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

[Shel Horowitz]

Thanks, all. I will look into the ones that seem viable (can't have too
small a limit on number of participants or projects). Pete, Bram, and
Mitch, yours look especially workable.


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On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Peter Chilton <peter at peterchilton.com>
wrote:

> Here are a few options:
>
> https://draftin.com
> Focused towards writing and collaboration.
>
> I have recommended Podio.com <http://podio.com> before. You can do all
> the things you described with some set up.
>
> And for notifications… if the app that works for you doesn’t do it then
> you could always use Zapier.com <http://zapier.com> to automate aspects.
>
> Good luck
> Pete
>
>
> 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?
>
> Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"(sm)
> ________________________________________________
> Watch (and please share) my TEDx Talk,
> "Impossible is a Dare: Business for a Better World"
> *http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809
> <http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809>*
>
> Contact me to bake in profitability while addressing hunger,
> poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change
>
> Twitter: @shelhorowitz
>
> * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified
> * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame
>
> http://goingbeyondsustainability.com
> http://transformpreneur.com
> mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com * 413-586-2388
> Award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books. Latest:
> Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World (co-authored with Jay Conrad
> Levinson)
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