March 2009
3 posts
“The “coworking” space that Regus ran in Cupertino, CA closed this...”
– Felicity at Cubes, on the coworking google group
“Speaking of killer apps, there was a distinct feeling at this year’s South by...”
– The Austin Report, Jeremy Keith
“My life has been a series of well-orchestrated accidents; I’ve always suffered...”
– The Boss - For Twitter C.E.O., Well-Orchestrated Accidents - NYTimes.com
January 2009
2 posts
“Blogging.passionhere’s my point — Silicon Valley is WAAAY too...”
– Master of 500 Hats: Great Entrepreneurs are PASSIONATE about Customers & Products, NOT about being Great Entrepreneurs.
“What were the 1-2 compelling sources of value from your community or social...”
– http://redplasticmonkey.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/online-community-roi-models-and-reporting-research-study-posted/
November 2008
1 post
October 2008
1 post
Feedback from Kathy Sierra on incentives vs...
@BenMack no, I’m more an advocate of applying game principles to non-game things than to making things *into* a game. 1 minute ago from web in reply to BenMack @marcusnelson keeping interest is often about deeper, richer layers of experience. Do a little, improve a little, learn...
September 2008
1 post
“As marketing, communications, and service professionals with a heightened sense...”
– PR 2.0: The State of Social Media 2008
June 2008
1 post
“If I’ve learned anything from Spread Firefox, BarCamp, coworking
and the...”
– -Chris Messina
May 2008
7 posts
“Bad culture happens as well. Trying to unlearn the bad habits of two years in a...”
– You don’t create a culture - (37signals) - John Athayde Commentary
“They call it “creative” because they want a wide enough range of industries to...”
– Matthew Fisher, regarding the so-called “creative economy”
“At my wedding, I’m going to have 200 guests. Not 200 users.”
– drew olanoff dot com. - Ok, that’s it. The next time I hear the word “User”…
“Planned economies have as many unintended consequences as the free-for-all we...”
“On the one hand, the event struck me as an effort by the city-funded Innovation...”
– Philly.com
“We decided to lose all regard for professionalism in Philadelphia. We were...”
– Brett Farmiole-Pursue the Passion
“most of my successes in life are the result of a series of well planned...”
– me, of course
April 2008
3 posts
“I believe the best software is written by small groups of people who have both...”
– Wil Shipley, via evhead
“Tara Hunt: “Marketing is the price you pay for creating mediocre products.”
– found on Tapio by Alex de Carvalho, from the Self Replicating Awesomeness: The Marketing of No Marketing panel at SXSW
“I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Alex Hillman of Phildelphia...”
– Face Time: Building the coworking community « Coworking Community Blog
March 2008
16 posts
“Went to the Past of Web Apps (POWA) conference. The best session covered the...”
– …And another thing
“I like the way that Tony B worded it at BarCampNYC3: coworking is both an action...”
– Tara Hunt on the Coworking List Serv
“This year’s SXSW has left me optimistic about the conference. Last year I...”
– http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/archive/2008/03/
Brains On Fire Blog » Campaigns vs. Movements →
Let’s think for a moment about the old advertising model (campaigns) and the new word of mouth model (movements). Campaigns have a beginning and an end. Movements go on as long as kindred spirits are involved. Campaigns are part of the war vocabulary. Movements are part of the evangelist vocabulary. Campaigns are dry and emotionally detached. Movements are organic and rooted in passion....
Coworking Interview with Spike
Spike Gillespie emailed me a list of questions about coworking. here were my responses. Name: Alex Hillman Occupation: IndyHall co-founder, Web Developer/Strategy/co-founder Round3Media How’d you get involved in coworking? I was introduced to coworking by Chris Messina and Tara Hunt, who run citizen space. I was recently independent, and had begun working at home. Quickly, my longing...
“Something else that is really important is to be open to partnerships.
That...”
– Geoff on Partnerships
“About 40-45 people were at my presentation, mostly CS students.
I opened the...”
– Chris Cera, vuzit.com
“When my good friend and Indy Hall founder Alex Hillman and I parted ways last...”
– cooperBricolage - coworking in NYC » Blog Archive » South by Southwest – A Special Event for Coworking
“Understand what customers want, not what I
think is cool.”
WatchStef and I talk about what we feel on the last day of SXSWi08. Passion, reminders, carrying it forward.
“You. Is there something you’re claiming can’t be done, just because...”
– Slash7 with Amy Hoy - Alex Hillman is better than me.
“One discussion involving Alex Hillman debated the importance of space in...”
– LaunchPad Coworking — Coworking in Austin, Texas
Web Conferences: Where's the outrage? -... →
37 signals calls out for better “unconference” content, without calling it that. Rad.
“In hindsight, we should have been building this online circle for...”
– Hindsight is 20/20 « Felcityatcubes’s Weblog
“For THE best recap of the experience, in all of its postmodern crazy-fun, Alex...”
– http://notanmba.com/blog/2008/03/love-the-sand-dont-squeeze-it