[HacktionLab] Modern social (networking) problems

[Mike Harris]

Hi All,

An enquiry via the BarnCamp mailbox from people wishing to come this
year made me realise the potential barriers now created by the
mainstream network services.

Someone asked about car-sharing and did we have a Facebook to help
organise this.  We don't have one but my initial answer of "well join a
mailing list of people you don't know, send a single email and perhaps
watch the tumble weed tumble by".  So has anyone got any non-Facebook
ways we can have a little group that'll be interactive enough to solve
this social issue?

(no Crabgrass, no, please)

Also I was thinking about people getting to site, and was asked about if
anyone would be meeting people down in Redbook village.  It's not a bad
idea to have some 'guides' down there people, although most people have
always found it in the past (of course if anyone wishes to volunteer
that'd be great).  I mentioned that we'd have a phone number, but
obviously some for of snapchat or twitter equivalent would be good. 
What could we recommend and who's using it anyway?


M