{"id":18744,"date":"2024-01-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=18744"},"modified":"2024-01-23T09:09:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:09:07","slug":"recording-meetup-101-make-2024-your-year-for-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/recording-meetup-101-make-2024-your-year-for-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording | Meetup 101: Make 2024 Your Year for Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Making friends is a top reason for joining Meetup, and it&#8217;s a common New Year&#8217;s resolution. Watch this event recording with Annyce Davis, VP of Engineering, and Mike Bass, Senior Product Manager. They&#8217;ll showcase Connections, our new feature supporting member-to-member friendships. Learn how to use Connections, stay connected between events, and plan gatherings with friends. Don&#8217;t miss the live demo and insights into upcoming features.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recording: Make 2024 Your Year for Friendship\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7EyGXL_WsWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Takeaways&nbsp;from the event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re facing an age of loneliness. Research indicates alarming statistics, such as 20% of single men reporting a lack of friends and 46% of Americans identifying as lonely, with Gen Z being particularly affected. Meetup&#8217;s mission of helping people connect is more important than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meetup is orienting the platform around our members&#8217; goals of finding communities. We&#8217;ve made the following updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enhanced member profiles<\/strong>: Updated designs that feature more information about each member. The refreshed profiles share more insights about what members are looking for on Meetup (practicing hobbies, seeking friendships, networking, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Redesigned Attendee List<\/strong>: The new attendee list on events highlights commonalities among participants, fostering a sense of connection and community before the event starts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connections feature<\/strong>: After attending an event, members can choose to &#8220;connect&#8221; with others who were also present and stay in touch about future events. Connections are mutual; they only form when both members select each other. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/connections-meetups-powerful-new-friendship-tech\/\">Connections <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/connections-meetups-powerful-new-friendship-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feature<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q&amp;A on Connections feature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is the connection feature only available on the Meetup app? <\/strong><br>The Connection feature is available to all Meetup members and organizers on the app as well as on our websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can connections see your private email or other contact info?<\/strong><br>No personal information is shared when both members connect with each other, this feature allows you to stay in touch with someone you met at an event within the Meetup platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is Connections available outside of the United States?<\/strong><br>Yes! 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