# Announcing Skittish – Waxy.org

<https://waxy.org/2021/02/announcing-skittish/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Skittish sounds cool and I hope, and would guess, that there are a number of folks working on solutions to host events online in a more interesting and engaging way. Zoom is wonderful for meetings, but events are not just meeting!

> More than anything, I wanted it to be optimized for fun: interesting to explore on its own, make new friends, and a vibrant place for creators and event organizers to bring together their communities in a new way.

I like the concepts here and it seems like a great start. We need a lot of innovation in these services, and there should be room for a number of alternatives.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT174: Weekly Thing #174 / Responsively, Underline, Skittish](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/174/), Recommended Links

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