Comments on: Meebo Rooms Partner Edition Launches With Big Names http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:04:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Meebo Turns Chat Rooms Into A Web Service : New Web 2.0 Magazine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1955644 Meebo Turns Chat Rooms Into A Web Service : New Web 2.0 Magazine Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:00:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1955644 [...] 200,000 Meebo Rooms, attracting millions of visitors a month. (See our previous coverage here and here). Explains Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg: Now, the servers of our partners can say, “I want to [...] [...] 200,000 Meebo Rooms, attracting millions of visitors a month. (See our previous coverage here and here). Explains Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg: Now, the servers of our partners can say, “I want to [...]

]]> By: eli http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1471443 eli Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:02:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1471443 @#19 - I completely agree that you can't make a judgement until the product has been out for a while for better or worse. The negativity is partially about meebo and partially about Duncan's post. I keep on checking this post to see if Duncan will help us understand his rationale for his exuberance about meebo...I guess I shouldn't hold my breath. @#19 - I completely agree that you can’t make a judgement until the product has been out for a while for better or worse. The negativity is partially about meebo and partially about Duncan’s post.

I keep on checking this post to see if Duncan will help us understand his rationale for his exuberance about meebo…I guess I shouldn’t hold my breath.

]]> By: bdb http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1471112 bdb Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:11:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1471112 I think these rooms can promote discussions among fans and customers of a given band, product, or store. It also promotes the relationship between the vendor/band and the customer/fans. Not sure you all can make any judgment until it has been out a while. What is with the intense negativity in every post recently? Go take your rydlin kiddies! I think these rooms can promote discussions among fans and customers of a given band, product, or store. It also promotes the relationship between the vendor/band and the customer/fans. Not sure you all can make any judgment until it has been out a while.

What is with the intense negativity in every post recently? Go take your rydlin kiddies!

]]> By: Joe Norman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1470576 Joe Norman Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:51:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1470576 #14: I agree Ian, they do have a lot of partners. Unfortunately, partnerships don't make you money unless you have something to sell. #14: I agree Ian, they do have a lot of partners. Unfortunately, partnerships don’t make you money unless you have something to sell.

]]> By: Rick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1470341 Rick Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1470341 Meebo represents a lot of work from its team...But I don't see the whole point. All this seems useless to me. And how are they going to make money? With advertising? Sounds a huge challenge to get a ROI to me. Meebo represents a lot of work from its team…But I don’t see the whole point. All this seems useless to me. And how are they going to make money? With advertising? Sounds a huge challenge to get a ROI to me.

]]> By: Codelion http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1470135 Codelion Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:53:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1470135 Well I have used meebo a few times... Mostly to get onto Im during work. Evry since they got the new rooms... I havent seen many people in the room... I doubt what will happen next.. People dont want to chat into meebo... they use it to keep in touch with friends while at work... unless u change that its not gona work... Well I have used meebo a few times… Mostly to get onto Im during work. Evry since they got the new rooms… I havent seen many people in the room… I doubt what will happen next.. People dont want to chat into meebo… they use it to keep in touch with friends while at work… unless u change that its not gona work…

]]> By: Joe Norman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469731 Joe Norman Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:20:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469731 Hey Danny, I'd like to try the meebo room on the Mims site, but it takes over ten minutes to load with all the typical Myspace garbage. When I finally got the page to load, it was almost impossible to find it amongst all the other stupid widgets on the site. Myspace is a bloatware factory. Thanks Meebo for adding yet another bandwidth hog to the endless supply of stupid MySpace pages. Hey Danny, I’d like to try the meebo room on the Mims site, but it takes over ten minutes to load with all the typical Myspace garbage. When I finally got the page to load, it was almost impossible to find it amongst all the other stupid widgets on the site. Myspace is a bloatware factory.

Thanks Meebo for adding yet another bandwidth hog to the endless supply of stupid MySpace pages.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469717 Ian Bell Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:08:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469717 While I think Meebo itself is a weak service, I am impressed with the amount of partners they have lined up. I know when we spoke with them about a chat room, they boasted something like 7+ million users a day or something crazy like that. But I think that number referrers to IM messages sent because I just do not see that many people on the site. They need to funnel the traffic from the IM side into these rooms if possible. The question is whether people use the IM side of Meebo as a tool versus simply hanging around in a chat room. In any event, I do think their business model will have some trouble, and I am surprised they have this many partners despite a lack of a sales effort. While I think Meebo itself is a weak service, I am impressed with the amount of partners they have lined up.

I know when we spoke with them about a chat room, they boasted something like 7+ million users a day or something crazy like that. But I think that number referrers to IM messages sent because I just do not see that many people on the site.

They need to funnel the traffic from the IM side into these rooms if possible. The question is whether people use the IM side of Meebo as a tool versus simply hanging around in a chat room.

In any event, I do think their business model will have some trouble, and I am surprised they have this many partners despite a lack of a sales effort.

]]> By: suspicious_sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469712 suspicious_sam Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:07:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469712 @ #7: Danny works for meebo. @ #7: Danny works for meebo.

]]> By: suspicious_sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469710 suspicious_sam Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:04:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469710 Yeah Duncan, how many times did Sandy Jen go down on you so you'd pump their release. There's plenty of room for objectivity here, but you've obviously chosen to kiss the cushy Meebo ass once again. Is DFJ funding your startup too? Yeah Duncan, how many times did Sandy Jen go down on you so you’d pump their release. There’s plenty of room for objectivity here, but you’ve obviously chosen to kiss the cushy Meebo ass once again. Is DFJ funding your startup too?

]]> By: sethishot http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469708 sethishot Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:58:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469708 Ooooh, I can't wait to cyber with Seth Sternberg in our private Meebo Room! Seth's got a tight tushy! Ooooh, I can’t wait to cyber with Seth Sternberg in our private Meebo Room! Seth’s got a tight tushy!

]]> By: eli http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469695 eli Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:50:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469695 Take a look at the posting on www.venturebeat.com on Meebo Rooms. There is more insight there and it seems to be written from a much more objective perspective. http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/27/meebo-introduces-partner-rooms-featuring-music-industry/ Take a look at the posting on http://www.venturebeat.com on Meebo Rooms. There is more insight there and it seems to be written from a much more objective perspective.

http://venturebeat.com/2007/06.....-industry/

]]> By: eli http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469676 eli Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:35:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469676 Duncan - Comments like the ones in your last paragraph make me question the journalistic integrity of Techcrunch. You make outlandish claims like their transition has been "nothing short of remarkable" and that "Sequoia and DFJ are getting strong results from their investment in Meebo". Yet nothing you say in your post substantiates that. How much are corporate partners paying for Meebo rooms? What % of Meebo Rooms are used primarily for picking up guys/girls? Has this service driven increased customer acquisition for Meebo? Your analysis is shallow and your descriptions are exaggerated. I really hope that I'm wrong about this, but it's not clear to me what about this release/product would get anybody so excited. The music industry is doing deals with anybody and everybody. I would be concerned if Meebo wasn't signing up these B-list artists after bringing in a high profile BD guy. Did Seth Sternberg or Roelof Botha call in a favor? Duncan -
Comments like the ones in your last paragraph make me question the journalistic integrity of Techcrunch. You make outlandish claims like their transition has been “nothing short of remarkable” and that “Sequoia and DFJ are getting strong results from their investment in Meebo”. Yet nothing you say in your post substantiates that. How much are corporate partners paying for Meebo rooms? What % of Meebo Rooms are used primarily for picking up guys/girls? Has this service driven increased customer acquisition for Meebo? Your analysis is shallow and your descriptions are exaggerated. I really hope that I’m wrong about this, but it’s not clear to me what about this release/product would get anybody so excited. The music industry is doing deals with anybody and everybody. I would be concerned if Meebo wasn’t signing up these B-list artists after bringing in a high profile BD guy. Did Seth Sternberg or Roelof Botha call in a favor?

]]> By: Nick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469661 Nick Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:20:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469661 Nice work Meebo! Believe you are on the right track :) Nick 3eep.com share your sports passion! Nice work Meebo!

Believe you are on the right track :)

Nick
3eep.com
share your sports passion!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469623 Daniel Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:51:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469623 Is Danny one of the people from Meebo? His name sounds familiar. Is Danny one of the people from Meebo? His name sounds familiar.

]]> By: Danny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469600 Danny Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:34:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469600 Hey guys, A few new "Partner Edition" meebo rooms are up already. Check out myspace.com/mimsfanclub, mog.com/chat and hypem.com/radio. Can't wait to hear feedback. -Danny Hey guys,

A few new “Partner Edition” meebo rooms are up already.

Check out myspace.com/mimsfanclub, mog.com/chat and hypem.com/radio.

Can’t wait to hear feedback.

-Danny

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469595 Andrew Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:33:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469595 whats the price to do this type of partnership? whats the price to do this type of partnership?

]]> By: Teft http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469584 Teft Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:29:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469584 Who's in the rooms?? Anybody using the site? Who’s in the rooms?? Anybody using the site?

]]> By: meeblow http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469566 meeblow Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:16:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469566 Snore... the rooms feature is so over hyped. Meebo is a house of cards, ready to topple. Snore… the rooms feature is so over hyped. Meebo is a house of cards, ready to topple.

]]> By: Doug http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469555 Doug Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:12:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469555 Meebo's just getting started! Meebo’s just getting started!

]]> By: Jimmy B. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469554 Jimmy B. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:12:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/27/meebo-rooms-partner-edition-launches-with-big-names/#comment-1469554 So now they have 75K rooms and no one in them. Congratulations, I am sure their partners are excited. So now they have 75K rooms and no one in them.

Congratulations, I am sure their partners are excited.

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