Re: AUGD: RE: AUGD...
Re: AUGD: RE: AUGD...
- Subject: Re: AUGD: RE: AUGD...
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 20:49:02 -0400
Nick had some great points that we hadn't really ventured into about
what "paid" and "non-profit" really mean, with an international
perspective thrown in. And you're right, Nick. This can be a disturbing
subject. Perhaps we all need to be disturbed a little. :)
To Frank's points:
>It has been my experience, yes, people still want demos and prezos.
>But that seems to be the old guard.
Right on target! It does seem that the people expecting the freebies are
of a longer tooth, the ones who are always talking about "the good old
days" of MUGs.
>
>My experience tells me that the new guard wants to learn by example.
>For instance, they want to show a project that they produced. Then
>when people want to learn how a special effect was achieved, they
>question the producer. Same goes for spreadsheets, keynotes, flyer
>layouts, etc,
>Voilà! Instant Q & A!
Yep! The key words in there being "learn"..."question."
>
>Yes, it's almost the same as a preso except people show real world
>examples of what they did with their Mac. ("I didn't think that you
>could pull off that effect with IMovie! How'd you do that?")
And that's a new world for us all, including the vendors who work with
MUGs. They better be prepared to not just sell the software, but to show
some of the cool tricks it can do.
>
>As for the business end of things, volunteers with capped lengths of
>service. New blood = new ideas. No one volunteers, then you have proof
>that there is no need for a MUG in that location.
Not sure I agree with "need" Frank. That might just create an
opportunity for a new group, with more of the new sensibilities, to develop.
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
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