I remember college email lists. Even though they weren’t inbox friendly, they were all the rage back in my days at UCLA. CollegeWikis, a wiki-style service for college groups looking to take back their email, is transforming its image, but not its purpose.
The site, which is now going by the new moniker Regroup, still aims to make college email groups a thing of past, but now it’s hoping to be even more relevant by sprucing up its name, look, and features.
CollegeWikis, which originally required members to have a .edu email address to join (much like FacebookFacebook reviews
used to), has gone under the knife and emerged with a hipper name and a facelift on a few policies as well. Now anyone with a .edu address or Facebook account can join, create, and participate in groups.
Regroup still maintains the college-like flair of CollegeWikis by requiring new members to associate themselves with the umbrella college groups that are reminiscient of the college Facebook networks. Members can then either post to their college group or create offshoot public or private groups within the larger college groups. Of course, given the connection with Facebook, all activity - like creating a new group - can be posted to Facebook with the click of button.
Now that Facebook has become mainstream, Regroup is targeting the niche college audience that Facebook ditched for bluer oceans.
For a quick overview of how to get started on Regroup, watch this short tutorial:
