It was great meeting the people at google.

This was an excellent opportunity to get to know people from Google. We had a lot of great conversations about what Google is committed to for its users. We also got a couple ideas of possible future enhancements that Google might be creating to address user concerns. There were also a lot of other really cool folks there (like Raj), and the folks from Seattlest.com. It was a great time to get related, have fun, and relax with other tech minds who are out to make the internet better for all.

Not too bad for a first meetup - I had to leave after about 20 minutes of Q&A, it would have been better to start that earlier, or at least be clear as to when it was happening. There was a good bit of confusion as to when (or if) it was happening, and a good bit of people left early. But for a first shot, it worked out really well, I think - compliments to the Google crew for diving in. Most importantly, I did feel like Google wanted to be available/chat with us. It could have been done better, but that's part of getting a group together and seeing how it goes.

Ok for a first meetup. Too much time in the beginning. Some people had to leave before the Q&A started. Nice to see that questions were actually taken from the audience, but a little disappointed that the majority of it ended up being google-fan-application talk. Not so moch connecting with the "ordinary user", more with "that guy who works at this minor software firm somewhere in Seattle". Also: give waayyy more time in advance if you really want ppl to come and not just those who are on Twitter all the time.

I would have liked to have had some of the Google Moderator questions answered first.

I think that for the first even this was great. The employees were very easy to talk to and very personable. I look forward to other Google meetups and/or event.

Little to no structure at the event and a relatively poor venue for the purpose...I left after my first drink.

Pretty lame - no structured questions/interaction, or any direction in terms of topics. and the people i talked to were pretty obnoxious - we're here in seattle (read: msft's turf) and we're so cool that we're devs and engineers. first, and last meetup of this kind. ugh.

It was fun talking with people. I was so close to not make it, but I am happy I could!

Thanks for the free beer. I had an interesting conversation, and the Q&A was informative. That part was why I went, and I would have liked to see it last a little longer. A microphone or some amplification would have been helpful, for us hard of hearing in the crowd. All in all, a good Monday evening.