The Official Blog for At The Pool

The Official Blog for At The Pool

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Announcing Yeti Blog!

We're proud to announce the launch of the Yeti blog! We will be posting updates to the product and company as well as inspirational photos, videos, and stories. Visit the Yeti blog at http://yetiapp.tumblr.com.

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Like this if you like sunsets! #yeti #sunset #summertime #weekend

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“We’re not going to show you people,because its not about people anymore, we’re just going to show you content. It’s like Yelp-meets-Tinder."

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5 Happy Hour Events to Spike Your Week

Brought to you by our New York Ambassador - Ana Barbu

If you anticipate finding yourself longing for the weekend fun during the weekday after-hours, fear not. New York City has a panacea for you: Weekday happy hours so you can work hard and play hard. Here are a few across Manhattan and Brooklyn: 

La Biblioteca in Murray Hill (Manhattan)   This Murray Hill-based bar is a veritable library featuring 400 bottles, blue agave-based spirits from Tequila, mescals and sotols from Oaxaca, and Durango, among others.  Happy Hour: Tuesday-Friday, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. - $8 cocktails and $5 small plates  Location: 622 Third Ave., New York , NY 10017  More information: richardsandoval.com  

Verlaine in Lower East Side (Manhattan) 

Verlaine Bar & Lounge is named for Paul Verlaine, a 19th century French poet celebrated for his symbolist poetry. Check out the daily happy hour and you’ll know why this is quite the fitting name. 

Happy Hour: Daily, 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.; $6 Hanoi Lychee Martinis, Sangrias, Vietnamese Bloody Marys; $6 house red & white wines, basic cocktails; $3 bottles of Yuengling  Location: 110 Rivington St., New York, NY 10002  More information: verlainenyc.com

The Graham in East Williamsburg (Brooklyn)

This is a Brooklyn-based neighborhood bar offering unbeatable happy hour deals on a hard day’s night.  

Happy Hour: Daily, 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.; $2 off drafts (except Miller High Life) and wells plus $1 Tacos; $3 well mixed drinks and shots Location: 151 Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY 11206 More information: http://thegrahambrooklyn.com/ 

The Dove Parlour Greenwich Village (Manhattan)  This bar was designed to bring luxury to the everyday lives of New Yorkers, without the high prices part of the equation. While The Dove looks like the parlor room of an old New York City brownstone, its main attraction is the collection of boutique wines and innovative cocktails.   Happy Hour: Monday-Thursday, Sunday, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.; $7 specialty martinis, cosmopolitans, and margaritas  Location: 228 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012   More information: thedoveparlour.com  

The Double Windsor Park Slope (Brooklyn)  

Located to the west of Prospect Park, The Double Windsor offers a wide selection of craft beers that beer lovers and connoisseurs can indulge in during after-work happy hours.

Happy Hour: Monday - Friday, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.; $2 off drafts and well drinks, $1 off wine and liquor (also available Saturday & Sunday, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.) Location: 210 Prospect Park West, New York, NY 11215 More information: http://www.dwbrooklyn.com/

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Who's up for some skydiving this weekend?

photo cred

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It's #featurefriday and we want to feature one of the newest Ambassadors to the At The Pool team. Cyril lives in Amsterdam, is passionate about architecture, cooking, being active, and sports. 

If you're Amsterdam, hit him up for local insight into the best places to check out!

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Where are you chasing your Yeti this weekend? #yeti #adventure #nature #golf

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"The purpose of our lives is to be happy"

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"when exposed to the world and unbound by asphalt, deadlines, and friend requests. we find ourselves at home, lost in the great wash where we are truly alive." -- Max Lowe

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Milan City Guide

Breakfast:

“Princi”                      

Enjoy good Italian coffee and wood-oven cooked pastries.

“California Bakery”                                                      

Best bakery in town, awesome cakes and bagels - good for brunch and quick lunch as well.

Lunch:

“Panino Giusto”

Great paninis as the name may suggest, although you can enjoy other dishes as well.

“Al mercato”                                                  

Considered to be on of the best places where to eat hamburgers, or any other kind of meat in Milan.

  Dinner/Nightlife:

“Nobu”                                                                                      

        World’s most recognized japanese restaurant and one of the most elegant and classy places in Milan.

“La Briciola”                                                                              

        Typical Milan restaurant, where you can enjoy some good local food. 

“ Osteria del Corso”                                                                      

Good food, good wine selection for a relatively good price.

“Luca & Andrea”

If you are passionate about good and innovative drinks, then this is the right place.

  Clubs:

“Armani Privè”

One of the best clubs in Milan (right next to Nobu).

“Byblos”                                                                                 

Recently opened club, modern design.

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Happy 4th of July! We're doing a photo contest! Post your best photo(s) on At The Pool for a chance to win! Email [email protected] for more details. Good luck!

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Socaltech.com just featured At The Pool - Yeti App Launches!

http://www.socaltech.com/at_the_pool_launches_new_app_yeti/s-0055821.html

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Introducing Yeti

Since launching At The Pool, we’ve learned a lot about connecting people. With over 3 million introductions in more than 120 countries, we’ve facilitated social relationships, connected travelers, and learned about our users’ needs. What we’ve learned is both surprising and exciting — “social discovery” really doesn’t work, but people love starting and joining interesting local conversations. En masse our members have been asking questions, leaving recommendations, and connecting with locals to get the most out of their surroundings. We took in everything we learned and are excited to announce something big…

Introducing Yeti — connecting travelers to local discussions.

Yeti is an app that helps people engage and create discussions. Ask about the best new coffee shop in town, or discuss the best sights to see. Yeti is mirrored after real life, where conversations can start about the traffic, lead into weather, change to last night’s game, and end on a great new restaurant. As in real life, we choose to spark up new discussions and ditch the boring ones. This is what you’ll find with Yeti.

Swiping right joins a discussion, swiping left passes. Yeti presents you with popular topics in your area and as you start swiping it customizes your recommendations. So if you like museums, a discussion over the new Rembrandt exhibit may pop up and if you like mountain biking, Yeti will present you with chats about the local trails. Even more, Yeti remembers your favorite spots and reminds you when you’re nearby. We’re excited to announce the official launch of Yeti today!

Be one of the first to see what all the talk is about — Discover the unknown at http://yeti.ai or download in the App Store.

Much love,

Team Yeti

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TheNextWeb.com has just published an article on Yeti, check it out!

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/07/03/pool-launches-yeti-ios-app-local-conversations/

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Fierce.com just wrote about Yeti App, take a look!

http://fierce.com/introducing-yeti-a-yelp-meets-tinder-app-for-the-new-generation/

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I believe that we will win! Take a pic in your team colors and share to @thepool for a chance to get featured. #usa #worldcup

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Meet Manfredi, our newest intern addition for the summer. He's from Florence, Italy and will be hanging with us in LA through July. Welcome to team Yeti!