Just took a peek but it looks like they want visitors to pledge money, they have £85 donated so far but it actually says unless £16000 is raised by December 18th the whole project won't be funded. The site is run by Suellen and Sharon from Hemel Hempstead their FB page link doesn't work and it's a crowdfunding page, has no one else got any suspicions?
Well I can’t be very tech savvy. After I posted this morning I went to the website; it kept coming up with this crowdfunding thing and wouldn’t open the page. So I am none the wiser, chaps! Is it time for tiffin yet?
I'm impressed at how tech-savvy you all are. I know my way around the internet but I have just posted my first post on FB and it took me an hour - couldn't get the photo to appear!
Well, they either didn't do their research or they chose to ignore the existence of Gransnet. If they honestly don't know about GN then it doesn't say much for their own media savviness (perhaps a grandparent could help them with google searches ) and if they do, but are choosing to pretend GN doesn't exist, then they are being disingenuous. Either way it doesn't inspire confidence in me. They also mentioned they had funding to develop the site; where from I wonder?
It looks like this new site plans to focus on grandparents who look after grandchildren regularly. With so many grandparents, it would seem there's plenty of room for more than one site. As well as GN, I do like the emails on various topics for discussion sent by www.sixtyandme.com (and the yoga course they sell).
I went for a peek and its a nice layout with almost no content at all. I'm not very keen on the chat layout but it will be interesting to see if it grows or goes :-)
It doesn't seem to be very active. The last posts made on most forums were over a week ago and there are only 6 forums. Maybe it's very new? But I agree that the style and font is good.
What a strange name - it conjures up images of retired Indian Army officers with large moustaches sitting around drinking brandy! I will have to have a look!
I've just spotted a new site for grandparents and wonder what others think. It's www.chotapeg and seems to be in direct competition. First impressions are quite good - more modern format and font but haven't yet had a chance to delve into the content.