[Hidden-tech] Discussion platform/project manager suggestion?

IzzyGesell izzygesell at yahoo.com
Sat Oct 22 16:23:18 EDT 2016


Have you tried ASANA?

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> On Oct 22, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:
> 
> HI, folks,
> 
> I've been looking for a good platform that will enable a group of people to collaborate on projects and potentially revise documents together. *The key function is as a threaded discussion list* except that most discussion list and social media platforms don't allow group collaborative editing of e.g. Word or PowerPoint documents. Because of this limitation, I don't think Facebook or LinkedIn groups or Yahoogroups makes sense. Also, I want the platform to push out notifications when there's new content, or new activity on content that someone has already participated in.
> 
> At the moment, there are only six people involved, but it could easily grow to include several hundred or even several thousand.
> 
> Our own Mitch Anthony suggested using Basecamp, but since this project will not be a direct revenue-producer, I'm looking for something that's either no-cost or very cheap (like $2.50 or $5/month.
> 
> But Mitch got me Googling. 
> 
> The features I'm looking for:
> ESSENTIAL:
> Discussions organized into threads
> Push notifications (email and/or RSS) when there's a new thread or a new comment on a thread that someone has previously posted on
> Member directory page where people can post bios, photos, capabilities, and link out to their own site
> 
> NICE TO HAVE
> Document markup (could be in conjunction with Google Docs, doesn't necessarily have to be built in--but nicer if it is)
> Integrated videoconferencing 
> Calendar functions for group meetings (with automatic timezoning for each user)
> Calendar tracking for individual users who have events that may or may not take place (for example, applying to speak at a conference—treating each as a project with the stages of application, shortlist, selection, materials submission, program delivery, etc.)
> Among the contenders:
> Freedcamp, https://freedcamp.com/
> Trello, https://trello.com/
> Project Panorama (WP plugin, $69/year), https://www.projectpanorama.com/
> So--do any of you have experience with any of these (or with competitors in that same very low to zero price bracket( for doing this sort of thing? What's your experience and what would you recommend?
> 
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