(2004-12-02) Plone Cafe

Interesting story about Coffee House using Plone/Zope to extend its Third Place into the virtual world. Say regulars Jen and Dave are at Cloud City and log on to its WiFi connection. Their friends Al and Sue can check Cloud City's Web site and instant-message or e-mail them to "Stick around! We'll be right over!" And: A first-timer walks into the cafe and sees an interesting group of folks. Logging in to the Cloud City Web site, the newbie is able to read their profiles and find out more about them. From there, he or she can provide a digital introduction.