Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16630118

by ivm • 8 years ago

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The only thing that keeps me active on Facebook is the amount of small local events that are posted only there.

Is there any alternative to promote, ideally one that can copy an event to FB automatically?

frederico02• 8 years ago

meetup.com

ivm5• 8 years ago

The Mess at Meetup:

https://gizmodo.com/the-mess-at-meetup-1822243738

Discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16401042

Other complaints:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5086819

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15793754

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16299755

staltz• 8 years ago

If you get your friends to use Scuttlebutt https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/ , then it has an events UI https://github.com/pietgeursen/ssb-gathering-ui

ivm5• 8 years ago

To be honest, it looks too hard to use. Not sure if somebody like a yoga teacher would be able to manage it.

I'm probably looking for a Meetup.com alternative but not so buggy and mismanaged.

notheguyouthink• 8 years ago

For information sake, what do you think would be easier?

Web hosted I imagine?

no_one_ever• 8 years ago

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but try Eventbrite?

ivm5• 8 years ago

Isn't it ticket-centered? Most of FB events are free for all or paid on-site with cash.

evolve2k• 8 years ago

Yes it uses tickets for attendance but sites like eventbrite are free to use when issuing free tickets.

netpro2k2• 8 years ago

I would feel weird getting a ticket for my friend's birthday party or backyward BBQ, but this does seem to be a decent suggestion for more public events. This looks like a decent FOSS alternative, though I haven't tried it https://www.attendize.com/

ams6110• 8 years ago

https://www.constantcontact.com/features/event-marketing/eve...

Not free, and maybe overkill for a "small" event....

bgdkbtv2• 8 years ago

Looks like there isn't one. Who wants to build an open source alternative? :)

bgdkbtv2• 8 years ago

Alright, I might start given I got 3 (!) upvotes :D

Any marketing tips?

Edit: https://github.com/noncototient/local-events-manager

danieka• 8 years ago

You should Show HN when you're ready. Looking forward to it!

tjsdavies2• 8 years ago

We pick up facebook events (also Eventbright and lots more) and show them on our app. Its not perfect yet but we are working on it. oh also i'ts free let us know what you think.

http://www.justgo.do/

ivm5• 8 years ago

Looks good but I haven't chance to test it yet. But what I'm looking for is an alternative place to publish events.

tjsdavies2• 8 years ago

Sorry my misunderstanding. We are focusing on aggregating events from as many sources as we can but have no way to publish them yet. As mentioned Eventbright is good for free ticketed activities(and we show all of those as well).

netpro2k2• 8 years ago

This is a FOSS alternative that looks decent for public events https://www.attendize.com/ but I feel like anything focused around "ticketing" will feel odd for small events. "Did you get a ticket for my birthday party next week?"

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