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What are the features that make something like Yahoo! Groups so appealing? Is it just inertia? Genuinely curious, given the recent spate of group-based servic
by diminoten 7y ago
What are the features that make something like Yahoo! Groups so appealing? Is it just inertia? Genuinely curious, given the recent spate of group-based service shutdowns (Meetup going paid, Google Bulletin Board shutting down, now Yahoo).
I guess I don't really understand why something more modern like a subreddit or even an old-fashioned mailing list couldn't take its place.
- webwanderings 7y agoYahoo Groups is a mailing list!
- nradov 7y agoYahoo Groups was great (when it worked) because it wasn't just an email list. It also had file storage and a group calendar with notifications. Having all those services on a single site made usage and administration easy, even for non-technical people.