i like likemind
Noah and Piers have started likemind. Which is a bit like our coffee morning plan. Except they are way more organised. They've got a URL, flickr tags, a youtube commercial and, I love this, name badges. How sweet is that? What have we got? Nothing. Not ever a regular time. Oh well.
Mind you, maybe we should try name badges, we've had a couple of occasions where people have turned up, said hello, gone off to buy coffee and then everyone starts whispering 'who's that? who did they say they were?'. But then that's the British way.
Piers doesn't stop, does he? Happy to try and produce some names badges. In September of course.
If you want?
Posted by: Ben | August 27, 2006 at 02:28 PM
I'm not sure name badges are really us are they?
Posted by: russell | August 27, 2006 at 02:35 PM
Damn right Russell!
Posted by: Colman | August 27, 2006 at 03:05 PM
Hey Russell, thanks for the plug.
"Organized" is all relative. After the nametags, everyone just does their own thing. Although everyone feels sort of silly putting them on, it really does make it much easier to just start a conversation.
Posted by: Noah Brier | August 27, 2006 at 05:50 PM
R, Your coffee mornings inspired us! Noah and I had been trying to have a coffee for a while but we kept blowing each other out - so when we finally set a date, we thought we'd see if anyone wants to join us. A bit like your Breakfast Clubs.
Re. the name tags. I think all the regulars in the cafe look at us with a mix of suspicion and envy. It helps a lot.
The great thing about Likemind is that the only rule is that 2 people need set it up. That means if no-one else turns up, the organisers have someone to chat to.
Posted by: Piers Fawkes | August 27, 2006 at 06:35 PM
Maybe we should do ours at 1pm. Then that'd be the same time. And there'd be some deep, synchronistic spiritual connection.
I like the only 2 people rule. Maybe we should do that. Then I don't have to be there.
Posted by: russell | August 27, 2006 at 07:17 PM
Thanks Russell - exciting since I'm moving up to NY on Tuesday morning.
Posted by: Johanna | August 28, 2006 at 09:24 AM
I went to a blogging conference in April. The first evening in the bar we were issued name tags. It feels so weird to say "hi" then squint at the person's chest (very dark bar) and go "hey! I read your blog" but that was what happened. We all know each other now.
Posted by: Carol | August 28, 2006 at 08:29 PM
Commercial is a nice touch.
Must have cost a bomb to get the dog from Fraiser to put in a Cameo.
Posted by: Richard Buchanan | August 29, 2006 at 12:32 PM
It was actually a product placement deal . . .
Posted by: Noah Brier | August 29, 2006 at 04:33 PM