Interesting talks, and very well organized.

— Nathan Hamblen

Great range of in formation, from beginner to novice to expert. I got lost once or twice, but it wasn't much of an issue. And the case studies really helped me understand the landscape.

— Jeff Ferzoco

Two hours is a little short to get much hacking done, but it was a good size group and a nice chance to catch up with folks I haven't seen in a few months. Might be nice to post one or two projects that need help in advance, just so those who want to can hit the ground running when they get there.

— Susan E. McGregor

A++++++++++++++

— Andrei Scheinkman

Not much coding but made some great connections. Thanks, Hacks/Hackers and the Guardian!

— Daniel McLaren

Amazing job Chrys and crew! Looking forward to the next one!

— Alex Kantrowitz

Breathtaking!

— volkan unsal

The information was great but I always wish there were more time to talk to people as it never seems to be a very social group.

— Nissa Booker

The progam left me with a better understanding of the New Yorker and The Atavist. Given how different their models, it was good to hear them back to back.

— Eddie Vega

I think these events the most successful when they work one of two ways: practical or philosophical. Practical events are about logistics, how to do things, how exactly things run. They give specific examples and break down ideas with clear information. Philosophical events are ones that talk about the bigger ideas at work. Why does one place do things a certain way, what are the guiding rules, where are things going in the future and what can we learn. I felt like this meetup kind of fell somewhere in between. The speakers clearly didn't want to give practical information (skirting questions about funding models, money, how decisions actually get made about stories) but they also didn't really get into the big questions (how will the New Yorker survive when it's actually forced to confront and use the internet and innovation). They did touch on some of both of those things, but it could have been better if it went one way or the other.

— Rose Eveleth

Informative and interesting. It gave me some ideas for doing more with the campaign finance material we're posting.

— Tim Healy

It was a good combination of technical knowledge and journalism -- neither was neglected which is hard to pull off

— Tim Henderson

The split format (one half about the FEC and its data and the other about Ruby/Rails and how to leverage that data in web apps) made good sense, and the people speaking in both halves made the time go quickly. I would recommend it to anyone interested, but if you are not already fairly familiar with campaign funding data or Ruby/Rails, prepare to be a bit overwhelmed in one section. (Probably to be expected - neither is trivial.)

— Peter Aronoff

I would have liked the presenters to spend a little more time on the nitty-gritty. But otherwise, one of the more interesting meetups.

— Jeremy Singer-Vine

Great presentations, great crowd.

— Dave J

It was very informative and Nujobi.com will be taking the suggestions and implementing. The whole idea that redis and mongodb work so efficiently as well as wordpress ... the detail of the system config was enlightening to say the least. Really enjoyed the presentations

— Mark Nejmeh

I liked how the presentation was set up to demo mapping techniques ranging from simple stuff that non-programmers can use, to more complex methods for the the coding set.

— Jonathan Hayter

Range of what was covered and the pace of the information exchange was lean and mean -- not a minute wasted.

— Karen Core

Loved the multilayered approach to mapmaking -- less technical, more technical, etc.

— Shaya

This meeting was particularly good. It was an excellent showcase of the different outcomes that are possible with different levels of complexity. As always, the event organization was great.

— Enrique Piraces

Great event for those who could understand it.

— Javier de la Torre