Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I use The Big Event instead of email?

• Emails get lost in the sea of spam that we receive.
• Emails can be mistaken for spam, or be spam.
• Emails can contain viruses. The Big Event doesn't place any received information onto your hard drive.
• Emails get lost or accidentally deleted.
• Emails can be ignored when we're concentrating.
• Emails won't notify you when an event that was set up ahead of time is about to occur without additional action on your part and even more action if the time or date changes.
• When conditions change, you will need to send additional emails with updates. People may stop reading the additional emails thinking they have the latest updates.

Why not use Twitter?

• Twitter is just text messaging and can't include rich text, images, or audio and video.
• Twitter won't notify you when an event that was set up ahead of time is about to occur.

Why not just put info on a personal web site or Facebook or MySpace?

• People would need to remember to go to the web site to get the information.
• To tell people that the information has changed you will have to send them an email or text message or a blog.
• A web site won't notify you when an event that was set up ahead of time is about to occur.
• People need to have a Facebook account to see your Facebook page.

Why not just use a blog?

• Blogs can deliver information but still require opening an application to view them.
• These applications typically aren't set to check for new information continuously.
• Blog information won't notify you when an event is about to occur.

Why not use text messaging?

• Text messaging costs both the sender and the receiver.
• Text messages are typically sent immediately and aren't set up ahead of time.
• Text messages can be ruled as spam.
• Text messaging and can't include rich text, images, or audio and video.
• Text messaging won't notify you when an event that was set up ahead of time is about to occur.

Why not just use email forwarding to my phone?

• It's just a one-time notification. If the email arrives too soon, you might forget by the time the event is supposed to occur.

I don't have a lot information that I need to get to a lot of people. Why should I use it?

• You might want to receive information in a more useful and helpful way and minimize the chance of forgetting the event or getting wrong information.
• It's easier for the information provider to ensure the information is correct, even when the information is not finalized.