[advisedwang]

Some reasons why a computer system is beneficial:

* Can send out updates quickly, e.g. changing rooms when you discover your secretary forgot to book the usual one that week 5 minutes before the club meeting.

* Folks can see/post updates without going in to the student center in person. This is particularly helpful if there's any club members who live further away and/or down come by the student center regularly and/or aren't highly engaged enough to go check a board.

* An archive of messages can be valuable. I have dug though club archives to find the name of a guest speaker from several years prior. Physical records make this difficult, especially in a college club where leadership changes frequently and papers get lost.

Of course... email can do all of that. The lesson is to be judicious with technology, not abandon it entirely.

[butlike]

Email really is the superior choice. You subscribe to the ads you want to see (then unsubscribe from them later). You are your own targeted advertiser with email. No need for a third party to collect my blood type to get me more relevant ads, just have every retailer have a little checkbox "would you like to subscribe to our ads?" at point-of-sale.