coworking

Coworking is a relatively new social activity involving loosely related individuals working remotely from a home or off-site from the office. Coworkers may or may not know each other, and are typically organized around creative social groups or independent contractors.

Metropolitan areas of Austin, San Francisco, Houston, Portland and New York are pioneering coworking activities; LaunchPad Coworking in downtown Austin, Texas describes itself as "the future of work." Another such coworking site named Caroline Collective sells space as a subscription, with membership levels announced as:

(1) Digital Drifters - receiving free WiFi, coffee, a bike rack, and the ability to network.
(2) Laptop Nomads - priority usage of desktops and workspace, printers, and conference rooms
(3) Professional Pilgrims - Dedicated desks with lock & key storage, space rental, 24/7 access. Your own key.

With the rise in single owner businesses, coworking is popular with entrepreneurs that want independence, yet crave getting out of their "bubbles." Coworking is still largely experimental with loose social connections making up the vast majority of coworkers. According to CNN: "Next phase of working at home:Leaving home."

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• Is Coworking Dangerous For Growing Startups?

  
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  The global coworking movement is (finally) starting to get attention from both big industry and main stream media. But sometimes, old reporting paradigms die hard.  A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal published a piece about how solo entrepreneurs who started out in shared office spaces are looking to ...
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• Coworking makes room for larger startups

  
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  Corporate remote employees, we recently reported, are increasingly joining the mix of freelancers and entrepreneurs at coworking spaces. But apparently that’s not the only new group making increasing use of the movement. Spaces have long been home to fledgling ventures with just a few employees, but the Wall ...
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• Green Spaces Is a Coworking Hub for Social Startups [VIDEO]

  
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  Name : Green Spaces Big Idea : Green Spaces provides coworking office space in New York City and Denver to social entrepreneurs and non-profits. Why It’s Working : Green Spaces does more than provide social companies a place to work. Networking opportunities, an intern program and a referral network are ...
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• Starting a coworking space

  
  Work from Home Wisdom - Successful Home Working — Authority: 110
  Stuart and Laura Lambert are planning to bring coworking to their home town of Eastbourne, and last week organised the first Eastbourne Jelly, which attracted over 20 attendees:Hi Stuart and Laura, what’s your family situation?We’ve been married for 4 years, have a 2 1/2 year old son, Ben, with [...]
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• Loosecubes & The World Wide Coworking Web

  
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  For the millions of freelancers, entrepreneurs and travelers who desire a flexible work environment, coworking has become a way to maintain productivity, build community and get out of the coffeeshop. Thousands of spaces in cities around the world are inviting people in to share work space, wi-fi and coffee. Spaces ...
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• Take a Tour of 1871, a New 50,000 sq-ft Coworking Space in Chicago

  
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  Take the CTA downtown and hop off at Merchandise Mart to visit Chicago’s newest tech hub: 1871 , a coworking space – and more – that’s a collaboration among some of the city’s biggest startup supporters . Ride the elevator to the 12th floor of Merchandise Mart, and you’ll be greeted with 50,000 square ...
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• Cómo afecta el coworking a la economía local

  
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  2.150 son los espacios de coworking que ya existen en todo el mundo, superando ampliamente los 30 existentes en 2006 . El 58% de las personas que trabajan en un espacio de estas características antes lo hacía en su casa, según datos de la publicación especializada Deskmag. Pero han dado el salto al trabajo en un ...
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• “This is important so I want to say it as clearly as I can:”

  
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  /via @ anoemi [IMG: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/dreams.png]
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• Is remote work bad for introverts?

  
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  Traditional business culture, with its emphasis on networking, meetings and pitching, doesn’t generally favor introverts. And as Susan Cain argued fairly recently in The New York Times , the current management mania for collaboration, is making matters worse for the quiet ruminators among us. Is remote working ...
  3 weeks ago

• Operation CoWork: Working at the Business and Career BK Library Branch

  
  Artiatesia Deal — Authority: 100
  As I sat at the one of the empty tables set aside for laptop users, I thought to myself, “Where has this library been all my Coworking life ?” LOL. I’m referring to the Business and Career Library in Brooklyn. Before I have only visit the location to attend workshops, so I was pretty exited to see if it could ...
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• Betamore, an Education and Coworking Space, to Fill a “Void” in Baltimore

  
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  The details on Betamore , a new space in Baltimore, have been pretty sparse so far. But cofounder Greg Cangialosi shared a bit with Tech Cocktail this week. Yes, there will be coworking space and mentorship, emphasizing product-based startups (vs. services). No, they won’t be investing in companies. And perhaps ...
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• Coworking community offers office space

  
  Toledo Newspaper — Authority: 436
  Seed Coworking co-founders Don Miller (left), W. Gene Powell and Jamie Wright. Photo by Andrew Weber The co-founders of the Seed Coworking Community believe that society is changing from a W-2 community to a 1099 population — and their new endeavor reflects that. Seed plans to give independent contractors, ...
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• Miudo: el club de comida coworking

  
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  Miudo es un club privado de productos gallegos creado a través del coworking; una iniciativa de degustación al que se accede a través de invitación. El club se lanzó al público de la web en septiembre del 2011 para dar a conocer los productos típicos que los fundadores disfrutan cuando viajan a Galicia para ...
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• 5/3/12: Guacamole Mash-Off: Tasting & Beer Party | SF - $5

  
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  Come one, come all to  mash, celebrate and mingle at NextSpace’s 2nd birthday Guacamole Mash-Off party . The party and tasting takes place just a few days before Cinco de Mayo, which means free beer (Coronas, of course) and lots of home-made Guacamole . They supply all the ingredients to make guac – so ...
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• 5 Essential tools to help aid in your own Coworking experiment

  
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  I am moving right along with my Operation Cowork experiment, in which I am searching for an alterative workspace (working at home can suck). In the beginning of this experiment I wanted to focus on spaces that were free and local. We had a mild winter here in New York City (cold but not much snow fall) so I was able ...
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• Why Co-Workers Dont Like You (Or wont if you keep that up)

  
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  Why Co-Workers Dont Like You (Or wont if you keep that up) : Things you should know. Even if your co-works currently like you. Click the link to read more from this WSJ article.  “At a certain point, to go further in your career you need to not just be liked by your boss, you need support from your peers and ...
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• Coworking Spaces Rally To Support Freelancers Rights

  
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  On April 26th, coworking spaces around the United States will participate in a national day of action to support freelancers rights and demand the passage of the Freelancers Payment Protection Act , a model bill currently in Committe in the New York State Senate. Read on to find out what you can do to help! The ...
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• “España es uno de los países más activos en coworking”

  
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  Espacios de trabajo en los que un arquitecto comparte mesa con un diseñador gráfico, lugares en los que un diseñador de moda se sienta tres lugares más allá de un analista de comercio electrónico y muy cerca de donde unos emprendedores intentan sacar adelante una pequeña editorial independiente: el futuro es ...
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• Pros and cons of working from home

  
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  How does your working day start? Do you have to endure an hour commute on an overcrowded train, arriving at the office stressed, exhausted and ripped off? Do you get a headache because of the lighting, or an earache because of the telephones? Is there too much gossip when you’re trying to concentrate, leaving you ...
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• Design stores doubling as coworking spaces

  
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  The web, one observer recently argued, is transforming all our public spaces into coffee shops . Fast internet connections mean fewer of us need to go to the office, for example. Where do we end up instead? Coffee shop type environments. Online shopping, likewise, may transform retail stores into relaxing spaces to ...
  4 weeks ago

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