July 24, 2008 at 5:13 pm

Yahoo! for the YAPpers Community Meet Up!

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To everyone who attended the Yahoo! Philippines Answers Community Meet Up last July 18, thank you so much for the exciting, enlightening, and fun evening!  To those who signified that they will come but for some reason wasn’t able to, we truly missed you!  To everyone that wasn’t able to come because they just couldn’t, it’s okay, we understand, and don’t worry, there are other opportunities to come.

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More than 30 people showed up at last week’s meet up and it’s interesting to see how varied the Answers community is.  There were new users to high level users (a number of Level 6 and someone high in the leaderboard), college students and working professionals, people who have just met for the first time and users who know each other already both online and offline (they’re the original YAPpers).  It was also a delight to see the reactions of people when they introduced their Answers ID (which is our only identity of them online plus their avatar) and the corresponding “ahhh, ikaw pala yan”, hehehe!

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The program started with some welcome remarks from yours truly and the other Yahoos that attended the event (thanks so much to Amos, Mitch, Jojo, Cris, Charlie and Jeremy!) followed by dinner (loved the pizza and the barbecue!).  After that we had a game called Answers Bingo which involved everyone going around asking questions and signatures from each other (congrats to Paul for finishing first!).  We also had the Wish List wherein we asked community members to share one feature that is not yet in Answers that they wish to have.  Thanks so much for all the ideas and feedback you shared, we will definitely go through the list and consider it when we plan for more features for Answers.  A couple of YAPpers also took the time to share their experiences in Answers, what they loved about it, how they met online and eventually offline afterwards, what they as a group have accomplished (the YAPpers held a Christmas party for street kids last year), and what they look forward to after that evening’s meet up.

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We all had a great time that evening and again, thanks so much to everyone who helped make it possible!  I certainly hope this will be the start of many more to come!  Actually I don’t have to say it because a day after the Friday meet up, some of the YAPpers had a mini meet up in Tagaytay.  How I wish I could have been there (had to go back home) but that just shows how it’s really up to the community if they want more meet ups to come.  So where will we have it next?  Cebu?  Davao?  You decide.  :)

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  1. Congrats, Jonas! Davao’s next right? Hehe :D

    Comment posted on July 24th, 2008 at 6:48 pm by drew

  2. it was cool. :)

    Comment posted on July 24th, 2008 at 8:19 pm by Mark

  3. Congrats, everyone…specially to Jonas. Make it Cebu next time…haha

    Comment posted on July 24th, 2008 at 9:26 pm by annabelle p

  4. waah.. i enjoyed everything! although i stayed for only an hour

    Comment posted on July 25th, 2008 at 3:38 am by jan-na

  5. Big and many thanks to JONAS and YAHOO team!! muwaha!!!! til next time ha?

    Comment posted on July 25th, 2008 at 4:04 am by debbie

  6. what an outstanding idea,I have been haunting yap so long I almost feel like I know most of the members personally

    Comment posted on July 25th, 2008 at 4:55 am by ken owens

  7. WOW! BBQ!

    Comment posted on July 25th, 2008 at 10:52 pm by vandal

  8. zzz… was the beer free? hmmm… beer… zzz…

    Comment posted on July 26th, 2008 at 3:32 am by jongbong

  9. Jak sie masz! My name Borat. Are there wowowee dancers look-alike? I want next Cebu! I lives here!
    Very nice! Better than Kazakhstan! High Five!

    Comment posted on July 26th, 2008 at 3:41 am by Borat

  10. I only knew one person and it’s Ken (Bitter Guy)…

    How about provincial tour…?

    Comment posted on July 26th, 2008 at 10:47 am by Khushi

  11. Wheeee!!! It was such a fun meet-up even if i came in late and was able to meet only a couple of YAPpers and Yahoo staff.

    A big thank you to Jonas and the staff. It was really cool. Next time, please be sure to bring in enough pens. Ha ha! Kidding! :P

    Kudos to all.

    Comment posted on July 26th, 2008 at 3:55 pm by lai

  12. thanks for the great event yahoo folks! :)

    Comment posted on July 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pm by anna m

  13. “ingat aku”

    Comment posted on July 28th, 2008 at 10:15 am by Japs

  14. “inggit aku”

    Comment posted on July 28th, 2008 at 10:17 am by Japs

  15. @drew - Hi Andrew, let’s hope so! Gusto ko na makabalik ulit ng Davao, hehehe. :D Will definitely inform you ASAP if we do have a meet up there. :)

    @Mark - Thanks Mark! I need to give you an extra gift nga pala, you were the first person to arrive in the meet up. :)

    @Annabelle P - Thanks so much Annabelle, it wouldn’t have been possible if not for the users like you. And yes, I also want a meet up in Cebu next time, hehehe, but of course, this will be decided by the number of users who wish to be part of it. :) I’m sure you can help me inform Answers users in Cebu. :)

    @Jan-na - Thanks so much for being there Jan-na! It was great to meet you, hopefully next time we have a meet up you can stay for the rest of the program. :)

    @Debbie - Hi Debbie, thanks for being there! I enjoyed gettign to know you and the rest of the YAPpers! Yup, see you in the next meet up!

    @Ken Owens - Hi Ken, thanks for dropping by. That’s the purpose of the meet up, to extend your connection with the YAPpers from online to even offline as well. Hope to see you in the next meet ups! :)

    @Vandal - Masarap siya Vandal, hehehe! :D

    @jongbong - Hehehe, the drinks were on us Jongbong! :D

    @Borat - Hahaha! Can’t say if some of the YAPpers are Wowowee dancers look-alikes, but yes, hope to have a meet up soon in Cebu. :) See you there Borat! :D

    @Khushi - Bitter Guy was there Khushi, maybe next time you can join the meet up. If we can gather as many users as possible, we can have meet ups in the various provinces. :)

    @Lai - Thanks for being there Lai, we had a fun time with you and the rest of the YAPpers! Don’t worry, next time I’ll bring enough pens for everyone, hehehe! :) See you in the next meet up!

    @Anna M - Many thanks again Anna, it was nice to meet you! I’m glad you enjoyed the event, see you in the next meet up!:)

    @Japs - Sayang Japs, how I wish you could have been there. Di bale na, let’s try to have a meet up when you’re back home! Thanks again for all the help! :)

    Comment posted on July 28th, 2008 at 4:17 pm by Jonas

  16. Congrats Jonas for the wonderful event. I loved meeting more YAPpers, and seeing Yahoo (I mean staff) so now Yahoo is not just a logo.

    Looking forward to the next.

    Comment posted on July 29th, 2008 at 1:51 pm by Bopols

  17. @Bopols - Thanks so much sir Bopols! I enjoyed meeting you and the rest of the YAPpers in the event. Will be coordinating with you and the YAPpers from now on. I’m excited to look forward to the many things we can do before the end of the year! :)

    Comment posted on July 30th, 2008 at 12:37 pm by Jonas

  18. wow, gift.
    ano kaya un,kuya? hehe …. :)

    Comment posted on August 3rd, 2008 at 8:01 pm by Mark

  19. @Mark - I’ll surprise you when I get back this September or October. For sure you’ll like the gift! :)

    Comment posted on August 4th, 2008 at 1:30 pm by Jonas

  20. o sige kuya! looking forward to that. hehe

    Comment posted on August 4th, 2008 at 7:50 pm by Mark

  21. Hello,
    congratulation on your gathering, from Y!A Indonesia.
    Maybe next time we could visit each other.

    Comment posted on August 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm by Johnny AB

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