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Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events?

Posted by ivm on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @12:34PM
from the ask-hn dept.
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?

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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by staltz on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @12:55PM (#16630343)
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
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by ivm on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:49PM (#16631900)
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.

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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by notheguyouthink on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:25PM (#16632238)
For information sake, what do you think would be easier?

Web hosted I imagine?

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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by ivm on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:01PM (#16632612)
Yes, it would be nice to have some simple hosted event board. Probably with participant accounts tied to phones, so it's easy to join.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by bgdkbtv on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:55PM (#16632555)
Looks like there isn't one. Who wants to build an open source alternative? :)
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by bgdkbtv on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:14PM (#16635069)
Alright, I might start given I got 3 (!) upvotes :D

Any marketing tips?

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

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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by danieka on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @06:51AM (#16636918)
You should Show HN when you're ready. Looking forward to it!
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by netpro2k on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @12:16PM (#16639508)
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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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by tjsdavies on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @05:41AM (#16636631)
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/

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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by ivm on Thursday March 22, 2018 @06:34PM (#16653342)
Looks good but I haven't chance to test it yet. But what I'm looking for is an alternative place to publish events.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by tjsdavies on Friday March 23, 2018 @08:23AM (#16657223)
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).
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by ams6110 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:47PM (#16631884)
https://www.constantcontact.com/features/event-marketing/eve...

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

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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by no_one_ever on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:34PM (#16631251)
Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but try Eventbrite?
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by netpro2k on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @12:13PM (#16639466)
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/
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by ivm on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:38PM (#16631823)
Isn't it ticket-centered? Most of FB events are free for all or paid on-site with cash.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by evolve2k on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:31PM (#16632875)
Yes it uses tickets for attendance but sites like eventbrite are free to use when issuing free tickets.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative to Facebook events? by frederico02 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @12:52PM (#16630302)
meetup.com
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