GrinnellPlans is a private, virtual community for Grinnell College students and alumni. It is widely used by the Grinnell community but virtually unknown outside of it.
GrinnellPlans is a largely text-based website with a very "web 1.0" feel. The site has its roots in the UNIX finger program.
Links
- GrinnellPlans.com - the GrinellPlans website, requires @grinnell.edu email to register.
- "A Long and Biased History of PLANS", by Molly Backes, 2002.
- "A Sociological Study of Grinnell Plans" by Mark Root-Wiley, 2009.
- "Letter to the editor: Plans isn’t Facebook, Twitter or Yik Yak" by Cat Pierro, 2008