{"id":1737,"date":"2026-07-03T03:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shopattheponds.com.au\/news\/today-at-500-pm-xataka-editors-qa-third-edition-xataka-xtra-members-only\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T03:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:04:35","slug":"today-at-500-pm-xataka-editors-qa-third-edition-xataka-xtra-members-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shopattheponds.com.au\/news\/today-at-500-pm-xataka-editors-qa-third-edition-xataka-xtra-members-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Today at 5:00 PM: Xataka Editors&#8217; Q&#038;A \u2014 Third Edition (Xataka Xtra Members Only)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blob js-post-images-container\">\n<p>Is there a better way to close June than with a good virtual meetup between Xataka readers and Xataka editors? Probably not. One of the many perks included in your Xataka Xtra subscription is participating (voluntarily, needless to say) in the monthly Q&#038;As, online meetups where there are no topics or predefined agenda, and we talk about whatever you fancy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 1 --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad-lat\">\n<div class=\"ad-box\" id=\"div-gpt-lat\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The session will take place today, June 30, at <strong>5:00 PM Central European Time<\/strong>. As in previous occasions, the gathering will be held via Google Meet. The link will reach your email in just a few hours, provided you have checked the &#8220;Xtra Community&#8221; box in your member area. Here\u2019s a quick executive summary with the key details:<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 2 --> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date<\/strong>: June 30.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time<\/strong>: 5:00 PM CET (4:00 PM in the Canary Islands).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attendees<\/strong>: Alejandro Alcolea, Rub\u00e9n Andr\u00e9s, John Tones, Javier Pastor, Mar\u00eda Gonz\u00e1lez and Jose Garc\u00eda.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connection link<\/strong>: we\u2019ll email it to you shortly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Q&#038;As work<\/h2>\n<p>Q&#038;As are online chats between Xataka readers and Xataka editors. They are part of the Xataka Xtra benefits, and their format is very simple: <strong>there is no agenda or predefined topics<\/strong>. In these sessions we talk about whatever you feel like, whether it\u2019s this week\u2019s tech news, the price of the Steam Deck, GTA VI coming out without a disc, or the latest tool you\u2019ve built with AI.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t a formal or especially serious meeting, but a relaxed hangout to meet up, chat, and disconnect after a workday. Think of it like meeting for coffee and catching up\u2014only online.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 3 -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad-out\">\n<div class=\"ad-box\" id=\"div-gpt-out\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-asset-rich-content article-asset-normal\">\n<\/div>\n<p>As with previous occasions, the meetup will take place via Google Meet, so there\u2019s no need to download software. We\u2019ll send you the link by email in a short while. Needless to say, using the camera or microphone is completely voluntary, as is participating. If you don\u2019t feel like it or the timing isn\u2019t convenient, that\u2019s absolutely fine.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 4 --><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the participants, we rotate who attends each Q&#038;A so that everyone can take part and you can get to know us better. For this third gathering we\u2019ll have Alejandro Alcolea, Rub\u00e9n Andr\u00e9s, John Tones, Javier Pastor, Mar\u00eda Gonz\u00e1lez and myself, Jose Garc\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>On Xataka | <em>Subscribe to Xataka Xtra<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-1737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Today at 5:00 PM: Xataka Editors&#039; Q&amp;A \u2014 Third Edition (Xataka Xtra Members Only) - The Ponds | Shopping Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shopattheponds.com.au\/news\/today-at-500-pm-xataka-editors-qa-third-edition-xataka-xtra-members-only\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Today at 5:00 PM: Xataka Editors&#039; 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