[hackerspaces] Startup publicity

[Robert Ward]

So what do those of us part of a space do to promote the movement as a  
whole when we're interacting with the media or anyone else?

~Bob

On Dec 1, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:

> I always say that Noisebridge is part of a hackerspace movement.   
> That's not always picked up by the interviewer, though.  The CNET  
> story <http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10405255-245.html> didn't  
> really pick up on other hackerspaces, much, or hackerspaces.org.   
> (But, like you said, people will type "hackerspace" into their  
> search engine of choice.)
>
> I'll be giving a talk about starting your own hackerspace at  
> Codebits (in Lisbon) on Thursday, and doing a panel with Bre and  
> Jens in Singapore (at Neoteny Singapore Camp 1) the following week.   
> I'm hoping this will create more buzz for hackerspaces and hackerspaces.org 
> .
>
> Mitch.
>
>
> ----------------
> > From: seanbonner at gmail.com
> > Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:58:54 -0800
> > To: discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org
> > Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Startup publicity
> >
> > Or better yet provide info on how to start one, and maybe contacts  
> to
> > other people in your area who may have inquired recently as well...
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Ron Bean
> > <bucketworks at rbean.users.panix.com> wrote:
> > > Hans Fraiponts <fraiponts at gmail.com> writes:
> > >
> > >>Few things, someone who's really interested and hears about a HS  
> in
> > >>city X will probably google "hackerspace", get on hs.org and  
> find the
> > >>list.
> > >
> > > Yes. And if you check the list and find that there isn't one in  
> your
> > > area, how often do you check back just in case someone is  
> starting one?
> > >
> > > It would be cool if you could click a link that says "email me  
> whenever
> > > this page changes".
> > >
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> >
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