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The problem isn't Facebook. The problem is that the community center decided that maintaining a website wasn't worth the cost and/or the effort.

by sosborn 11y ago

CodeCube 11y ago
or maybe it's a failure of tech in general that maintaining a website isn't worth the cost and/or the effort ;) That was a glib remark, but in all seriousness ... for the average non-technical user, who's friends are all on Facebook, their event and group system is a godsend. Non-FB solutions should realize that and figure out ways to make more accessible (and cheap ... aka free) systems
- ghaff 11y ago
  Squarespace is apparently pretty popular for small websites and it's not especially expensive--but it's not free and I appreciate that the difference between free and $10-20/month is a big difference for a community group or other small non-commercial organization/individual that just wants a page up on the Web.
  - deleted 11y ago
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  - Shenxi 11y ago
    Yes, and Facebook users are not aware that they are paying for Facebook, so the price comparison is brutal.
    - CodeCube 11y ago
      Many parts of the general populace don't care about the whole "if you're not paying, you're the product" mentality. They happily ignore as many ads as you want to throw at them, as long as they can coordinate little timmy's birthday party. The world is complicated :)
  - kobayashi 11y ago
    My understanding is that Wix is great for free design (though its a freemium business model, I believe). Though, I'm not sure of the hosting structure.
click170 11y ago
This. File a polite complaint that they are excluding members of the community unnecessarily, and that alternatives like meetup.com exist so you don't even need to run your own web server.
- Animats 11y ago
  Meetup is worse than Facebook. Meetup sends emails.
  - capote 11y ago
    And Facebook doesn't?
    - sosborn 11y ago
      it's a setting.
      - capote 11y ago
        It's definitely a setting on meetup too.
- renaudg 11y ago
  The likely answer will be : "well, you could sign up to Facebook just as easily as you want us to sign up to meetup.com. Except, everyone is already on Facebook"
  - ryandrake 11y ago
    Except, of course, in this example not everyone is on Facebook.
    - zwily 11y ago
      yeah, but more people are on Facebook than Meetup.
specialist 11y ago
I help admin a local org's website. We cross post to our site, meetup.com, and our facebook page. Each sucks in its own special way. I wouldn't expect a non-tech to figure this crap out.

The problem isn't Facebook. The problem is that the community center decided that maintaining a website wasn't worth the cost and/or the effort.

by sosborn 11y ago

The problem isn't Facebook. The problem is that the community center decided that maintaining a website wasn't worth the cost and/or the effort.

CodeCube 11y ago

or maybe it's a failure of tech in general that maintaining a website isn't worth the cost and/or the effort ;) That was a glib remark, but in all seriousness ... for the average non-technical user, who's friends are all on Facebook, their event and group system is a godsend. Non-FB solutions should realize that and figure out ways to make more accessible (and cheap ... aka free) systems

ghaff 11y ago
Squarespace is apparently pretty popular for small websites and it's not especially expensive--but it's not free and I appreciate that the difference between free and $10-20/month is a big difference for a community group or other small non-commercial organization/individual that just wants a page up on the Web.
- deleted 11y ago
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- Shenxi 11y ago
  Yes, and Facebook users are not aware that they are paying for Facebook, so the price comparison is brutal.
  - CodeCube 11y ago
    Many parts of the general populace don't care about the whole "if you're not paying, you're the product" mentality. They happily ignore as many ads as you want to throw at them, as long as they can coordinate little timmy's birthday party. The world is complicated :)
- kobayashi 11y ago
  My understanding is that Wix is great for free design (though its a freemium business model, I believe). Though, I'm not sure of the hosting structure.

click170 11y ago

This. File a polite complaint that they are excluding members of the community unnecessarily, and that alternatives like meetup.com exist so you don't even need to run your own web server.

Animats 11y ago
Meetup is worse than Facebook. Meetup sends emails.
- capote 11y ago
  And Facebook doesn't?
  - sosborn 11y ago
    it's a setting.
    - capote 11y ago
      It's definitely a setting on meetup too.
renaudg 11y ago
The likely answer will be : "well, you could sign up to Facebook just as easily as you want us to sign up to meetup.com. Except, everyone is already on Facebook"
- ryandrake 11y ago
  Except, of course, in this example not everyone is on Facebook.
  - zwily 11y ago
    yeah, but more people are on Facebook than Meetup.

specialist 11y ago

I help admin a local org's website. We cross post to our site, meetup.com, and our facebook page. Each sucks in its own special way. I wouldn't expect a non-tech to figure this crap out.