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Virtual Happy Hour
est. 2014, reborn 2020
Once upon a time, WordPress community members gathered on informal digital livestreams for virtual happy hours with their friends from WordCamps around the country. Fancy glasses were made, cold beverages and orange drinks were had, and witty banter was exchanged. But alas, the WP Bourbon Cooler was ahead of its time, and it was quietly shuttered as we moved on to our IRL encounters.
But we need this digital community now, more than ever.
Share your online virtual happy hours, coffee gatherings, book clubs, karaoke parties, or whatever else you have planned!
News & Updates
[Crafted Taste] How to Host a Fabulous Virtual Cocktail Hour
You may have seen that virtual cocktail hours are surging with friends and corporations. Getting together with others is so important for our mental health and for companies, seeing your co-workers in their home based work spaces is actually bonding and…
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[Alley.co] How to Host a Party on Zoom: Six Activities for Your Next Remote Happy Hour
OK, so working from home isn’t just one big party. But if you’re “unexpectedly locked out of the office,” you might already be missing the sense of joy and connection that company and team happy hours can establish. The fun doesn’t have…
[Star Tribune] The ‘social’ in social distancing
“While the state’s Scandinavian atmosphere may make for better hermits than in other states, people are finding ways to stay social during social isolation. They are meeting on Google Hangouts, livestreaming on Facebook and making solo treks out to their…
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[WSJ] The Joy—and Exhaustion—of Nonstop Video Chatting: a Guide
To practice social distancing, we’re turning in-person events into pixels on a screen. Here are the things to think about during the digital face-to-face, and the best services to use for your purposes.Nicole Nguyen Read More At WSJ
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[WSJ] Happy Hour Goes Online as Coronavirus Forces Everyone Inside
“‘It’s everyone’s lifeline at this point’ as people turn to Zoom, Facebook Live and Google Hangouts for human contact”Ray A. Smith Content requires a WSJ subscription. Read more on WSJ.com
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[Huffpost] Why You Shouldn’t Go To Your Friend’s House While Social Distancing
“Why is social distancing so hard for some people to come to terms with? The answer lies in the first part of that now-ubiquitous phrase, said Liz Higgins, a family therapist and founder of Millennial Life Counseling in Dallas.’We are social…
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