Yesterday we sent out a box of chocolates each to all creative, geeky and cool companies around Västerås where our HQ located. We put together a small website (in Swedish) where we declare that 2013 should be the year when everyone hang out more and be more social in general.
You might think that the box of chocolates was an effort to gain the upper hand ahead of Beach 2013, but no, sadly we need a little more head start than that 😉
Meetups with your peers, much like other events in life, are really nice when they happen suddenly and spontaneously without much planning. Usually that is when you end up having the most fun. There are many interesting and cool people around here, and hopefully everyone will be up for a quick drink or coffee after work in 2013.
Also, what about your local geek community, is it a lively one? We would love to hear back from geeks all over the world if and how you hang out together.
We’re very pleased and humbled by the immediate and fantastic response. Here’s a sample:
@pingdom Heja! Bra där. #GulaChokladasken
— byBrick (@byBrick) January 9, 2013
don’t make us run – we are full of chocolate! @pingdom. gulachokladasken.se #GulaChokladasken
— PromoBucket (@PromoBucket) January 9, 2013
Really nice gift from @pingdom, but it’s 49 _bits_ & the content type should be “sweets/chocolate”;-) gulachokladasken.se #gulachokladasken
— P Bergqvist (@peppelorum) January 9, 2013
Fantastiskt initiativ! @pingdom #GulaChokladasken
— Tommy Sähl (@TommySahl) January 9, 2013
@pingdom Tackar. Ja, det kommer att bli ytterligare ett toppenår här i Västerås! Vi ses snart våra blivande grannar. #GulaChokladasken
— Loopia (@loopia) January 9, 2013
Snyggt gjort av @pingdom att först halvanomynt skicka den #gulachokladasken och sedan följa upp via twitter. gulachokladasken.se #västerås
— Tobias Barkskog (@barkskog) January 9, 2013
OH! Nu fattar jag! Bra där @pingdom! Vi på ProLounge tackar för pralinerna. #GulaChokladasken
— Yaty Karim Paulsson (@yatypaulsson) January 9, 2013
Here are some of the cool companies we sent the chocolates to:
