Comments on: BarCamp Austin 2009 http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/ Smart thinking about digital culture, media, and the Internet. Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carly Kocurek http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Carly Kocurek Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:00:59 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/#comment-607 There's Caroline Collective in Houston, which charges something like $75 monthly for membership at the low end. They also let people just show up for drop-in. I think they're operating at a low/non-profit level, though. I'll look into Jelly in Austin, though it's a bit of a hike for me. There’s Caroline Collective in Houston, which charges something like $75 monthly for membership at the low end. They also let people just show up for drop-in. I think they’re operating at a low/non-profit level, though. I’ll look into Jelly in Austin, though it’s a bit of a hike for me.

]]> By: jonl http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-589 jonl Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:20:05 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/#comment-589 Carly, have you checked out Jelly in Austin? http://wiki.workatjelly.com/JellyInAustin It's a weekly gathering for coworking at Cafe Caffeine in South Austin. Anybody could set up this kind of informal coffee-shop gathering for coworking, and when you have quite a few co-workers show up, the space becomes, inherently, work-friendly (depending how you define that). To have a space that offers more, e.g. office equipment, teleconferencing equipment, conference rooms, etc., there's an overhead that seems to require charging office rates. I've heard of coworking facilities in other cities where anyone can show up and work free, but I'm not sure what their business model is or what they provide. Worthy of more investigation... Carly, have you checked out Jelly in Austin?
http://wiki.workatjelly.com/JellyInAustin

It’s a weekly gathering for coworking at Cafe Caffeine in South Austin.

Anybody could set up this kind of informal coffee-shop gathering for coworking, and when you have quite a few co-workers show up, the space becomes, inherently, work-friendly (depending how you define that). To have a space that offers more, e.g. office equipment, teleconferencing equipment, conference rooms, etc., there’s an overhead that seems to require charging office rates. I’ve heard of coworking facilities in other cities where anyone can show up and work free, but I’m not sure what their business model is or what they provide. Worthy of more investigation…

]]> By: Carly Kocurek http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Carly Kocurek Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:03:11 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/#comment-579 I looked into coworking spaces in Austin, and I only found one currently operating -- and it cost nearly as much as renting an office would have. A place that was more work-friendly than a coffee shop but similarly full of people would be great for freelancers of all stripes -- and there are tons of them in this city. I looked into coworking spaces in Austin, and I only found one currently operating — and it cost nearly as much as renting an office would have. A place that was more work-friendly than a coffee shop but similarly full of people would be great for freelancers of all stripes — and there are tons of them in this city.

]]> By: Jon Lebkowsky http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Jon Lebkowsky Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:21:10 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/#comment-577 Agree about social media as an end in itself... but I think he meant this should be the place most innovative with social media. That's my take, anyhow. There actually was a social media camp a couple of months ago, as I recall... but another could be great. Agree about social media as an end in itself… but I think he meant this should be the place most innovative with social media. That’s my take, anyhow.

There actually was a social media camp a couple of months ago, as I recall… but another could be great.

]]> By: Julie Gomoll http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Julie Gomoll Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:32:26 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2009/03/15/barcamp-austin-2009/#comment-576 I'd like to continue the conversation as well. I think there's a lot to think about re: diverse cultures and how we encourage cross-pollination and convergence. As far as Austin becoming the social media capital of the world - I don't really understand what that means. We use it the most? We have the most followers? It strikes me as more of the tendency to consider social media as an end in and of itself, which drives me nuts. Maybe it's time for a SocialMediaCamp... I’d like to continue the conversation as well. I think there’s a lot to think about re: diverse cultures and how we encourage cross-pollination and convergence.

As far as Austin becoming the social media capital of the world – I don’t really understand what that means. We use it the most? We have the most followers? It strikes me as more of the tendency to consider social media as an end in and of itself, which drives me nuts.

Maybe it’s time for a SocialMediaCamp…

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