Clarification - I don't think Meetup itself allows notification by text message. I think that's something you would have to set up yourself using a different service. (That's why I said it was a long term idea...it probably takes some work and I'm not sure what particular tools people use.)
I was under the impression you announced the day of - if you announce more in advance, text isn't so important. :) Eleanor On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Eleanor, > > Thanks for sharing your ideas. > > > On Oct 18, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Eleanor Tutt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Very cool & good pointers! > > > > Am I correct that you set the location on Meetup in the morning and then > you meet in the afternoon? (i.e., quick & "flash mob"-y?) That sounds like > a lot of fun as it wouldn't take a lot of pre-planning or worrying about > expectations. > > Until now I have picked the location a few days - a week in advance. > Day-of would be interesting too, especially in combination with your idea > below: > > > > It might be worth promoting the *idea* of the flash map mob as a > permanent Meetup event - you could probably make it sticky so it always > shows up on the front of the page, but without a set date attached (does > Meetup allow that?) That could help with awareness/excitement I think. > > I think that is a great idea and I am going to try it right away. > > > > Long-term, the "generic" meetup might even have a way to text to opt in > to "flash map mob" notifications - I know I have opted into several text > notification services from local organizing groups and I definitely notice > those announcements more than I would notice a Meetup for day-of > announcements. I'd be sad if I missed the flash map mob b/c I wasn't > checking Meetup and/or email! YMMV depending on how people typically > organize in Salt Lake City. > > I didn’t know Meetup had such sophisitcated methods of letting folks know > about events and have them RSVP by text message too! Do you know how to set > that up? > > Thanks, > Martijn > >
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