NOSO
19Mar07
NOSO is a real-world platform for temporary disengagement from social networking environments. The NOSO experience offers a unique opportunity to create NO Connections by scheduling NO Events with other NO Friends.
These “NO†events, called NOSOs, take place in designated cafés, parks, libraries, bookstores, and other public spaces. Participants – whose identities remain unknown to one another – agree to arrive at an assigned time and remain alone, quiet and un-connected, while at the same time knowing that another “Friend†is present in the space.
NOSOs are scheduled by users through the NOSO website. They last for a duration of 1 - 30 minutes, after which participants disperse and return to their regular activities.
there’s one in SF today that I might go to. probably not. but, i’m tempted to create one in berkeley. i like the idea. but geoff and i were talking, and it’s weird that you can’t really connect. i like the idea of unplugging, but then plugging into a real world context is nice, no?
also, way to stalk del.icio.us