I spoke with a friend the other night about my original posting about whether we need a site for shared services for the local Guelph tech scene. In speaking with, it became clear that it wouldn’t hurt to clarify what I was suggesting.

I’m not talking about combining events and entities like DemoCampGuelph, Coffee and Code, diyode etc together. In fact it’s the opposite in that we need those efforts to have their own ‘brands’. Do they, however, need a way to be loosely coupled through some shared services?

What I’m suggesting is building shared services that we all need. I was using the analogy of the music scene. Every band has it’s own name, website, practice space etc. Where does someone go to find out what shows are playing or buy tickets and learn about new bands etc. Having to go to each individual band site for those tasks clearly doesn’t work. Those common services don’t need to be built by each and every band yet they all require them at some level.

This is simply to create shared services for our community events and entities. The only reason to do this is to strengthen our community by making it easier for individuals to participate. As well, running community efforts is work. If this would make the job of running current, and future, community efforts simpler then it’s worth considering.

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