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This report is for January 2011, messages 2967 to 3338. | |||
We could really use some more people to work on Tech tasks. If you think you could do this - either because you have relevant skills or are interested in learning - then please have a look at the task list and join the Tech group. | |||
The task list for Tech can be found at http://freegle.it/TechTasks ; regular tech jobs and responsibilities are recorded here on the wiki - http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Tech_Jobs and http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Tech_Responsibilities . The group currently has 79 members. | The task list for Tech can be found at http://freegle.it/TechTasks ; regular tech jobs and responsibilities are recorded here on the wiki - http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Tech_Jobs and http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Tech_Responsibilities . The group currently has 79 members. | ||
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* The Wikipedia entry for Freegle is regularly updated with membership numbers by Jon. | * The Wikipedia entry for Freegle is regularly updated with membership numbers by Jon. | ||
* Chris provides a summary report from Google Analytics for perusal by the group.- “visits to the web site are generally down, continuing a slow downward trend that's been around for the last 6 months at least. The only numbers going up are for the republisher/Facebook tools - though this is a new tool so not too surprising.” | * Chris provides a summary report from Google Analytics for perusal by the group.- “visits to the web site are generally down, continuing a slow downward trend that's been around for the last 6 months at least. The only numbers going up are for the republisher/Facebook tools - though this is a new tool so not too surprising.” | ||
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<br> | <br>Posted as a Special Notice on Central, msg.19204, 3rd February 2011 | ||
Previous report - [[Tech Group Report 2010-12-31]]<br> | Previous report - [[Tech Group Report 2010-12-31]]<br> | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 3 February 2011
Tech Working Group Report January 2011
http://freegle.it/Tech
This report is for January 2011, messages 2967 to 3338.
We could really use some more people to work on Tech tasks. If you think you could do this - either because you have relevant skills or are interested in learning - then please have a look at the task list and join the Tech group.
The task list for Tech can be found at http://freegle.it/TechTasks ; regular tech jobs and responsibilities are recorded here on the wiki - http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Tech_Jobs and http://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Tech_Responsibilities . The group currently has 79 members.
Republishing
Suggestions were made and questions were answered about:
- the Maps App for Facebook
- reminders about posts
- Twitter feeds
- location corrections
- opt outs for individuals
- spammers list inadvertently listing republisher@
- categorisation changes
- application relevance/possibility for cafe groups
- attachments/photos via Facebook
An improved Facebook App was put in a sandbox for testing and an update for Facebook, which shows 20 posts as a default, was also tested.
The wiki help pages for setting up Facebook/Republishing have continued to be updated and improved throughout the month.
iPhone App
http://www.myfreestuffapp.com/ is being tested to see if this might be useful for Freegle.
Website FAQ
The FAQ for group member enquiries has been updated on the Freegle website http://ilovefreegle.org/faq/
Central Mods Team
A Freegle address was instigated for the Central Mods Team by the Geeks. It was concluded that there wasn’t a list of affiliated groups not represented on Central in response to a Central Mod question.
Wiki Editing
The approval requirements and method of giving people editing rights on the Wiki were discussed and improved.
Trashnothing
Trashnothing have a beta for reuse/recycling groups not on Yahoo.
Regular Tasks
- The Wikipedia entry for Freegle is regularly updated with membership numbers by Jon.
- Chris provides a summary report from Google Analytics for perusal by the group.- “visits to the web site are generally down, continuing a slow downward trend that's been around for the last 6 months at least. The only numbers going up are for the republisher/Facebook tools - though this is a new tool so not too surprising.”
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Posted as a Special Notice on Central, msg.19204, 3rd February 2011
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