Notices by Steve Herrick (steve@social.coop), page 10

@cadwellsocialcoop @strypey Except that nothing successful ever started big. We need to start with a modest idea that can scale and/or replicate over time.

Does GEO want to incubate this, or do we need to start something entirely new?

@cadwellsocialcoop Right, I'm very supportive of that. I'm just saying it should be a subset of a larger project that has a variety of genres. Basically, the imprint idea we've been tossing around. The subsets could operate semi-independently, but with a shared infrastructure.

@cadwellsocialcoop I like it! But I think it will have a greater chance of success if it's part, as you say, of a broader effort. The parallel to Resonate is apt.

@cadwellsocialcoop @Matt_Noyes Makes sense. Then GEO could incubate it for however long it takes, and then spin it off when it can be self-supporting.

@cadwellsocialcoop @Matt_Noyes A hybrid model would be a powerful way to build reader loyalty, but would make things rather complicated to keep under GEO's roof. If we went that route, it would probably have to be something that GEO supports, but not something that GEO operates.

@Matt_Noyes @cadwellsocialcoop

OK, here are those random thoughts.

https://git.coop/steve/CUproject/blob/master/randomthoughts.md

@Matt_Noyes I liked it, even though it was dark. It doesn't hurt that the author is a friend. Maybe I can convince him to join here.

I'll be reading your recommendation as soon as I finish Jackson Rising.

@Matt_Noyes @cadwellsocialcoop I have some random thoughts to toss in the mix. I'll post them online soon.

@Matt_Noyes @cadwellsocialcoop Esteban's book isn't particularly co-op-oriented, even though he personally is a big supporter of co-ops, and the recovered businesses in particular.

This is why I think there needs to be a press for co-op writers (and translators). Has GEO had chance to talk this over, beyond the recent videoconference?

@Matt_Noyes Thanks! I just finished a fairly similar book by Esteban Magnani, called Después de Todo. It chronicles a couple surviving the total collapse of the global economy. The setting is Argentina. I'm considering translating it.

@ntnsndr Not half as silly as Twin Puns.

@ntnsndr It's not meant to replace the twin pines, it's meant to be a take-off on it. I don't see pens as silly.

I've been thinking about names for a GEO imprint. My current favorite is Twin Pens. The logo would be two fountain-pen tips arranged like the standard twin pines.

@GuerillaOntologist This is too long for me to watch the whole thing, but I like the first half! What you're discussing ties in nicely with the notion of having an imprint under GEO, or parallel with GEO. In a best-case scenario, it would encompass non-fiction, fiction, and news (written by co-ops, but not about co-ops).

@ntnsndr I had hoped to be able to offer help on this, but no one around me is willing to re-climb the learning curve on email and related services, much less pay for the privilege. Everyone is locked in.

@ntnsndr I definitely see a place for expanding beyond what's offered by May First (or Gaia Host, or Electric Embers). But while it might be efficient for you to offer icing on top of their cake, there would be sticky issues around tying clients' existing digital identities to your new services, especially across providers (including none of the above).