COMEDY CENTRAL®
Chooses Meebo for Indecision 2008
Meebo to Power Election, Post-Election Chat and User Debates at COMEDY
CENTRAL’s Indecision2008.com
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just when you thought everything about this election had already been
said... Meebo, the Web’s live communications
platform, today announced that COMEDY
CENTRAL will integrate Meebo Rooms, embedded chat rooms, into Indecision2008.com
to host live user commentary during election and post-election
television coverage. COMEDY CENTRAL will promote Meebo on-air during
Election Day, November 4, to direct all amateur pundits to
Indecision2008.com so they can weigh in with their opinions. Not since
FDR’s famous fireside chats in the 1930s and
1940s has “chat”
figured in so prominently on the American political landscape.
“Meebo is excited to be working with COMEDY
CENTRAL to create a forum in which fans can participate in active and
politically-charged live conversations on the Web,”
said Stephanie Quay, director of business development, Meebo. “By
enabling the young, energetic demographic of COMEDY CENTRAL viewers to
discuss the election in real-time, Meebo helps create an engaging and
rewarding social media experience that channels people’s
excitement about the election into lively and colorful online
discussions.”
COMEDY CENTRAL's Indecision2008.com
Web site will have extensive coverage of Election Day. Postings will
take place all day by the site's bloggers who will report the latest
news on the presidential election as well as the hot races in the House
and Senate. The site will also host a Live Chat, powered by Meebo®,
during the day and throughout the "Indecision 2008: America's Choice"
special, enabling users to connect and discuss the election with other
fans. There will also be a Live Blogging Event from 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
ET with comedian Patton Oswalt. In addition, throughout the day, the
site will launch exclusive interviews with "The Daily Show"
correspondents recollecting their favorite moments covering the campaign
over the past year as well as a "Swing State Seminar" with exclusive
video series hosted by comedian Kurt Braunohler that outlines the key
issues in the most hotly-contested battleground states.
The integration of Meebo into COMEDY CENTRAL Indecision2008.com is meant
to increase user engagement and time spent online. Visitors to Meebo
Rooms average over ten minutes in a room per session, thereby making
Meebo Rooms one of the Web's most universally engaging Flash widgets.
Meebo serves 40 million people and handles over 5 billion messages per
month. The company has raised $37.5 million from investors Sequoia
Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, JAFCO Ventures, Time Warner
Investments, and KTB Ventures. For information about partnering with
Meebo, please visit meebo.com/partners.
About Meebo, Inc.
Meebo is the Web’s live communications
platform. Founded in September 2005, Meebo provides instant messaging
and group chat to 40 million people at meebo.com and via partner sites
across the Web. Meebo’s investors include
Sequoia Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, JAFCO Ventures, Time Warner
Investments, and KTB Ventures. Visit meebo.com to connect with friends
live on the Web.
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Dig Communications for Meebo
Michaela Wilkinson, 415-233-4075
mwilkinson@digcommunications.com