[Talk-us] Flash Map Mobs!

[Mike Dupont]

I own the domain flashmobr.com and would setup a subdomain osm.flashmobr.com if
you want.

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Eleanor Tutt <eleanor.tutt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Very cool & good pointers!
>
> Am I correct that you set the location on Meetup in the morning and then
> you meet in the afternoon? (i.e., quick & "flash mob"-y?) That sounds like
> a lot of fun as it wouldn't take a lot of pre-planning or worrying about
> expectations.
>
> It might be worth promoting the *idea* of the flash map mob as a permanent
> Meetup event - you could probably make it sticky so it always shows up on
> the front of the page, but without a set date attached (does Meetup allow
> that?) That could help with awareness/excitement I think.
>
> Long-term, the "generic" meetup might even have a way to text to opt in to
> "flash map mob" notifications - I know I have opted into several text
> notification services from local organizing groups and I definitely notice
> those announcements more than I would notice a Meetup for day-of
> announcements. I'd be sad if I missed the flash map mob b/c I wasn't
> checking Meetup and/or email! YMMV depending on how people typically
> organize in Salt Lake City.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Martijn van Exel <m at rtijn.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I started doing Flash Map Mobs with our Salt Lake City OSM group a couple
>> of months ago. They have been a lot of fun! Plus we added a good amount of
>> POIs in the area. Plus most importantly made new mapping friends! I wrote
>> up my experiences and results:
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mvexel/diary/36134
>>
>> Let me know if you want to know more, and have fun!
>>
>> Martijn
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