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Launched SocialBu today: AI-powered social media management and automation solution
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Hey everyone!
I've just launched our product, SocialBu, on ProductHunt today and would love to get your feedback!
SocialBu is a social media management and automation platform that helps you get the most out of your social media presence.
It's focused on becoming a "complete" platform, with AI integrated throughout, 24/7 customer support, flexible automation rules, and prices that make it very affordable compared to other competitors.
Do share what you think here: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/socialbu-2
Thanks!
Top Comment: It might be a fine product, but the marketing strategy will be 99% of the work.
Social Groups in the East Bay
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Hello! I recently moved back to the Bay Area (Super East Bay) and am looking to go out and be social since my original friend group no longer lives in the bay. Since I work remotely, I have no work colleagues that are local to me that could be friends, so I wanted to see what groups or social events you guys would recommend. I just need something to get me out of the house and meeting cool people.
I'm open to all activities except sporty ones - not very coordinated or into hiking that much lol.
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Not social groups but events, check out Eddie's List (food, drinks pop-ups, talks, classes, shows, festivals, street fairs & more).
How do you find a sense of community in the Bay Area?
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Like the title - How do you find a sense of community in the Bay Area?
Working remotely from Contra Costa, I feel like I need to get out of the house more!
Edit: Looking for general and specific recommendations! Interested in hearing what’s worked for you or what you’ve enjoyed
Top Comment: I’ve been desiring this for a long time. Even something as a book club, or an anime/manga club, language clubs, anything!! I want to meet people and be consistent with those people :(
South Bay Social Club?
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When my wife and I moved to town we had a hard time meeting new people. She has a long commute downtown and I work remote so meeting friends through work has been tough.
We’ve signed up for lots of things to create opportunities to find likeminded people, but we haven’t found the right mixture of fun and consistently mingling with the same group that helps foster new relationships. I don’t think we’re the only ones that have had this experience and I’ve thought about putting something together that coordinates events for people to connect.
Would anyone be interested in joining a social club that meets on a regular basis? If so, what kinds of events would be interesting to you?
Top Comment: I think a big differentiator would be individuals with children vs ones who don’t. Because this would dictate their availability for one.
Where to live in the Bay Area - want a social life but close to Mountain View for job
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We'll be moving to the Bay Area soon and we would like some suggestions on which areas to live. We're in our mid-late 20s, no kids. My fiance will be working in Mountain View and will need to go into the office everyday so we would like his commute to be approximately 30 minutes. We would also like easy access to SF as we have friends that live there and have heard that's where most of the younger crowd and nightlife is; we would probably visit on weekends. We're hoping to find an area with some things to do like restaurants/bars and hopefully some parks/green space. We'd also like to primarily look for a townhome as opposed to an apartment. Thank you!
Top Comment: “Easy access to SF” and a 30 minute daily commute to Mountain View are fairly mutually exclusive, but I think your best bet is to live in Redwood City near Caltrain. You can Caltrain up to SF on the weekends and the RWC-Mountain View commute is pretty doable. I’m not 100% sure about the availability of townhomes vs apartments there but there are definitely parks and a cute downtown area with restaurants, shops, etc.
People who have lived outside of the Bay Area, is this area more/less/same in terms of friendliness, sociability, friend-making, etc?
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I started a conversation over at /r/RedditForGrownups about friendmaking as adults and whether there's any difference among different cities/regions in terms of how hard or easy it is. Seems like a lot of people all over the country feel like their area is especially challenging, and a few people observed that the Bay Area has some characteristics that make adult friend-making especially challenging here (people have long commutes, very dispersed region, mostly very suburban, very expensive, people very career focused, etc).
Wondering, if you've spent a good amount of time as an adult living outside the Bay Area, did you find any significant difference in terms of how friendly and sociable people are, how willing they are to invite newcomers into their social circles, etc?
Top Comment: I believe that most childless people in Bay Area who are transplants either have a huge network (extended family, college friends, etc) or are starved for new connections. Talk to your colleagues. Invite people for hikes or a shared lunch at some cheap place or go to a museum. Whatever floats your boat. You will be surprised how many people will tag along. In Bay Area, people with kids simply have no time. Between cooking, cleaning, classes, shuttling... And those who already are plugged into a 100 family network have no desire to make new friends. So, colleagues, fellow volunteers, and neighbors are the few ways to make new connections.