[Hidden-tech] CNN.com on co-workers - what do you think?

[ussailis at shaysnet.com]

I like the idea. Provides a chance to bounce ideas off someone. Less like
working in a vacuum.

Jim Ussailis
jim at nationalwireless.com

PS Lived in the next 'town.' Did a lot of my grocery shopping in Roswell,
and used the same market where Alton Brown shops, Kroger. Ocassionally the
indoor skating rink shows up in the background of the TV show.



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Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 15:46:58 -0400
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CNN.com has a great article on yet another type 
of virtual company entrepreneur, only they call 
it "co-working." I call it working out of a cafe 
virtually, but making sure your friends drop by . . .

Curious how some of you would define this. For 
all the details, here's the URL:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/07/coworking/index.html

ROSWELL, Georgia (CNN) -- More than a decade 
after the Internet allowed millions of people to 
work at home, the next phase of telecommuting 
involves, well, not working at home. art.jelly.ho.randall.jpg

Web developer Toby Ho, left, has joined a 
coworking group called "Jelly" in Roswell, Georgia.

Organized "coworking" -- the concept of working 
solo alongside like-minded independents -- has spread to dozens of cities.

The irony of coworking isn't lost on organizers, 
including Kevin Bachman, who set up a group north 
of Atlanta as part of an informal Web-based network called Jelly.

"The reason people work alone, is because they're 
looking for freedom," said Bachman, a 34-year-old 
Web developer who telecommutes part time. "It may 
be ironic that you crave isolation, but you also 
want to be socially interactive with others like 
you." See how Jelly works together »

Once a month, Bachman's group takes over a room 
provided by Tony's American Grille & Tap. A 
handful of home-based Internet workers hunch over 
laptops writing code, tweaking administration systems or enhancing
databases.

Amy Zuckerman
HT Founder

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