Chris Messina posts a terrific video about Coworking featuring interviews with Brad Neuberg, Tara Hunt and Chris himself. Tara said one thing which was particularly quote worthy – “I would describe Coworking as BarCamp every day”. Woah, if it’s that good I want in!

Brad also had a great metaphor for the difference between cafe-working and co-working (in a more formal office-like environment). He likened it to the difference between going to a bar and going to a house party, i.e., the latter has a real social context.

Chris makes another great point – “I’d encourage others in coworking spaces, getting started or simply interested in the idea to record their own videos and share them with the community…. the power of video [is] to make all our ideas come more real.” So how about it Paul?

I got an email from Travis J. Tood in Berlin telling me about Noel Hidalgo who is off on an ambitious “open-source journey around the world documenting free culture, social innovators & global change”.  According to Travis Noel helped build the coworking community in New York and would like to have a sit down and exchange of ideas on his various stops around the world. I wonder if he’d be interested in making a stop at our first coworking location in Dublin?

Philip Wilkinson puts an interesting spin on the idea of coworking in a post entitled – “Internet Start-Up’s : Let’s all share the same office!” -

“I’ve always thought it would be a good idea to get some office space and share with a number of innovative internet start-ups, as opposed to everyone being scattered around London.”

We’ve written previously here about the idea of twinning international coworking locations and it’s great to see Dave Winer coming up with a similar notion during his recent trip to Italy, one he’s labeled TouristCamp -

“Wouldn’t it be great to have a TouristCamp, where people come from all over the world to taste La Dolce Vita while they work on new ideas and technology for social networking over a plate of delicious Italian food, breathing fresh Mediterranean air? In other words, would Italy like to be our host? All that’s standing in the way, imho, is a little international outreach.”

Well we can’t offer Mediterranean air here in Ireland but we do have very fresh Atlantic air! Dave’s main point is worth repeating in the context of coworking – all that’s standing in the way is a little international outreach.