Thursday, October 05, 2006

A proposal

I've been looking at Google Groups Beta (cause it wouldn't be google if there wasn't a "beta" in the title.) I think it would be a better platform for us than Blogger. Here's why:

  • it's built from the ground up for collaboration
  • it runs more like a mailing list, you will get emails of the posts
  • it allows for the creation of pages, things like the Diary could have their own page for us to edit and comment on together
  • it has space for files to be uploaded also
  • i think it's easier to navigate the comments from posts
Now there are reasons not to do this also of course:

  • signing up for a new service might be a pain for some
  • of course we have all our content here, although we could keep this page up as an archive
  • it's a Beta so it might be a little wonky at first
I put a page up for an example to play in:





Google Groups Beta

Iowa City Gaming

Visit this group


Let me know your thoughts or questions. If you want an invite to play with the group page a little more, let me know.

11 comments:

Locnar said...

Ok, I sent an invite to everyone, to allow for people to look at the page.

Leptopus said...

I followed your link, and it wouldn't let me in.

Delphino said...

Nig...

You will need to sign up for a Google Group account in order to access.

Nothing to terrible strenuous as I have seen, although I was offered to make a picture 1 time, passed on it and can't get back to it now.

Delphino said...

Oh wait, when I come at it from the link left above, I CAN change the picture.

Weird.

If the interface continues to be that twonky, I will have to vote a no for now...

Just my opinion.

Locnar said...

You can do that from your profile page. Click edit.

Locnar said...

Although the picture change thingy seems not to be working right now. :)

Leptopus said...

I finally found my way in. Thanx for the advice. :)

Nice picture of Lovecraft, but it would be better if he looked more cyclopean.

Boze said...

Hmmm. I signed up. I then activated my account. So far so good. Then I clicked to accept the invite to the group. Again, no problem, it said I joined the group. However, I now when I try to go to the group page it tells me I am not a member.

Boze said...

Hmmm. I signed up. I then activated my account. So far so good. Then I clicked to accept the invite to the group. Again, no problem, it said I joined the group. However, I now when I try to go to the group page it tells me I am not a member.

Locnar said...

Yeah, it has to wait for me to approve you. :)

Boze said...

Not so fond of it really. But then again, I hate learning new things.