Is Meetup.com dying?
Over at the DailyKos, our pal Emmett O'Connell started a discussion about the recent change at Meetup.com - wherein each Meetup group will now be charged $9 a month.
Kos himself interjected this comment...
MeetUp is going out of business. This is their last-gasp desperation attempt to stave off bankruptcy. I'd focus on finding an alternative solution.
So, now what? Can some major institution find a way to at least provide a Meetup-like tool for Democrats and progressives? Can the DNC? Can DailyKos? Could Convio?
It's actually not a technically difficult task - we're doing it manually over at ProgressiveHappyHour.com - a monthly gathering of political hacks in Portland. To automate it, all you need to do is maintain a subscriber list, have someone who picks a location, and send the reminder emails.
Kari Chisholm | April 19, 2005 | Comments (2) |
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hi. meetup is not dying. we're going to be around for a long time. thanks! /m
Posted by: myles | Apr 20, 2005 11:45:46 AM
Check out Upcoming.org for an open source alternative to MeetUp. It supports tags, RSS, social networking, etc.
Posted by: Ruby Sinreich | Apr 20, 2005 1:39:04 PM
