In my opinion any tools that get used should be ones that people access on a regular basis, or where the data can be aggregated to the reader of your choice. For example I see Facebook, Twitter and Google+ every day on my phone and get push notifications of new messages and invitations. I don't really know how Meetup works (have never used it) but if the service sends me an email announcement once, then it's not really an improvement over someone writing about it on the list. :)
This makes me think though, what if there was Google Calendar (or some other calendar that is shareable and viewable in .ics format) so that people can subscribe in the iCalendar reader of their choice? David On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Ben Barrett wrote: > Oh, that's a good point. Meetup has gotten very popular. Are we okay with > popular/populist outlets and tools? > > It does seem to go against the grain of the spirit of our movement... > > Ben > > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:51 PM, David Nelson <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > I am relatively new to the group (also went to ITProForum for the first > > time last night) so take my opinion with a grain of salt… > > > > I had been meaning to come to meetings for quite some time but it's easy > > for a time and date to get lost in a flurry of email. If there was a > > Facebook event people got invited to, as well as regular reminders on > > Google+ and/or Twitter, it might help other people like me actually make it > > to a meeting once in a while. > > > > That said, I think those things should be used primarily to promote the > > group rather than making them yet another venue for discussion… at work our > > tech group has a mailing list, a blog, a wiki and probably something else I > > am forgetting. There is no clear purpose for one or the other, so > > communication is pretty fragmented and people use one or the other > > depending on personal preference. I would not want to see that happen here. > > > > > > To sum it up: I like the idea if it stays focused and doesn't pull activity > > away from this list. > > > > Thanks for listening! > > David > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Ben Barrett wrote: > > > > > > > > > I wish to ask the group: (as in, whomever cares to read, consider, and > > > respond) > > > > > > Do we as a group want to use social networks to further the group itself? > > > > > > > > > It seems to me that we're free to carry on and be unique as members, of > > > course, > > > but that we might want to agree as a group about some of this. > > > There doesn't seem to be much interest in growing the group, lately; > > > maybe this is because the ITProForum is filling the hungry niche, > > > or everyone's busy working and linux is no longer just for the zealous. > > > > > > Curious, > > > > > > Ben > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
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