The Spittoon » help http://spittoon.23andme.com A receptacle for genetic knowledge. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 23andMe Community Now Includes User-to-User Messaging http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/11/21/23andme-community-now-includes-user-to-user-messaging/ http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/11/21/23andme-community-now-includes-user-to-user-messaging/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:07:01 +0000 IramM http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=2024 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "23andMe Community Now Includes User-to-User Messaging", url: "http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/11/21/23andme-community-now-includes-user-to-user-messaging/" });]]> Yesterday the 23andMe team launched the much-requested user-to-user communication feature, which will allow you to exchange messages directly with your 23andMe connections and other searchable community members. Here’s how it works:




To send a message, simply visit a person’s Member Profile page by searching for them, or clicking their name or picture where it appears in a Community discussion or in your list of connections. If someone else sends you a message you’ll find it in your Inbox, which can be found under “Account” on the left-hand side of the screen. You can reply to messages directly from your 23andMe Inbox.

You’ll also find occasional messages in your Inbox from the 23andMe Team, letting you know about new features and reminding you to take action on things like pending invitations and account settings.

We are very excited to provide our users with a platform for one-on-one dialogue on the site and are continuously working to improve your experience with our service. If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at help@23andme.com.

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]]> http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/11/21/23andme-community-now-includes-user-to-user-messaging/feed/ 0 Food, Drink and Genomes http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/07/09/food-drink-and-genomes/ http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/07/09/food-drink-and-genomes/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:20:30 +0000 ErinC http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=388 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Food, Drink and Genomes", url: "http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/07/09/food-drink-and-genomes/" });]]> Around here, “Can you smell asparagus in your pee?” is totally appropriate party conversation. And “I’m U5a1*” is what people say instead of “I’m a Sagittarius.”

We heard all this and more last night at the first-ever 23andMe User Gathering – a chance for the 23andMe community to get together, mingle, and learn from each other and us.

About 50 23andMe users from the San Francisco Bay Area convened in our offices for drinks, hors d’oeurves and genomics. Maternal haplogroups were proudly displayed on nametags, and the room was abuzz with discussions of genes, odd traits, and family histories.

Some users who had learned surprising things about themselves from our Personal Genome Service shared their stories with us. We love this! (Send your story to stories@23andme.com)

Others took the opportunity to ask our scientists and engineers questions about their data or our website. If you weren’t able to make it to the event, don’t forget you can always contact us at help@23andme.com.

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