[Talk-us] Flash Map Mobs!

[Eleanor Tutt]

Clarification - I don't think Meetup itself allows notification by text
message. I think that's something you would have to set up yourself using a
different service. (That's why I said it was a long term idea...it probably
takes some work and I'm not sure what particular tools people use.)

I was under the impression you announced the day of - if you announce more
in advance, text isn't so important. :)

Eleanor

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Martijn van Exel <m at rtijn.org> wrote:

> Hey Eleanor,
>
> Thanks for sharing your ideas.
>
> > On Oct 18, 2015, at 12:32 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.
>
> Until now I have picked the location a few days - a week in advance.
> Day-of would be interesting too, especially in combination with your idea
> below:
> >
> > 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.
>
> I think that is a great idea and I am going to try it right away.
> >
> > 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.
>
> I didn’t know Meetup had such sophisitcated methods of letting folks know
> about events and have them RSVP by text message too! Do you know how to set
> that up?
>
> Thanks,
> Martijn
>
>
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