[DM-MUG] A blog for the group.

[Jeremy Geerdes]

Not that my 2 cents are worth anything, but I am curious what other MUG's do.

And on a completely unrelated note, I have been contemplating starting a Google Technology User Group (GTUG) for some time because I do a lot of work with Google APIs, Docs, etc. Would anyone else be interested in seeing such a group start in the Des Moines area?

Jeremy R. Geerdes
Generally Cool Guy
Des Moines, IA

For more information or a project quote:
jrgeerdes at gmail.com

If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church!

On Jan 18, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Jon Thompson wrote:

> Matt,
> 
> I'm in complete agreement
> --
> Jon Thompson
> Evolve
> www.dmevolve.com
> Macintosh IT Management for Small and Large Business
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Ray Bowler <rbowler at mchsi.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Jon.
>>> 
>>> I have looked at wordpress.com and it looks interesting.  Questions
>>> galore. How would DMMUG use a blog? This is perhaps my main concern. I think
>>> that needs to be answered before any of the rest of them.
>>> 
>>> Later questions: Would it be a replacement for the mailing list and if so
>>> how? Could we move www.dmmug.org and have it hosted at Wordpresss.com and
>>> then have a blog as a part of it or it as a part of the blog?  When it
>>> mentions a limit of 35 users is this the same as the number of people who
>>> can comment or is it the number who can originate blogs?
>> 
>> Hello, I think that DMMUG has a bit of an identity crisis as it is. Is this
>> group anything than a mailing list currently? Here are some scenarios w/
>> possible solutions:
>> #1. DMMUG is a mailing list where people who are Mac users can get help and
>> information
>> Solution: Create a one-page brochure site that explains to people how to
>> join the list, and etc.
>> #2. DMMUG starts having in-person meetings or other events and needs to have
>> the website reflect the latest information
>> Solution: Use a tool like Wordpress (feature rich) or Tumblr (very simple)
>> that allows a combination of "about us" / static pages and blog like pages
>> #3. DMMUG's website should be an important portal / destination for people
>> who need information about this or that (i.e. latest Mac tips, news from
>> around the Mac world, etc)
>> Solution: Use a full-blown CMS or a customized tool to aggregate the
>> information.
>> I think that currently this group is firmly in the #1 category and anything
>> more than a static, infrequently updated site will suit the group's needs.
>> Maybe I'm wrong.
>> --
>> Matthew Nuzum
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>> 
>> "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -Benjamin Franklin
>> 
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