external communication apps/sites OTHER THAN Glassboard -- suggestions, experiences?

Looking for advice and shared experiences with external communication strategies. We've been using Glassboard for a while and it has a LOT of design shortcomings (inability to organize, edit, delete threads being the most significant to us) as well as being extremely buggy for many users, unsupported on Safari, and a paid app in the UK.

So what are the better alternatives? For our clan, the app or site needs to be:

* free to use everywhere
* private
* easily edit-able, and with labels and/or folders and the ability to completely delete an obsolete thread
* able to accommodate cut/copy/paste, images, and video

ideally, there would also be private messaging, spellcheck, and the ability to embed links and add multiple images to a message, but those aren't dealbreakers for us.

Thanks in advance for the input!

My clan uses BAND, so far, its been a great replacement for glassboard. Its easy to use, private, free, and very good for sharing photos and videos.

I prefer the line app. It's simple, easy, and causal, None of that verifying junk. It's a free app. It's basically Facebook only better in my eyes. Make a group, unlimited groupings and members. 100% free! u can even video chat. It's available on apple and andriod. The only downfall is u can not have multiple devices logged onto one username.

Line, Palringo, Kik, free text, GroupMe, phone number, etc

We use GroupMe :)

We use Line and can do everything you mentioned. 100% free.

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Originally Posted by DotDotGale

So what are the better alternatives? For our clan, the app or site needs to be:

* free to use everywhere
* private
* easily edit-able, and with labels and/or folders and the ability to completely delete an obsolete thread
* able to accommodate cut/copy/paste, images, and video

ideally, there would also be private messaging, spellcheck, and the ability to embed links and add multiple images to a message, but those aren't dealbreakers for us.

Thanks in advance for the input!

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+1 For BAND.US

We are trialling it atm, also coming from glassboard. Seems to do everything glassboard does, plus supports
- multuple admins
- sticky posts
- search
- polls
- private chat

So far it looks perfect, a lot more than simple chat apps like line/kik which imo don't cut it

Google hangouts for us. We have multiple channels for clan wide, elder and colead as well

I use kik for Recruiting , For Clan wide we sue Now GroupMe, and used to use EveryMe, or glassboard they both have there short comings. We found GroupMe to be best for now does almost everything you ask. I got line/band and Whatsapp. And have Google's Hangouts .. never used that too much .. but really liking GroupMe now it does have it;s short comings as well..

KIK is great

My clan just recently switched to Band. App and website. Band.us. It has threads like Glassboard, the ability to IM, post pictures, voice messages, transfer Admin for boards, appoint Co-Admins, and it's freeeeeeee!