MaggieMo

Back in November I announced that ABC. Look. Listen. Write., my first iphone/ipad app, was available in the app store, and I was ecstatic.  Then I started getting feedback, and I was even more thrilled with what I was hearing.  Both parents and kiddos were entertained!  Tangorang Labs had a small marketing blitz for it, and as a result, a few blogs published reviews:

My running group uses Meetup, and while I'm not the head organizer, I am an "event organizer", which means squat now, thanks to Meetup's recent big change.  I'm not going to go in depth of all the changes and how they irritate me (and the group's head organizer), because I'm not alone.  Many people have blogged and written to Meetup about it, and I think Green Tech Girl articulates my frustrations well.  All I can say is that my initial reaction was horrible, but I recognized that sometimes change is good.  Until I started to use it more and tried to schedule a few events.  At that point, I was ready to throw my laptop across the room.  You remember when Microsoft changed Office and how everyone complained that they couldn't find anything?  I felt like this was worse; on top of not finding anything, Meetup had taken away key features I found userful.  After about three days with the new interface, the organizers of the group are already talking about moving to another site. If I had the time, I would even try to come up with my own solution to more precisely fit the group's needs.  I know; why reinvent the wheel?  But if the wheel is broken...