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Ask HN: Community messaging tools to use during pandemic?
I live in an apartment building in a city. I want to set up a way to communicate electronically with my neighbors in case the virus hits. Recommendations?
- slytreekangaroo 7y agoNextdoor?
- mleonhard 7y agoThanks. I just tried out Nextdoor.com. They make money from ads and it shows. Their signup process is a distasteful data grab. Still, I found 15 people who live or used to live in my building. There's no way to start a group discussion with just them.
- upofadown 7y agoHow post apocalyptic do you think things will get? Notes posted in the lobby. Going door to door to talk to people...
- DoreenMichele 7y agoExchange phone numbers. Set up a Google group, Reddit sub or other standard platform for your building. This will depend a lot on how well you know your neighbors, what their default digital platforms are and how compatible everyone is in that regard.
- eitland 7y agoTelegram. Or Signal. But even tptacek is on record here on HN now admitting that even unencrypted sms or iMessages are fine as long as you don't need bulletproof crypto.
- eitland 7y agoThat should be email, not sms, but I guess they are more or less the same from that perspective.
- mleonhard 7y agohttps://tribe.so https://tribe.so looks suitable.
- mleonhard 7y agoIdeally, I could set up a forum, create an account for each unit, and then slip a card under their door with the their login info.