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05 February 2006 @ 12:16 pm
Gatheroo  
Meetup was a pretty cool thing, until they started charging group organizers $19 a month. I know, they wanted to make money somehow, but group organizers were orginally volunteers who provided a service for free. To have to pay for that privilege... well, it didn't go over particularly well.

I've been keeping tabs on other sites that are being put together as Meetup alternatives. Today I saw that Gatheroo is in Alpha and seems to be working. I joined, and I'm the sixth person from California to join! Many of the groups already created are in Minnesota, probably because Gatheroo is based there.

I created an American Sign Language practice group and one for the International Silly Beings of Nyo. Both can be found here:

http://alpha.gatheroo.com/groupsearch?search_city=San%20Jose

If I can get a few other people to join, I'll start scheduling some events.
 
 
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_darkvictory_darkvictory on February 5th, 2006 03:38 pm (UTC)
Here in L.A. My People Connection received an influx of people from Meetup when they started charging.

Now that I know about Gatheroo, I'll pass the word. Thanks for the link!


Vanessa
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ashi: arrrr!ashi on February 5th, 2006 05:02 pm (UTC)
I hope it catches on. Thought I'd give it a try...
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Dächdach on February 5th, 2006 04:49 pm (UTC)
Thanks for the tip!
I'm going to try moving my OC Goth meetup group over to them.
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ashi: Bunny!ashi on February 5th, 2006 05:06 pm (UTC)
Re: Thanks for the tip!
Ah, I see you and your group on there now. I hope it works for you.
Btw, I'll be in LAX area Feb 17-19, at a con for a little British show you might have heard of. Remember Doctor Who? :)
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Dächdach on February 5th, 2006 05:46 pm (UTC)
Of course I remember. I've been watching the new episodes as well. They take a while to download. I might stop by that con, if time permits, since ironically enough, my girlfriend is going to be in San Jose for Pantheacon.
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ashi: pirate kitty!ashi on February 5th, 2006 05:53 pm (UTC)
Cool. Some of my friends will be at Pantheacon.
Yeah, I like the new series.
408-515-4381.
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ashi: arrrr!ashi on February 17th, 2006 07:11 pm (UTC)
Doh, my charger is at home, so the phone will be off most of the time... and reception is bad in the basement where most of the con stuff is going on anyway. Best way for now to get ahold of me is ashinow at that anysize.org domain :) It forwards to a few contacts for me.
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Blessed Holocaust of Tolerance7leaguebootdisk on February 6th, 2006 12:52 am (UTC)
That was just nuts on their part, I mean, how much does it cost them per user, per month, $0.01? I cannot help but feel that charging that much is going to kill them. Get their cost down, charge for fancy features (like LJ), perhaps some google adds, and live with that. They seem like the last of the big budget dumb dot coms.
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(Anonymous) on February 6th, 2006 01:10 am (UTC)
gatheroo
Hi all:

I wanted to drop you guys a line to thank you for signing up with Gatheroo. I appreciate it.

We are in alpha, which means that the site still has a few kinks to be worked out. Nonetheless, I am very interested in your experience. Please make liberal use of the "Feedback" button, those go straight to me.

Thanks again, and welcome to the beginning of a great community.

Chris Dykstra
President
Gatheroo
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Menollynolly on February 6th, 2006 09:30 am (UTC)
http://eventful.com looks pretty good, too...and if they're missing features, and don't respond when asked, I have an in to poke them harder.
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ashiashi on February 6th, 2006 10:33 am (UTC)
Thanks :)
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just another stranger: hold meladyakumu on February 6th, 2006 09:51 pm (UTC)
Uh. This Friday as well?
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ashi: Fate-Nanohaashi on February 6th, 2006 10:05 pm (UTC)
Totally.
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just another strangerladyakumu on February 7th, 2006 11:03 am (UTC)
I'm thinking either bowling or shopping. I want buffalo wings though.
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ashi: Homer bowling ballashi on February 7th, 2006 10:35 pm (UTC)
Oakridge Lanes opens at 9am...
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just another strangerladyakumu on February 8th, 2006 09:11 am (UTC)
I have to see a 11:30 showing of Glory Road with my class at Oakridge mall this Friday.

So pick me up at EVC at 8:40 and we'll go to Oakridge Lanes and eat there as well. Then I'll just go to Oakridge and be forced to watch a movie with my class (dear god no)
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ashi: Homer bowling ballashi on February 8th, 2006 09:53 am (UTC)
Ah, the basketball movie. My mom loved it, but she loves that stuff. See you then.
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