Here’s a great article about the new co-working space in Berkeley, CA. Three very strong points stand out to me:
This is a friend’s co-working spaceBy Jane M. Von Bergen
Let’s consider the problem of Alex Hillman, 23, Web entrepreneur, quasi-college student, and architect of the local version of an international trend known as co-working.
“Three months working at my house, I was talking to the cat, and I don’t even have a cat,” Hillman said, describing what had happened after he quit his job as a Web designer in December. “I was going crazy without the socializing.”
No, he didn’t buy a cat.
Instead, he got together with a group of work-at-home entrepreneurs, found some hip space in Old City, and set up desks so he and others like him could work-at-work.
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If you’re here after reading the latest article written in this week’s City Pages, then stay tuned - there is much to tell 
Anna Jane Grossman 
07.20.07 | 2:00 AM
On a recent Thursday afternoon, in a butter-colored fourth-floor living room on West 39th Street in New York, six men were taking a work break, but it didn’t involve cigarettes or coffee. They lifted their attention from their laptops to discuss Jelly, the name of their bi-weekly gathering frequented mostly by self-employed web entrepreneurs.
One man challenged the others to explain in seven words or less why they’d come.
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by Worldchanging San Francisco local blogger, Britt Bravo:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost half (49 percent) of the nation’s businesses are operated from home. Working from home provides amazing freedom, but with that freedom can come isolation. Community and opportunities for collaboration can be lost when it is just you sitting down to work each day.
Coworking, a group of individual entrepreneurs sharing a work space, can provide that community while also being an environmentally sustainable choice. I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below.
Marcus Nelson has another idea. Perhaps best known for co-founding the all-ages RockWater CyberCafé in downtown (space that’s now a parking ramp), Nelson’s latest has more of a commerce flair about it, but still revolves around the internet — wireless, this time.
It’s an office space concept for independents, a shared community of creative types and a spot where people can drop in, log on and bug out. Occasional users of his CitizenDesk space on the breezy fourth floor of Washington Square downtown won’t need to pay, but those who want a permanent desk can have one with attendant storage space for $175 per month.
Washington Square has wireless access, so there’s no hassle or expense of hooking up. Ditto for phone service: no wiring concerns because Nelson expects everyone to have their own cell phone.
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By Mark Multer Wausau Daily Herald
mmulter@wdhprint.com
A co-founder of a former downtown Wausau cybercafe is putting a professional spin on the idea of a community workspace.
Marcus Nelson has found a willing partner for his creative co-working space in Compass Properties, the real estate management company that operates Washington Square. Dubbed Citizen Desk, the open office environment is designed for independent entrepreneurs tired of working out of a busy coffee shop or a basement office.
“It’s basically to provide an opportunity for independent and freelance workers to have an office outside the typical home environment,” said Nelson, who helped start the former RockWater Cafe on First Street. “The grand scheme is to have several of them, but we want to see what the demand is for it first.”
Citizen Desk is scheduled to open July 15 in a 1,000-square-foot office on the fourth floor of Washington Square. The space has a clear view of Rib Mountain and The Dudley Tower, with room for six to eight desks, a meeting room and a kitchenette. Those looking for a semi-permanent setup can rent a desk for $175 a month, although anyone can stop in to access the Internet or share ideas.
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