Comments on: Introducing ShareEdmonton http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/ Edmonton Blogger & Social Media Guy Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:02:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Twitter events more effectively with ShareEdmonton | http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-148808 Twitter events more effectively with ShareEdmonton | Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:03:11 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-148808 [...] was built and launched in October 2009 by local blogger Mack Male. Basically it’s a free events calendar that also aggregates [...] [...] was built and launched in October 2009 by local blogger Mack Male. Basically it’s a free events calendar that also aggregates [...]

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-143154 Mack D. Male Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:45:29 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-143154 Hi Dash, thanks for checking it out! You can add events at http://www.shareedmonton.ca/events/add - there's a link on the Events page to "Add your event". The idea is to bring in events from other places so that most are already in the calendar. That's why the Add page isn't given more prominence. Of course, that won't always be possible, so you should be able to add events, and I'll be making it easier to do so. Thanks! Hi Dash, thanks for checking it out! You can add events at http://www.shareedmonton.ca/events/add – there’s a link on the Events page to “Add your event”.

The idea is to bring in events from other places so that most are already in the calendar. That’s why the Add page isn’t given more prominence. Of course, that won’t always be possible, so you should be able to add events, and I’ll be making it easier to do so. Thanks!

]]> By: Dash http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-143153 Dash Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:40:06 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-143153 Hi Mack, The ShareEdmonton site is a great idea. What I can't seem to find is how to submit information for this site? Or that's not what you have in mind - for community events to be submitted? Please advise. Thanks ~ dash Hi Mack,

The ShareEdmonton site is a great idea.

What I can’t seem to find is how to submit information for this site?
Or that’s not what you have in mind – for community events to be submitted?

Please advise. Thanks ~
dash

]]> By: The Unknown Studio » Blog Archive » Life in bullet points, Vol. 3 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-141573 The Unknown Studio » Blog Archive » Life in bullet points, Vol. 3 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:24:08 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-141573 [...] week, Mack Male launched his much-anticipated ShareEdmonton online calendar, a hyper-local event aggregator that [...] [...] week, Mack Male launched his much-anticipated ShareEdmonton online calendar, a hyper-local event aggregator that [...]

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137582 Mack D. Male Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:03:21 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137582 Me too Eric! Thanks :) Me too Eric! Thanks :)

]]> By: Eric Warnke http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137565 Eric Warnke Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:26:46 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137565 Awesome, awesome, awesome job, Mack! I can't wait to see this become to go-to aggregation service in Edmonton. I also can't wait to integrate it with other stuff that myself and others are working on :) Awesome, awesome, awesome job, Mack! I can’t wait to see this become to go-to aggregation service in Edmonton. I also can’t wait to integrate it with other stuff that myself and others are working on :)

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137561 Mack D. Male Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:01:45 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137561 Thanks Jerry! Thanks Jerry!

]]> By: Jerry Aulenbach http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137522 Jerry Aulenbach Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:01:24 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137522 I see this being pretty big in short order. -Jerry I see this being pretty big in short order.

-Jerry

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137514 Mack D. Male Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:13:59 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137514 Ah, no, I meant what you see currently with events. It is harvesting some iCal feeds at the moment. Ah, no, I meant what you see currently with events. It is harvesting some iCal feeds at the moment.

]]> By: Tait http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137513 Tait Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:11:42 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137513 That's cool. So, it's currently harvesting some content from RSS feeds? That’s cool. So, it’s currently harvesting some content from RSS feeds?

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137512 Mack D. Male Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:07:31 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137512 I'm not sure if I entirely follow, but I think the source for anything is very important. So I would probably go with "user clicks on the event and sees info on my site" and that page would also contain a prominent link to the other site. Similar to what you see now. Add Event is purposefully not front-and-centre at the moment, as the idea is to aggregate as much as possible. Still working to improve that :) I’m not sure if I entirely follow, but I think the source for anything is very important. So I would probably go with “user clicks on the event and sees info on my site” and that page would also contain a prominent link to the other site. Similar to what you see now.

Add Event is purposefully not front-and-centre at the moment, as the idea is to aggregate as much as possible. Still working to improve that :)

]]> By: Tait http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137511 Tait Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:02:14 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137511 When it comes to aggregating RSS feeds, will each item in a feed be converted to a "node" (content item) on Share Edmonton? Sorry if that's confusing... I think in the language of Drupal. What I mean is this: User clicks on the event link and goes to other website = OK. User clicks on the event and sees info on your site (plus link to other site) = Excellent. I also noticed that the "Add Event" link is not present on some pages. I think it will improve the number of postings if you make it present on all pages that start with .com/events. When it comes to aggregating RSS feeds, will each item in a feed be converted to a “node” (content item) on Share Edmonton? Sorry if that’s confusing… I think in the language of Drupal. What I mean is this:
User clicks on the event link and goes to other website = OK.
User clicks on the event and sees info on your site (plus link to other site) = Excellent.

I also noticed that the “Add Event” link is not present on some pages. I think it will improve the number of postings if you make it present on all pages that start with .com/events.

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137510 Mack D. Male Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:50:04 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137510 Thanks Eugene and Brendan! I do have a plan to attract more events and other audiences, yes, and that's something I'll be writing about more over time. The first step is a technical one, to make it easier for others to add events (and for ShareEdmonton to subscribe to more existing calendars). Thanks Eugene and Brendan!

I do have a plan to attract more events and other audiences, yes, and that’s something I’ll be writing about more over time. The first step is a technical one, to make it easier for others to add events (and for ShareEdmonton to subscribe to more existing calendars).

]]> By: Brendan Taylor http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137501 Brendan Taylor Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:47:42 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137501 Looks promising, I definitely agree with you that locally focussed sites have advantages over the huge ones. A little disappointing that you're explicitly opposed to open-sourcing it, though. Do you have a plan for attracting other types of events and other audiences to the site? Looks promising, I definitely agree with you that locally focussed sites have advantages over the huge ones. A little disappointing that you’re explicitly opposed to open-sourcing it, though.

Do you have a plan for attracting other types of events and other audiences to the site?

]]> By: Eugene http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2009/10/20/introducing-shareedmonton/comment-page-1/#comment-137497 Eugene Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:23:20 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/?p=3221#comment-137497 Congrats Mack! Looks really nice, simple, and quite useful. Will be checking out the site for the week-to-week comings and goings of the city :) Congrats Mack! Looks really nice, simple, and quite useful. Will be checking out the site for the week-to-week comings and goings of the city :)

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