meebee.com's User Stories of the Month (audio clips)

We've decided to change up our user stories for the month this time around and have included a few sounds clips of people talking about why they like using meebee. Our meebee mini-users of the month are Dave, Jeff and Kristen. They each use meebee for a bunch of different ways to help make their lives easier. Listen to what they have to say in less than 20 seconds each!

Drinks w/ mates
Name: Dave
Location: Washington State
About: Hard working student who uses meebee to party with his friends in his free time. Listen to his 15 sec. blurb
  

Biz Meetings
Name: Jeff
Location: New York City
About: Talks about how meebee has helped give him a competitive edge at work.
  

Sexy Dates
Name: Kristen
Location: Denver, Colorado
About: Hated getting annoyed by strangers e-mailing her and how meebee has put an end to it.
  

Congrats to Dave, Jeff and Kristen for being the meebee user's of the month! Send us an e-mail, sound clip or video letting us know why you love using meebee and to have a chance at becoming the meebee user of the month!

meebee Promo: Last Week to Win Cool Life Experiences

It's your last chance to win a free life experience! Ever wanted to zoom in a fighter jet? Or feel the buzz of racing a Formula 1 car? Or wanted to leap out of a plane when skydiving? How about getting up close and personal with a shark when scubadiving? If you love life, and the cool life experiences that go with it, then time is ticking.

meebee.com's promo is wrapping up this Sunday, February 28th. Be the King or Queen Bee (prizes for whoever uses the site the most) or The Honeycomber (prizes to the people who get the most sign ups in the month of February will win prizes.
*Click here for original contest post and details.
It's win/win: Utilize a fun, fast and friendly site that saves you time and hassle and have a chance to win a cool life experience. Even if you don't win, you still get a valuable site that saves you time and energy.

We've gotten great feedback about our contest as well as the site. Thanks everyone!

The Art of Multi-Tasking

Whether you're a frantic college student trying to find time to cram in a last minute paper, a busy exec. who needs to complete a never ending array of reports or a mom who has to go to work, drop your kids off at school, pick your kids up from school and prepare a delicious dinner all by 5pm, the fact of the matter is everyone could you some extra help with multi-tasking and saving time throughout their day. Here at meebee.com, we realize that each day moves by extremely fast and can often leave to added stress and incomplete goals. That being said, it's important to stay organized and take any help you can get. meebee.com can be used in many different ways for many different professions. Because you're so busy we have compiled a list of different professions and lifestyles and how using meebee can help!

1) The Super Mom: Instead of banking on your child’s "less than perfect" memory and waiting an extra hour for them after each practice or school event - start sending out meebee meetup's as a reminder of where and when you're coming. (It's much cooler than the note written on the lunch napkin...we promise)


2) The Slacker: The key to being a successful slacker is by putting forth as little effort as possible and getting a lot in return. So instead of cutting out valuable PS3 and X-Box playing time to send out back and forth texts and calls trying to figure out when you're available to mingle with your fellow slacker friends - simply send out a quick meebe invite and give yourself more time to do...well... nothing!

What do you LOVE?

Yes, Valentine's Day is over. Some of you are relieved, some of you couldn't careless. And maybe some of you are still "in the mood." So, since February is the month of love, we're going take that theme and put a little twist on it.  What do you LOVE? Not who, but what? Could be anything: reading, partying, studying, traveling, spending time with friends and family - what cool life experiences do you LOVE to do? (win one here with our latest promo)

At the Hive we did a quick breakdown of what we LOVE about meebee, as well as what we would LOVE about meebee given a few enhancements. A few of each:

What we LOVE about meebee
No back and forth hassle in writing up emails arranging the time/date/place to meetup
Its fun, stylish design
The ability to use icons to make meetups even quicker
Customizable - add your pic and use emoticons
Integration of Google Maps
The bee, of course!

And things we'd LOVE to have (that are coming soon!):
iPhone app
Add video, pics and music to meetings
Smooth syncing with more apps

What do you think? We're still in the BEETA stage, so we'd love to hear what you have to say!

meebee's Last Minute Valentine's Day Gifts

February 14th sneak up on you?  Just realized that you don't have anything for your sweetheart? Worried about the first impression? Might be the end of your relationship? No worries. meebee.com once again comes to the rescue and compiled a fine of list minute gifts to save you from being in the doghouse - 5 tried and true Valentine's Day gifts.

Dinner out - most places will be full this late in the game, but a few off-the-beaten path restaurants will still have a cozy table for two.

Home-cooked meal - Restaurants totally booked? Fear not, mix up a home-cooked meal. The extra effort, heart and sweat will show your loved one how much you care.  Get a heart-shaped slab of steak from Henry's Market. 

Candles and Roses - Classic, a little cheesy, but still effective.  Both can be found most anywhere, even it's the day of.  Surprise them with a candlelit room decorated with roses.  Or, a single long-steam rose works wonders, too.

meebee's Anti-Valentine's Day list

meebee.com realizes that Valentine's Day is a lot of fun for those that are happily head-over-heels in swooning love.  But we also realize that many people hate Hallmark Day, er, Valentine's Day.  So we compiled a list of sources that are not so much the mushy, commercialized tack that surrounds February 14th.

Anti-VDay - Forum with trivia, history, jokes and more
Be My Anti-Valentine '09 - A bunch of anti-Vday "cards" you can send to your friends.

Valentine's Day Survival Kit - An edgy diatribe on surviving Hallmark Day.
Anti-Valentine - For Single People Everywhere.
Valentine's Day Can Bite Me - Comments, and funny little candy hearts.
Ron's Anti-Valentine's Day Wake - All sorts of anti-Valentine's Day stuff.
Valentine's Day Sucks Facebook Group: Lot's of fun photo's and discussions.
Ringtone for Valentine's Day Sucks (myxer.com)

Gifts
Anti-Valentine's Day Gear - Buttons, stickers, magnets, mugs, T-shirts and more
CafePress - Anti-Valentine's Day gifts (T-shirts, cups, etc.)

Valentine's Day: 5 Spots for a Romantic Getaway

Whether you think Valentine's Day is a commerical holiday arranged by Hallmark, or you're a hopeless romantic that looks forward to February 14th every year - you end up doing at least something. So why not get a cool life experience and head out for a romantic getaway. Here is meebee's 5 spots for a romantic getaway:

1) Paris: Obvious, right? But it's the "City of Lights" with wine, food, history, art and, well, love.  Paris is the world's most visited city and there's a reason why: it has something for everyone.  But romantics can kiss in the shadow of Notre Dame or sneak one in after seeing the Mona Lisa. Truly a hot spot for Valentine's Day.

2) Prague: A magical, enchanting city that feels like you're in a fantasy land.  During winter, the light snow adds to the romantic appeal of the small European City.  Walking the winding, cobblestone streets of Prague, snuggling close to your loved one as large castle looms over you, proves romantic on our list.

3) Seychelles: How could one of the most beautiful locations in the world be left out? The white sand, swooping palm trees and crystal clear tropical waters bring the romance out in all of us. Although it takes a bit to get to these small African islands, it's well worth it once you arrive.

meebee on the move

It’s been several months now since meebee.com “left the hive” and our BEETA site was released to the public. Thanks to your loyal support and the support of others, meebee is quickly growing and starting to receive some great feedback from the public! Since our launch, we have received three figure growth and are showing similar growth to some of the major names on the internet in their early stages. This couldn’t have been possible without your loyal support and consistent use. Your time in each day is invaluable and we applaud you for taking a major step towards improving your life and living it to the fullest! Throughout 2010, meebee is excited to go on a wild ride to the top of the internet realm and to become the go-to site for all of your meetup and scheduling needs. If you keep these 3 points in mind then you will be able to simplify your life as well as help meebee get to the top:

1) MAKE MEETING'S ON A REGULAR BASIS:
Eliminate never-ending text messages, back and forth e-mails and missed calls by simply sending out meebee invites when you want to meet-up. It’s as simple as 1-2-3 and will result in enough saved time each year to give you an extra week’s holiday!

2) GET YOUR FRIENDS INVOLVED:
By telling your friends and family about meebee and getting them involved, you will be able to receive the maximum potential that meebee has to offer and will be making meetups as simple as possible. Once they're involved you'll be able to quickly find the best time, place and location to meet with one another. All it takes is a quick meebee request and it's done!

3) HAVE FUN:
meebee is all about saving time and having fun while meeting up. In addition to being able to make meetups through meebee.com, you can change your profile picture, update your status, messages friends and choose a goofy icon! Soon you will be able to add songs, videos, additional pictures and more!

meebee contest: Sharks, fighter jets and F-1s

meebee is launching a new contest in conjunction with Social Media Week, which is taking place this week in London, New York, San Fran, Toronto, Berlin and Sao Paulo.

We were recently recognized as one of the top 100 startups in the world, but we still want to let more people know about our valuable, time-saving site. So to be all the buzz at Social Media Week, we’re firing up some really cool promos.

Signup and get tons of users and you’ll be screaming around in a fighter jet, jumping out of a plane, dodging sharks or drifting in an F-1 race car! Truly once-in-a-lifetime thrills!

Here’s how the contest works:
1) "King/Queen Bee": Prizes for whoever uses the site the most. Send meebee invites for any meetups you’re involved with – sports, work, going out, etc. Prizes go to the people with the most meetings for that month.

2) "The Honeycomber": Prizes to the people who get the most sign ups in the month of February will win prizes.  Help build the meebee hive and win crazy life experiences.  Just send an email with all your friends who have registered and are now using meebee. Help build the hive - it will help you by saving time and energy.

The contest is on now! So get you and your friends buzzing and start sending out meebee messages ASAP.

You'll soon find how meebee makes meeting easy. It saves so much time and planning that, once in your daily routine, you'll have more time in the morning to sit and enjoy your coffee as opposed to piling through your inbox or catching up on annoying voicemail.

Good luck!