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ArchiCAD on Twitter and Facebook

Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
I do not know if this has ever been announced but the official ArchiCAD Twitter page is at:

http://twitter.com/archicad

Also the Graphisoft one:

http://twitter.com/graphisoft

There is also ArchiCAD on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20903709256&ref=mf
Loving Archicad since 1995 - Find Archicad Tips at x.com/laszlonagy
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owen
Newcomer
Thanks for the links.

Using Facebook as a way to get information out to people is all good but I would question the need for Facebook discussions given these well-established forums with what i think is a very mature, knowledgable community ... isn't it a bit redundant? Check the discussions to date, they are all pretty basic stuff that would have been answered with a search here. Facebook discussions are also not searchable (for now). I'm sure most of us could do without another 'forum' to keep an eye on ..

but what do i know .. maybe i just don't get Facebook. Maybe just a sticky (if you can do that on Facebook) saying 'Got a question? Take a look at ACTalk'


sorry, i really don't mean to be a downer
cheers,

Owen Sharp

Design Technology Manager
fjmt | francis-jones morehen thorp

iMac 27" i7 2.93Ghz | 32GB RAM | OS 10.10 | Since AC5
Anonymous
Not applicable
I find Facebook great for keeping up with and making arrangements with friends, but I have no need of yet another place to discuss ArchiCAD.
ares997
Contributor
And youtube.... http://www.youtube.com/user/GraphisoftBp
Archicad 25 (5005), Windows 11, AMD RYZEN 7 3900 (64 GB RAM)
There's something about the FB interface that enhances the experience of 'community'. I agree with Matthew that we don't need another outlet for the ArchiCAD talk.

But is the current 'forum' environment starting to show its age?

Being able to simply "Like" something is a form of communication that even the most reclusive lurker might be able to engage in.

Is there something out there that this forum might consider migrating to in future?
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Karl Ottenstein
Moderator
Aaron wrote:
But is the current 'forum' environment starting to show its age?

Being able to simply "Like" something is a form of communication that even the most reclusive lurker might be able to engage in.

Is there something out there that this forum might consider migrating to in future?
I think those are great points, Aaron. I do like forums where valuable posts can be 'liked' and get stars next to them, or a post can be marked as the 'solution' to the thread, etc - saves a lot of reading by someone coming to the thread later.

Important posts can easily get buried here. For example, VP of Development Laszlo Vertesi's post today concerning Mac support will eventually get lost as that thread continues.

Auto-tagging of keywords / etc to create clouds in addition to threads would be nice.... Embedded YouTube (etc) videos like FaceBook ...

Karl
One of the forum moderators
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Christiaan
Participant
http://bbpress.org/ would be one to consider.
owen
Newcomer
A new forum structure with all these features would be a really good idea and could actually be yet another 'ArchiCAD Feature' - 'social' help, which could even be tied into the ArchiCAD Help menu somehow. There is already a wealth of information here so portability of that to any new system is obviously #1 concern, but i think that very amount of information is also one of the problems of the current forums. There is sometimes just so much to look through and many duplicate threads/wishes etc that it can be quite time consuming.

A better wishlist system should also form part of any new forum system. The ability to track wishes, mark as completed, sort by importance, etc is a must.
cheers,

Owen Sharp

Design Technology Manager
fjmt | francis-jones morehen thorp

iMac 27" i7 2.93Ghz | 32GB RAM | OS 10.10 | Since AC5
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
Hehe, I just posted those link so people know.
Had no other intention with it.
I agree, AC-Talk is enough as a Forum.
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