Since we’re profiling each member of Office Nomads in the reverse order they signed up, you already know that eight members was not enough, but since I loved that show as a kid, I couldn’t resist using it as a headline for member number 8: Campbell Cooper.

Campbell comes from Napier, New Zealand which means he traveled the farthest to be a member of Office Nomads. His 7,000-mile plus trip beats out member #10, Henrik, who originally comes from Denmark. Campbell’s route to Office Nomads was somewhat winding as he’s worked in a number of exotic, international locales including Singapore, the Philippines, London and Melbourne. For all his international travels, this is the first time he’s ever worked and lived in the U.S.

Campbell’s professional life has been focused on commercial food companies which partially explains why he’s lived in so many far-flung cities (he also has a travel bug, so the urge to experience new places is a part of his DNA.) This time around, it was a job setting up a new business for Dutch food ingredients company SVZ that brought him to our fair shores.

Because the company’s main U.S. office is in Eastern Washington, Campbell said there was a lot of discussion about where he would be based and where he would live when he first signed on. He travels a lot for work, so being near a major airport was key and if you’ve spent any time in Eastern Washington, you know there’s nothing major about it. Seattle, he says, was a perfect fit for him and since there is no need for him to be in the office all the time, the company agreed.

Campbell told me that he was thrilled to find Office Nomads. Without it, he’d have to be setting up a full office with all the headaches and responsibilities that come with doing that, and he’d still be working alone in a country and city where he didn’t know anyone. When Office Nomads turned up, Campbell says he knew it was right. First, it would give him some social interaction with other professionals in his new home and second, he’d just be meeting new people, no matter what they do.

Now Campbell sits across from Robyn who is an urban planner which has given him an interesting insight into American cities.

When I asked him how Seattle compares to all of the exciting places he’s lived, Campbell said, “It’s great. It’s an international city with a big Asian influence.” He (like the rest of us) likes all the opportunities to get outside and says it’s not all that different from life in New Zealand and Australia. If that’s true, I’m going to see if I can find a way to get myself down there for an extended period.

You know what’s next in this countdown series on the Nomads: Lucky Number 7! Stay tuned…

Unless you live in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, New Mexico or any of the other “battleground” states in this presidential election, you’ve no doubt noticed that the presidential campaigns produce a ton of commercials but that they only by air time for a select few. It’s a new phenomenon that’s come about thanks to the viral nature of the Internet. Release the “news” that you’ve got a new commercial and news outlets will play it for free.

Well, we’re no dummies here at Office Nomads and know a good idea when we see one. So we thought we’d share with you a few commercials for coworking spaces and help them start to make their rounds on the Internet. Dare we say it, spreading the word about coworking may be a bit more relevant day to day than the back and forths coming from McCain and Obama?

Affinity Labs in Washington, D.C. produced this very short and very nice piece about their services and space. It’s so cool to watch because it showcases the results of the kind of support coworking spaces and incubators can offer.

Then there’s BlankSpaces down in Los Angeles. They’ve produced a really slick piece that I think captures the intent of the coworking community extremely nicely.

Collaboration 2.0 from BLANKSPACES on Vimeo.

They’ve also got a second commercial and a few other videos to check out as well.

In an age when media can come from anyone, anywhere in any form, it’s so nice to have more and more ways to explain and share the concept of coworking with the world. If you’ve got some other examples of coworking videos or podcasts or articles or anything you think we should share, please let us know.

(Oh, and if you’re wondering about an Office Nomads video…some of us residents of the space are working on something that’s going to be, a tad different than the above, but fun to watch nonetheless. Stay tuned…)

As promised, Tacoma’s entry into the coworking world, Suite 133, started taking down borders today with a visit North to spend the day working here at Office Nomads. I’m not exactly sure how many of them were here, though I’m sure there was at least a tableful, and possibly a few more who came for part of the day and hung out on the couches.

However many they were, it was totally fun to have them. They’re a pretty tight crew of folks which makes sense since, they said, the space down there is somewhat smaller than ours. But being close doesn’t equate with closed though and the crew who joined us fit right into the swing of things here. Though I was working, Susan reports that going out to lunch with them was a blast and Jacob said it was just awesome to have them here. I agree, if only because of the awesome picture we took on one of their Macs. (Now I need one myself!)

We seem to have made a good impression too. Apparently, they’re wanting to use some of Jacob and Susan’s ideas, including the giant exercise balls some of us sit on and the highly organized waste collection system Susan has set up (we all have bins for waste, recycling AND compost thank you very much). They also want a water cooler of their very own now. I couldn’t believe they don’t have one already. Apparently they gossip at their desks or at the copy machine.

Now that we’ve shared the love and seen the glory of tearing down borders, Office Nomads is fervently planning a trip or two South to Suite 133, and further to Souk and CubeSpace in Portland.