<p dir="ltr">Mumble is light weight and open source but TeamSpeak has a nice feature called 3d voice, which allows users to equalize their perceived volume and stereo balance of each other user. This is done graphically and I believe can be configured to map automatically. This could give a more realistic conversation experience. TeamSpeak also has a far more advanced user permissions system and a few more features than Mumble but it is a bit heavier and I do not believe it is open source. In any case, I do not think streaming video from a live event is necessary at this point.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A web forum, mailing list, and VoIP/IM server should accommodate a wide variety of users and encourage communication but I am concerned that these options might cause us to fall out of touch with each other. If some users only ever communicate on the forum, for example, how do they know what we've discussed on the mailing list or in voice?</p>
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1. Re: Social Media - What's "Stammtisch" in English?<br>
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2. Re: Social Media - What's "Stammtisch" in English?<br>
(Jonathan Busby)<br>
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:39:37 +0200<br>
From: <a href="mailto:wonderphone@posteo.de" target="_blank">wonderphone@posteo.de</a><br>
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Subject: Re: [Community] Social Media - What's "Stammtisch" in<br>
English?<br>
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Hi all,<br>
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Thank you for all your posts giving me piece of mind. I have never used<br>
Facebook or any other social media service for the reasons laid out by<br>
you. I feared missing a great thing. But, that doesn't seem to be the<br>
case.<br>
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Fine. Let's keep social media at a low priority and tackle the<br>
important things first.<br>
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Is there any means to internationalize the Munich based Stammtisch? For<br>
those not familiar with German culture: A Stammtisch is a regular<br>
informal round-table in a bar where you can meet and greet people, talk<br>
nonsense and sometimes stumble into serious topics.<br>
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Would it make sense to organize a Stammtisch via VoIP, Mumble,<br>
<a href="http://palava.tv" target="_blank">palava.tv</a> ? Or have a one hour and a half window of the real Stammtisch<br>
transmitted live to individuals scattered around the rest of the world<br>
-- with bidirectional communication, of course?<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Oliver<br>
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Am <a href="tel:21.06.2014%2006" value="+12106201406" target="_blank">21.06.2014 06</a>:47 schrieb <a href="mailto:jakobdee@openmailbox.org" target="_blank">jakobdee@openmailbox.org</a>:<br>
> Its notable the architecture of Google+ when it came into<br>
> existence,directly resembles the already existing beta of *Diaspora ;)<br>
> I would tend to agree with you,David ... i have an ambiguous attitude<br>
> to social media ... i just feel i dont need it ... however i know<br>
> quite a few people who find it enjoyable,or even essential ... and<br>
> alternatives to the unpleasantness that is Facebook/Google+ would be<br>
> welcome ... i guess the choices are *Diaspora uses Ruby libraries and<br>
> Frendica or <a href="http://gnu.io/" target="_blank">http://gnu.io/</a> tend to be Php ... some others to consider<br>
> are <a href="http://www.mediagoblin.org/" target="_blank">http://www.mediagoblin.org/</a> or<br>
> <a href="http://www.tribler.org/trac/wiki/whatIsTribler" target="_blank">http://www.tribler.org/trac/wiki/whatIsTribler</a> ... best of luck :)<br>
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> On 2014-06-20 12:53, David Heath wrote:<br>
>> I don't really like the social media model in general. I think<br>
>> communication is simply better when it's more personal and I take<br>
>> particular issue with cheap, trendy services like Facebook. The<br>
>> blogging model is a bit more sensible since it is designed to be<br>
>> informational but I am too lazy to go around reading different blogs.<br>
>> Email, RSS, and real-time communication services like IM and VoIP are<br>
>> ideal for me but simple web forums and mailing lists are also useful<br>
>> for certain communities. In my opinion, Google+ is the best social<br>
>> media site because it is so well designed and compartmentalized; it<br>
>> feels more like a blogging site than conventional, friend-oriented<br>
>> social media. My preference aside, I have worked for marketing firms<br>
>> and social media platforms are a goldmine for advertising. I think a<br>
>> social media presence will be necessary to scale our community but it<br>
>> is best to hold off until we have solidified out infrastructure. It<br>
>> is<br>
>> likely to delude our community so I would prefer to see a formal<br>
>> business entity with clear leadership established before we play for<br>
>> the mass market. Shipping and upgrading phones should be the current<br>
>> priority.<br>
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 13:44:22 -0500<br>
From: Jonathan Busby <<a href="mailto:jonathanbusby@gmail.com" target="_blank">jonathanbusby@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: Re: [Community] Social Media - What's "Stammtisch" in<br>
English?<br>
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On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 11:39 AM, <<a href="mailto:wonderphone@posteo.de" target="_blank">wonderphone@posteo.de</a>> wrote:<br>
> Is there any means to internationalize the Munich based Stammtisch? For<br>
> those not familiar with German culture: A Stammtisch is a regular informal<br>
> round-table in a bar where you can meet and greet people, talk nonsense and<br>
> sometimes stumble into serious topics.<br>
><br>
> Would it make sense to organize a Stammtisch via VoIP, Mumble, <a href="http://palava.tv" target="_blank">palava.tv</a> ?<br>
> Or have a one hour and a half window of the real Stammtisch transmitted live<br>
> to individuals scattered around the rest of the world -- with bidirectional<br>
> communication, of course?<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
><br>
> Oliver<br>
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Well, in America we have meetups ( <a href="http://www.meetup.com" target="_blank">www.meetup.com</a> ) and the like,<br>
similar to the German version I guess, but I like the idea.<br>
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As for what communications software to use, I prefer Skype, because it<br>
has excellent sound quality ( I talk to my friend in Greece all the<br>
time ).and echo cancellation ( I can use it without headphones ).<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Jonathan<br>
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