It was suggested at the last meeting that Boston.pm should set up a Meetup Group so we are more easily discoverable. While we don't really need the facilities Meetup offers, I've long thought that being listed there would be a good way to promote the group. Not only do people use Meetup's search engine to actively find groups, Meetup also reaches out to its passive members, offering suggestions of groups, so the group gets exposure to a wide audience.
The main reason why we haven't bothered with Meetup is because they charge a monthly fee. But we've gotten a sponsor to cover that cost and we're going to try it out for 6 months to see how it works. Most of you on this list won't get much out of joining the Meetup Group. It'll just be a redundant meeting announcement. But some might find the way announcement are presented there to be more convenient to follow. (The announcement emails come with vCal attachments suitable for importing into your calendar.) Even if you don't get value from the Meetup Group, if you already have an account there, it might help us if you joined up to the group - at least for a while - so it looks populated and encourages new people from the Meetup community to join. Boston.pm Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/Boston-pm/ -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
