From 3ceb45e672363548a1bee8b2671ffa3372c393f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcus Noble Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:59:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated meetup alternatives --- src/posts/2019-10-21-meetup-alternatives.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/posts/2019-10-21-meetup-alternatives.md b/src/posts/2019-10-21-meetup-alternatives.md index 573542d..04d7baf 100644 --- a/src/posts/2019-10-21-meetup-alternatives.md +++ b/src/posts/2019-10-21-meetup-alternatives.md @@ -542,6 +542,41 @@ This is yet another service that I encountered issues with, I was unable to regi --- +## Tech Talks + +[https://techtalks.io/](https://techtalks.io/) + +
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+ +### Pros + +- A focus on tech events. +- Generous free tier offering unlimited events and members. +- Big focus on supporting and fostering the tech community. +- Great support for both virtual and physical events. +- Includes a profile for speakers to include their talks slides and videos which can be used by other event organisers to discover new speakers for their events. +- A strong focus on making the content from events available by including videos from events. +- Also provides a tier aimed at those running a conference. +- Communities also have a place for discussions and TIL's with a very nice rich text editor. +- Communities can have multiple organisers. +
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+ +### Cons + +- Limited branding available (colour, logo and header). +- Limitation on avatar and logo sizes - uploaded image must be square, no option to crop. +- No ability to create draft or hidden events. +
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+ +### Comments + +I'm really liking TechTalks and think it has a lot of potential. It's set up by [Adam Butler](https://twitter.com/labfoo) who wrote the blog post several years back that I linked to in the into section. With the focus on fostering community and providing a focused place to tech-related events I think this has a lot of promise to be a much sought after replacement for Meetup for a log of events. + +--- + # Wrap up I don't see any clear winner that will suit everyone as a replacement to Meetup but I do think there is something in this list for everyone. There's a lot of strong contenders here (especially if you already have a website where you post events) and even more with future potential. The major thing all these options lack is the discoverability that Meetup provides but I feel this is likely to change as people more to alternatives. @@ -549,3 +584,4 @@ I don't see any clear winner that will suit everyone as a replacement to Meetup # _Changelog_ * 2019-10-21 - Migrated from a [Notion page](https://www.notion.so/jsoxford/Meetup-Alternatives-36d73649d34f4bba9e2065f1fa8cd03f) to my blog. Added Eventsyay, Mixily and Helm. +* 2020-09-30 - Added section covering TechTalks.io.