YUP Shanghai

Sorry guys for inactivity… there will not be any events for a while…

But here’s a list of sites that you should visit to find other events, in case you don’t know these sites already.

ShanghaiExpat.com

One of the oldest sites serving the expat community. The forum on the site means you have a chance to interact with others and make friends. ShanghaiExpat also organizes its own events regularly.

SmartShanghai.com

Among this list of sites, SmartShanghai has the best site design. And to be fair, it’s got really good content, too. Definitely a good source of information to help you stay on top of what’s going on.

CityWeekend Shanghai

Like most of the sites here, it’s got a good listing of places to go and things to do. A good reference site if you wanna quickly find a restaurant or something…

City Moments

Same as others with listing of venues and events. Also has a lot of event photos so if you’re bored, go there and see pictures of scantly dressed girls in night clubs…

SH Online

More of the same for this one…

Then there’s Shanghaiist.com, a English blog covering what’s going on here in Shanghai. It’s got many sister sites covering other metropolian areas around the world… Shanghaiist hosts its own social mixers, too. EnjoyShanghai is a classifed ads site with a printed version. So go there if you need to place an ad…

Last but not least, there’s also the popular ChinaSmack which translates popular Chinese content into English for expats. It’s a good source of information, especially stuff that you’re not likely to see on traditional media, which, as we all know well, is highly controlled here.

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This is a casual gathering… If you wanna take a break from your busy schedule, then join me and friends at Brown Sugar in Xintiandi.

No fees. Pay for your own drinks.
Relax, enjoy the music and make some new friends!

Show time starts 9:30. I’ll be there from 8:30. You can come earlier and chat if you wish. Ring me up when you get there.

Brown Sugar’s address is 上海新天地北里广场 太仓路181弄15号楼.

We’re planning our first event for early March and it’ll be a weekday social mixer. At the moment we’re selecting a venue. Please stay tuned!

Initially I was debating if I’d use Ning.com to create a social network much like ShanghaiStuff.com or Shanghai Fun but in the end I decided that it wasn’t necessary because I don’t need people to blog or post pictures here and I will use Facebook and a Chinese SNS (to be determined) to promote YUP Shanghai anyway. So why set up our own online social network and carry the burden to have to grow it from zero?

I am thinking, however, to install a BBS later to post more Shanghai-related information there and to allow member interaction. And I’d keep only YUP Shanghai related information on the main blog (here). Anyway, once the BBS goes up, I hope you guys will actually use it!

Happy “Niu” Year, everyone! It’s the beginning of a new Chinese year and YUP Shanghai is getting ready for an exciting year. 2009 looks like it’ll be a tough year for many people, but that’s more reason why we need fun and interesting social and business events. Stay tuned!