Coworking has long been popular in the tech community and as a topic on WebWorkerDaily , but it seems the idea if finally breaking out of its niche beginning and going mainstream. The proof? lengthy article in the staid Wall Street Journal   this week. New York’s General Assembly raised $4.25 million last year. Money men are taking note. MORE >>

Tweet Here are some of the observations and insights that were shared via Twitter this past week. have a fairly busy speaking schedule for this year, so this tweet, via @SusanBannister was quite relevant. “This cartoon was in the the Times referring to Ed Miliband but could refer to many a keynote speaker perhaps.” Friday's Finds MORE >>

( image ) Early this year I wrote File Under: Metaservices, The Rise Of , in which I described a problem that has burdened the web forever, but to my mind is getting worse and worse. But these services simply don’t communicate with each other, nor collaborate in a fashion that creates a robust or evolving ecosystem.” This must change. MORE >>

Millions of people, searchable by structured demographic data, and then reachable, for free (or nearly). It’s a market researchers wet dream. Ever heard of The Tragedy of the Commons ? In this case, the shared limited resource is the collective attention and goodwill of LinkedIn users. Enjoy it while it lasts. MORE >>

( image ) Early this year I wrote File Under: Metaservices, The Rise Of , in which I described a problem that has burdened the web forever, but to my mind is getting worse and worse. The crux: ".heavy But these services simply don't communicate with each other, nor collaborate in a fashion that creates a robust or evolving ecosystem.". didn't. MORE >>