An Observation on the State of the Bandwagon
September 12, 2008
If you type “coworking” or “coworking” and the name of a city into Google the sponsored links increasing look like the following:
I have no idea whether or not this is good or bad. I have no doubt that a group of people could come together and turn a corner of a rent-a-desk into a [...]
wow. that is some bullshit.
Hello there! My name’s Melanie and I work at a Regus center in Cupertino, California. I was interested to read your article and see our company’s advert. As a recent hire, I have been intently reading about the state of coworking and its many incarnations; that’s how I came to see your page. The center where I work is being called a Business Lounge, and its main purpose is to attract people who either travel or work from home, and need a place to get work done anywhere.
This is a new concept for the company, but in Silicon Valley, it has been well received. For a yearly fee, we provide many areas for people to sit, with free internet, espresso, printing, phone use and access to any of our centers, worldwide.
I’ll get to my point. I am merely a college student, with no personal need for these services, but I have seen nothing but positive reactions to our lounge. I and others would like to see this really take off, and of course to do that we have to get the word out; that’s why I’m writing you, a person specializing in the idea of coworking.
So the answer is yes, there is collaboration, and it’s really interesting watching everyone interact with one another: lawyers, real estate agents, software/ IT guys, scrapbookers (!), all coming together in one place.