer > to > > us.
> > Now...what are these contributors getting for their hard earned money? > I've > > come up with a very simple structure to encourage consistent contribution > > amounts:
> > • *Any contributor of $250* or more will have lifetime (of the domain) > > access to a subdomain of their choice (http://yourchoice.coworking.com), > so > > long as the content of the subdomain falls within the values of the > > Coworking Community Manifesto:
> > • *Any contributor of $500* or more will get a subdomain of their choice > as > > well, and additionally up to 5 email addresses hosted at a Google for > your > > Domain account set up for coworking.com
> > • *Any contributor of $1000* will get a subdomain, 5 e-mail addresses, > and a > > "sponsor" link in the footer of the coworking.com home page linking to > the > > coworking community/space website of their choice.
> > No single contributor over $1000 will be accepted to give enough fair > > chances to contributors across the community.
> > *There's no tricks, no scams, no funny business. *
> > Disclosure: I will be maintaining the domain name and its DNS records on > > behalf of the community until, at some point in the future, there is an > > entity that supports *this community* that can take over. I will also be > > donating web hosting, again, until an entity that supports this community > > takes over.
> > Everything I've outlined in this e-mail is there as well.
> > I look forward to this rallying point for the group, and having a great > > domain name to continue the growth of this community.
> > -Alex
> > /ah > > indyhall.org > > coworking in philadelphia
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