I recently moved across the US to a city I had never been to before. I'd never even been in this region. I did it without a job here, a permanent place to stay, and I didn't even know anyone. Funny thing is, I'm not alone. Not even close. This town has certain elements - mountains, great weather, lots of interesting businesses, and vitality - that tend to attract people exactly like me: 20-somethings with no real attachments who are bored with their town or state, who want to see something different. So it isn't like I've moved to Birmingham or Toledo or some other place where the locals aren't used to outsiders. Yet it still isn't too easy not knowing anyone. I suppose there's craigslist, but that's a bit sketchy. There must be some kind of way to connect all of these similar people who come here for the same sorts of reasons. And connect me to them by default hehe. I'm thinking about making a website dedicated to networking anyone local, but mainly new arrivals. They can meet up and hike, bowl, drink, play guitar hero, eat, play chess, make babies *cough* make brownies, etc etc etc etc. Anything, really. I think I'll make a website and then make fliers to popularize it. I have never even made a website! I guess they cost money? What do you all think? How should I go about this? Think it's viable? Think I'm an idealistic idiot? Tell me your thoughts!!!
and if you have no background in web design HAH.... you'd never get anything more than a blank page.... and yeah they cost money to make, money to run, money to buy the site domain....... look for other things already out there.... like this site....
right here we have a USA and state forums which isn't exactly what you're looking for but it's another way to make contacts
I don't see what myspace has to do with it. Sure, it's social networking, but it's pretty much all virtual. People supplement their real life friends and aquaintences with digital, embellished versions of themselves. Myspace, generally speaking, does not encourage people to meet up in real life, aside from popularising a concert or other event. The same with facebook. I'd never heard of meetup.com, but I just visited it now and it too has little to do with what I'm saying here. It doesn't concentrate on new arrivals, it supports anyone and everyone. It's too vague.
There are a million and one sites to meet "local" people. And more people meet off of myspace than I'm assuming you are assuming do.
