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This is really cool. Except that a hub for retro computing should not point people to Facebook to keep up with news. """ New developments on IRATA.ONLINE hap
by ThinkBeat 2y ago
This is really cool.
Except that a hub for retro computing should
not point people to Facebook to keep up with
news.
"""
New developments on IRATA.ONLINE happen fast! Check the Facebook group for everything from new PLATOTerm ports, scheduling workshops and events, to announcements of new content on the service itself!
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- simultsop 2y agoThat's really odd, if they did it for privacy reason they missed some news.
- yalok 2y agoWhat are the specific reasons that this is a problem? Asking without any bias, just curious if there’re any other reasons than what I already know…
- toomuchtodo 2y agoPlatform lock in.
- aleph_minus_one 2y agoFacebooks spies on you, and makes reading the news without an account hard.
- timmytokyo 2y agoNot everyone has a facebook account.
- arlattimore 2y agoNext to zero organic reach in Facebook, so you’d have to pay to make sure your followers actually see it. Might as well post it on your own website, build an email list, let users subscribe to RSS - at least you own that and aren’t renting it from Facebook.
- kxrm 2y agoAs a retro enthusiast I am not on Facebook or on any social media websites except maybe this one. Too often these days there is an assumption that we have presence on social media. Build your own channels, stop building in other kingdoms.
- tssva 2y agoLet me clear up any confusion. You are definitively on this website.
- armitron 2y agoI don't have a facebook account, none of my family has a facebook account, none of my friends have a facebook account, most of my colleagues don't have facebook accounts. As far as we're all concerned, if it's solely on facebook, it doesn't exist.
- jandrese 2y agoWith Facebook you will always be a slave to their algorithm. It may or may not decide to show your updates to the people who subscribe to your feed. They may ban your account for no discernible reason at any time and trying to talk with support to get it straightened out is a nightmare. Having a newsfeed on your site that also posts to Facebook is generally a better approach. Don't leave yourself at the mercy of a giant faceless corporation that doesn't care about you.
- tschak 2y agoHi. I run IRATA.ONLINE. Where should I post news? :) -Thom
- aleph_minus_one 2y agoOn the website, of course (ideally provide an RSS or Atom feed, too).
- detourdog 2y agoStart a mailman List.
- stray 2y agoOn a gopher site!!! Maybe a dial-up BBS? Realistically, on your own website. I've never used Facebook. Never will.
- tibbon 2y agoAs a .plan file on a finger service?
- huimang 2y agoThe site itself (it could be statically generated) with an RSS feed, a mailing list, and/or a matrix channel.
- mindcrime 2y agoUsenet.
- ddingus 2y agoYou can also just submit happenings like any other contributor here.
- Bluestein 2y agoMy chance to congratulate you on the site and work!
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