There are plenty of opensource perl, and even ruby scripts that'll archive entire google groups to import into other platforms or even just in a sql/csv file.... just do a search on google code or github (or ask me if u can't find it).
I really could have sworn i made a post response last week regarding me being absent since the NYE post, thought it was in one that started with jacob talking about some tool he saw a group using in europe and my only response was well why don't we just re-create the community easily with wordpressmu or buddypress. it'd have a file system, forums, blogging (personal and aggregated), etc.. plus even a job board perhaps.. Anyhow i even mentioned that i have a site thats really old which has most of those features and can put it online for u guys to see what at least it'd 'feel' like. Just don't rag on me for the content.. it was an online phish community. (i feel like i'm taking crazy pills because i honestly looked/ searched for about 20 min and still haven't been able to find that stupid post). sorry -brent On Jan 28, 4:25 pm, Jacob Sayles <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think we would need to suffer the disruption of trying to move a > large group like this. It seems to me we could achieve many of the results > people are looking for by building on top of the existing Google Group. I > also just got put in touch with the Groups Project Manager over at Google > and there is an opportunity to work with them to make it a better tool for > us. > > Jacob > > --- > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolationhttp://www.officenomads.com- > (206) 323-6500 > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > This is a great expression of why I think we should consider something more > > versatile than the Google Group. > > > I know this was shot down once before, but having "sub-forums" will allow > > for more focused discussions to emerge without people needing to wonder or > > worry about who's listening - or not interested - in their > > idea/inquiry/post. > > > I really don't think a "social network" is the solution to this, since they > > become TOO fragmented. But some light construct for things like job/business > > opportunities, industry-specific questions, coworking newbs, coworking vets, > > marketing questions, space questions, etc...could each have their own > > sub-forum. This would also allow the "general forum" to be more of a casual > > meeting place for all of us rather than a place with several dozen new > > threads every week, many repeating. > > > I'd be willing to go back to Zoho again since they were interested in > > providing the service free to us as a "community" or Open Source Software > > style project. The only cost would be in moving the existing coworking > > google groups' contents into it. > > > Unless someone gives me a specific reason NOT to, I'm going to pursue it > > again and report back. > > > -Alex > > > /ah > > indyhall.org > > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Blair Gordon > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> i like this idea of collaboration, after all its what we are all about. > >> Maybe a website, a social network of sorts for co-working and > >> collaboration. Allow fellow co-workers and entrepreneurs to find like > >> minded > >> people with the skills they seek. > >> I am opening my first co working facility in columbus soon and I would > >> love to be able to offer my people the connection to a dedicated social > >> network > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Coworking" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups > >> .com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<coworking%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
