Feedback About OnlineGroups.Net
From:
ETJ Kansai
Date:
May 05 06:08 UTC
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I'm the regional coordinator of a non-profit association of language
teachers in Japan. We currently run about half a dozen yahoogroups. The
largest group has about 8000 members and the smaller local groups range in
size anywhere from 20 to 100 members. Yahoogroups is free, so has been
working great for us, as our budget is zero. Recently, however, we've been
experiencing an increase in Japanese members who have been having difficulty
registering with Yahoo (all in English). In addition to this, there has
been some demand from existing members to move to a more typical web-based
forum.
We're looking at onlinegroups.net and Google groups as possible alternatives
to our existing arrangement. Something that would provide the convenience
and ease of use of an email-based system (but without having to go through a
lengthy registration process in a foreign language) with the power of a
traditional online forum.
Kaj Schwermer
Regional Coordinator, ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
On 5/5/08 2:35 PM, "Dan Randow" <<email obscured>> wrote:
> Hi Julie,
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
>> I was looking for something comparable to Yahoo groups.
>> However, I was looking for more professionalism in the presentation.
>> OnlineGroups.net seems to provide this.
>
> That's great to hear, because this is one of the exact things we try to
> achieve. Actually, we are in the middle of making some tweaks to the
> presentation of our sites, so you should see it looking even better in
> the next few days.
>
> Dan