Comments on: Howard Dean and Meetup.com http://jstahl.org/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/ Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kayne http://jstahl.org/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Kayne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/#comment-31 <p>I didn't know that Meetup.com was paid by the venues. I wondered how Meetup.com was paying for their bandwidth - that's an interesting business model. The Seattle web logger meetup generally draws ten to fifteen people. At $3 a latte, I wonder if Meetup takes a percentage of sales or a fixed rate based on attendance.</p> <p>On a technical note, prospective attendees can suggest a venue. I keep on suggesting eastside venues, and the meetup keeps happening on the west side.</p> I didn’t know that Meetup.com was paid by the venues. I wondered how Meetup.com was paying for their bandwidth – that’s an interesting business model. The Seattle web logger meetup generally draws ten to fifteen people. At $3 a latte, I wonder if Meetup takes a percentage of sales or a fixed rate based on attendance.

On a technical note, prospective attendees can suggest a venue. I keep on suggesting eastside venues, and the meetup keeps happening on the west side.

]]> By: Anita Rowland http://jstahl.org/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Anita Rowland Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/#comment-32 <p>Kayne, you need to recruit more eastside weblog folk!</p> <p>I think meetup.com <em>hopes</em> to get paid by the venues, but I don't think they've achieved that with the weblog one yet.</p> Kayne, you need to recruit more eastside weblog folk!

I think meetup.com hopes to get paid by the venues, but I don’t think they’ve achieved that with the weblog one yet.

]]> By: Jon Stahl http://jstahl.org/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Jon Stahl Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/#comment-33 <p>I believe that Meetup pays the venue based on the number of people who RSVP -- rather than on the volume of sales. I believe there's more info on the Meetup site in the "info for venues" section.</p> I believe that Meetup pays the venue based on the number of people who RSVP — rather than on the volume of sales. I believe there’s more info on the Meetup site in the “info for venues” section.

]]> By: Daisy http://jstahl.org/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Daisy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/#comment-34 <p>On the night of the Iowa caucus coverage Nightline included a segment on the use of the Internet in this election, with particular emphasis on the successful match between Meetup.com and Howard Dean. I realize you posted this in March, but do you know of any other such reports published online?</p> On the night of the Iowa caucus coverage Nightline included a segment on the use of the Internet in this election, with particular emphasis on the successful match between Meetup.com and Howard Dean. I realize you posted this in March, but do you know of any other such reports published online?

]]> By: Jon Stahl http://jstahl.org/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Jon Stahl Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/#comment-35 <p>Sure, there has been a <em>ton</em> of stuff on how the Dean campaign has used the Internet and what the significance might be. One of my favorites is a multi-part series by Katrin Verclas over at <a href="http://summitcollaborative.typepad.com.">http://summitcollaborative.typepad.com.</a></p> Sure, there has been a ton of stuff on how the Dean campaign has used the Internet and what the significance might be. One of my favorites is a multi-part series by Katrin Verclas over at http://summitcollaborative.typepad.com.

]]> By: Daisy http://jstahl.org/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Daisy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2003/03/30/howard-dean-and-meetupcom/#comment-36 <p>Thanks for the response and name! FYI: her blog has moved to <a href="http://techstrategy.typepad.com/">http://techstrategy.typepad.com/</a></p> Thanks for the response and name! FYI: her blog has moved to http://techstrategy.typepad.com/

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