Thanks to the feeding of blog articles into places like http://nevadamojo.blogspot.com and http://zekesaysso.blogspot.com , I come across many interesting new things just by simply scrolling down the margins of these sites (where the various fresh and new articles are linked from). So, in that way I found a note (with a useful link) on something called “Nevada New Media” at Ryan Jerz’s blog: http://mrjerz.org And, Mr. Jerz linked to a blog article elsewhere, where one of the founders of something called Nevada New Media (see http://www.nevadanewmedia.org) was engaged in an active conversation addressing the questions and criticsms of the blog writer: http://www.iamindisposed.com/blog/2009/01/02/nevada-new-media-right-where-right-when/
Tracy Viselli (Myrna the Minx from http://www.renodiscontent.com) along with others (including a fellow sponsor, UNR’s Reynolds School of Journalism) are developing a new site here: http://www.nevadanewmedia.org
On March 7, 2009, the Reynolds School of Journalism is sponsoring a Nevada New Media Summit (at UNR) to explore the impact of new media and technology in Nevada and also examine how to “develop an innovative new media culture that anticipates trends and issues…….” (I think a ticket to this was posted as costing only $25.)
At this yet to be completed Nevada New Media website, I found some interesting sites in the blogroll. And, started on the road to new discoveries, chief of which was this concept of “coworking” (manifesting here in Reno through a vehicle called the Reno Collective). Two guys from Reno, Ed Adkins and Colin Loretz, are the founders and there site is here: http://renocollective.com Go to http://renocollective.com/about/ and learn about their intent to create a “coworking” setting here in Reno.
What is “coworking”? Well, Adkins and Loretz had a link to a wikipedia article on this concept. I am reposting the definition offered at that page:
Coworking is an emerging trend for a new pattern for working. Typically work-at-home professionals or independent contractors or people who travel frequently end up working in relative isolation.[1] Coworking is the social gathering of a group of people, who are still working independently, but who share values[2] and who are interested in the synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space.[3][4]
Some coworking spaces were developed by nomadic internet entrepreneurs seeking an alternative to working in coffeeshops and cafes, or to isolation in independent or home offices.[5][6][7]
Business accelerators, business incubators and executive suites do not seem to fit into the coworking model, because they often miss the social, collaborative, and informal[8] aspects of the process, with management practices closer to that of a Cooperative, including a focus on community[9] rather than profit.[10] Many of the coworking participants are also participants in BarCamp[11] and other related open source technology activities.[12][13][14]
