[TriZPUG] Meetup

[Calvin Spealman]

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 1:17 PM, J. Cliff Dyer <jcd at sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> Wouldn't it be easier to just mention how many people attended when we
> send out an announcement about the meetings?  I doubt we'll get critical
> mass on people reporting on meetup.

The issue is the people who don't see that, they see the meetup page. That is
primary interaction many people have with our event announcements and
schedule. For many, it is the only.

> Cheers,
> Cliff
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2012-05-25 at 13:03 -0400, Christopher Fox wrote:
>> I'm not familiar with Meetup. How do I say that I attended after the
>> fact?
>>
>> Chris Fox
>>
>> On Friday, May 25, 2012, Steve Gambino <stevegambino at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Calvin,
>> >
>> > Thanks for posting this reminder.  I wasn't aware of this
>> "opportunity" to promote and will make an effort to do so in the
>> future.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Steve Gambino
>> >
>> > On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 6:09 AM, Calvin Spealman
>> <ironfroggy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> All,
>> >>
>> >> I know many of you don't like Meetup.com, but the fact is that
>> people
>> >> do use it and like it.
>> >>
>> >> Most importantly, they look at it. The look at the event page for
>> last
>> >> night, where we had
>> >> ten or so attendees, and they see only 3 RSVPs. They look and think
>> >> we're a tiny group
>> >> and no one shows up or participates, so they don't bother showing
>> up themselves.
>> >>
>> >> Do a small part to promote TriZPUG today and tell meetup that you
>> did,
>> >> in fact, attend.
>> >>
>> >> And RSVP in the future!
>> >>
>> >> http://www.meetup.com/trizpug/events/64777142/
>> >>
>> >> http://www.meetup.com/trizpug/
>> >>
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