Comments on: Space is key, at least for me http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/ The Hogtown Consulting weblog, Internet technolgy and how it relates to your business Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:31:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: hanna http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-375 hanna Tue, 30 May 2006 18:53:15 +0000 http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-375 IC and TWC would serve 2 very different crowds though - i can only speak from the perspective of what i find to be conducive to writing, and it's not a large, social space (cafes, other publicly accessible common spaces). those are easy to find. quiet, secluded, individuated spaces are more difficult to find (outside of a library). i would imagine that writers go to TWC to focus and be able to write, yet be in the company of their peers (and retreat to the balcony to commiserate every so often). a space for something like IC would be the opposite - to promote collaboration and interactivity, no? IC and TWC would serve 2 very different crowds though - i can only speak from the perspective of what i find to be conducive to writing, and it’s not a large, social space (cafes, other publicly accessible common spaces). those are easy to find. quiet, secluded, individuated spaces are more difficult to find (outside of a library). i would imagine that writers go to TWC to focus and be able to write, yet be in the company of their peers (and retreat to the balcony to commiserate every so often). a space for something like IC would be the opposite - to promote collaboration and interactivity, no?

]]> By: Rothko http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-374 Rothko Mon, 29 May 2006 05:10:30 +0000 http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-374 PS: Bought The Death and Life of Great American Cities some time ago, but have yet to read it . . . PS: Bought The Death and Life of Great American Cities some time ago, but have yet to read it . . .

]]> By: Rothko http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-373 Rothko Mon, 29 May 2006 05:08:32 +0000 http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-373 Wow. The TWC looks like . . . oh, what is the word I'm looking for . . . oh yes: hell. And the balcony looks like the perfect place to throw yourself off if you can't manage to work through that writer's block. Wow. The TWC looks like . . . oh, what is the word I’m looking for . . . oh yes: hell. And the balcony looks like the perfect place to throw yourself off if you can’t manage to work through that writer’s block.

]]> By: Boris Mann http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-372 Boris Mann Mon, 29 May 2006 01:16:29 +0000 http://www.hogtownconsulting.com/wordpress/archives/space-is-key-at-least-for-me/#comment-372 It uses MediaWiki markup, so links go [http://example.com link title]. You can switch it to regular HTML, too. I have to fiddle with it for a bit. But never fear, you're part of Planet Commons now -- making an IC category is going to be the easiest way. See http://www.innovationcommons.ca/aggregator/sources/8 It uses MediaWiki markup, so links go [http://example.com link title]. You can switch it to regular HTML, too. I have to fiddle with it for a bit.

But never fear, you’re part of Planet Commons now — making an IC category is going to be the easiest way. See http://www.innovationcommons.ca/aggregator/sources/8

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