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Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events?

• frederico02 9y ago
  meetup.com
  • ivm 9y ago
    The Mess at Meetup: https://gizmodo.com/the-mess-at-meetup-1822243738 https://gizmodo.com/the-mess-at-meetup-1822243738 Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16401042 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16401042 Other complaints: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5086819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5086819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15793754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15793754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16299755 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16299755
    • frederico02 9y ago
      Got a TL;DR for that gizmodo piece? Also, ive only had positive experiences plus many events are shown on there for where i live so...
• staltz 9y ago
  If you get your friends to use Scuttlebutt https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/ https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/ , then it has an events UI https://github.com/pietgeursen/ssb-gathering-ui https://github.com/pietgeursen/ssb-gathering-ui
  • ivm 9y ago
    To be honest, it looks too hard to use. Not sure if somebody like a yoga teacher would be able to manage it. I'm probably looking for a Meetup.com alternative but not so buggy and mismanaged.
    • notheguyouthink 9y ago
      For information sake, what do you think would be easier? Web hosted I imagine?
      • ivm 9y ago
        Yes, it would be nice to have some simple hosted event board. Probably with participant accounts tied to phones, so it's easy to join.
• no_one_ever 9y ago
  Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but try Eventbrite?
  • ivm 9y ago
    Isn't it ticket-centered? Most of FB events are free for all or paid on-site with cash.
    • evolve2k 9y ago
      Yes it uses tickets for attendance but sites like eventbrite are free to use when issuing free tickets.
  • netpro2k 9y ago
    I would feel weird getting a ticket for my friend's birthday party or backyward BBQ, but this does seem to be a decent suggestion for more public events. This looks like a decent FOSS alternative, though I haven't tried it https://www.attendize.com/ https://www.attendize.com/
• deleted 9y ago
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• ams6110 9y ago
  https://www.constantcontact.com/features/event-marketing/event-management https://www.constantcontact.com/features/event-marketing/eve... Not free, and maybe overkill for a "small" event....
• bgdkbtv 9y ago
  Looks like there isn't one. Who wants to build an open source alternative? :)
  • bgdkbtv 9y ago
    Alright, I might start given I got 3 (!) upvotes :D Any marketing tips? Edit: https://github.com/noncototient/local-events-manager https://github.com/noncototient/local-events-manager
    • danieka 9y ago
      You should Show HN when you're ready. Looking forward to it!
• tjsdavies 9y ago
  We pick up facebook events (also Eventbright and lots more) and show them on our app. Its not perfect yet but we are working on it. oh also i'ts free let us know what you think. http://www.justgo.do/ http://www.justgo.do/
  • ivm 9y ago
    Looks good but I haven't chance to test it yet. But what I'm looking for is an alternative place to publish events.
    • tjsdavies 9y ago
      Sorry my misunderstanding. We are focusing on aggregating events from as many sources as we can but have no way to publish them yet. As mentioned Eventbright is good for free ticketed activities(and we show all of those as well).
• netpro2k 9y ago
  This is a FOSS alternative that looks decent for public events https://www.attendize.com/ https://www.attendize.com/ but I feel like anything focused around "ticketing" will feel odd for small events. "Did you get a ticket for my birthday party next week?"