meebee recognized by Red Herring!

It always feels good to be recognized, especially when we've been hard at work here at the Hive, trying to revamp and redesign an even better meebee.com (more on that coming soon!).  So it felt good when we heard that meebee.com was "selected as one of this year's Red Herring 100 Europe finalists."  Red Herring noted they "screened hundreds of companies for the award so your achievement is no small feat."  Moreover, "The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across Europe.  The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries."

Check out more on the event here. And wish us luck in the next stage of the competition in Paris!

meebee fans: Get your own meebee merch!

The meebee team is proud to announce that we have tons of meebee gear! Aside from working on tons of new features that will make meebee even more fun, fast and friendly to use - we've also been designing sweet merch!! Cool t-shirts, bottle openers, fun stickers, snazzy backpacks - even poker chips! Some of you lucky fans got such gear at the massive SXSW. And those at Web 2.0 in San Fran can catch our CEO who is passing out our new gear (get the latest with all that here). Email us at meebeebuzz (at) meebee.com if you want to get your hands on the cool stuff.

meebee at Web 2.0 Expo

Just touched down in San Francisco last night for the always fun and exciting web 2.0 expo! Can't wait to meet all the other top players in the web industry to learn some new tips, share some new tips and hopefully find a few AWESOME web gurus to join the meebee team!

As our users continue to grow, our staff needs to grow as well! We will be in San Francisco for two weeks and are looking for highly motivated, talented and experienced web professionals. The meebee staff operates the same way as the site - Fun, Fast and Friendly. If you fancy yourself as a "tech wiz" and are looking to join an up and coming start-up then drop us a line - jobs (at) meebee.com. Most importantly send in your track record with examples of your awesome results. Be sure to include when you will be available to meet and where while at web 2.0!

1) Product Development Manager
Experienced in skilled development of web 2.0 apps and knowledge of mobile and social media apps. Will be responsible for helping with the overall development and advancement of the site, day to day web development projects and interacting with US based product dev. team. Additionally, will be responsible for managing our web 2.0 application and future development, experience in development of web 2.0 apps, Facebook apps, iPhone apps is ideal.

2) Marketing Manager
Expert in various social media and social marketing platforms. Must have an eye for detail and ambitious attitude to help secure major partnerships, article write-ups and grow user growth exponentially.

If you're a fit, then let us know! Send your resume and/or link to your online profile, plus 2 photos of you, to jobs (at) meebee.com.

Pain in the A Q&A: At SXSW with Venmo

And we're back...with another edition of our "Pain in the A Q&A." Two editions, actually. One is with Jameel from Venmo.com, which you can find below from SXSW. Venmo allows people to send money via a mobile platform, and has cool colorful shirts. They also chat about the pains of making meetings, but how meebee.com can take that pain away and give you more time to do fun stuff!


The second video is another interview at SXSW, but all in Japanese! Yup, JD flexes his languages skills (he used to live in Japan as a media juggernaut).


*Click here for other great meebee videos, from interviews with web celebs to iPad spoofs.
*Click here for more SXSW coverage: pics, videos and more.

Cool stats about your time!

At the Hive we're all about finding new ways to save time in each day and thought we'd share some cool stats about saving time. Feel free to add any cool stats you've heard in the past about saving/ wasting time! And don't forget to use meebee.com to save time and make life easy! Enjoy.

-On an average day, there are 17 million meetings in America.

-The average person uses 13 different methods to control and manage their time.

-1 hour of planning will save 10 hours of doing.
-The average worker sends and receives 190 messages per day.
-Taking 5 minutes per day, 5 days per week to improve one’s job will create 1,200 little improvements to a job over a 5 year period.
-When someone is asking for our time for a meeting, 80% of the time, there is an alternate date and time that will be acceptable.
-80% of employees do not want to go to work on Monday morning. By Friday, the rate only drops to 60%.
-20% of the average workday is spent on "crucial" and "important" things, while 80% of the average workday is spent on things that have "little value" or "no value".
-In the last 20 years, working time has increased by 15% and leisure time has decreased by 33%.
-60% of meeting attendees take notes to appear as if they are listening.
-78% of workers in America wish they had more time to "smell the roses".
-Angry people are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as a person in better control of their emotions.
-It almost always takes twice as long to complete a task as what we originally thought it would take.
-The average working person spends less than 2 minutes per day in meaningful communication with their spouse or "significant other".
-The average working person spends less than 30 seconds a day in meaningful communication with their children.

*Statistics found on http://www.balancetime.com/articles/tm_facts_and_figures.htm

meebee even easier with Facebook Connect!

Yup, this week meebee.com is proud to  offer Facebook Connect! We here at meebee.com strive to take out the hassle of making meetups with friends, dates and business contacts. And in doing so, we strive to make meebee.com fun, fast and friendly. Also, we all have enough online accounts, profiles and logins. It's too much to keep track of sometimes. So, in staying true to meebee's focus, we've added Facebook Connect to our list of features that make meebee fun, fast and friendly!
So no need to set up a whole new login. Simply sync up meebee with your Facebook account and make meetings even easier!
For all of you that already have a meebee login, no worries. You can continue to use it and/or sign up with Facebook Connect.

meebee to make "splash" at Vator.tv competition

With only a few weeks into April, meebee has been creating a lot of buzz within the web world. It has been a non-stop rollercoaster ride since the end of SXSW in Austin. In less than a month we rocked the crowd at Innovate! 2010, Berlin and got accepted into the prestigious Red Herring event.

The ball is still rolling and right now we are focusing on the highly anticipated "The Next Web" event and getting the most votes for the Vator Splash competition. We entered the competiton and have already started to make an impact, BUT we need your help! The contest is based on getting votes from the people. All you need to do is 3 easy steps and then you're entered to win AWESOME prizes and chances to live cool life experiences!  Here's what you have to do to vote:

1) SIGNUP: Visit http://vator.tv/registration and fill out the short form (don't worry, they won't spam you unless you check the boxes at the bottom).
2) CONFIRM: Check your email and click the link in the the email from "Vator.tv."

3) VOTE: After clicking the link in your email, click on the blue "Competitions" tab, and then under "Running Competitions," click the "Vator Splash Competition (May)" link. Or go straight to it from: http://bit.ly/vatorsplash. Find meebee.com (blue logo) and click "Vote for this Company."

That's it! Thank you in advance and happy voting!

iPad: Environmentally Friendly and with Flash!

Ok, it's over. After a massive revealing, months of hype and a pushed-back launch date, Apple's iPad has finally launched. It seems the reviews are hit and miss: it's too heavy, can't multi-task and other technological glitches such as having no Flash capabilities. Really? Not so. meebee's CEO took on Steve Jobs for the second time (click here to see the first) to prove that the iPad does in fact have Flash (poof!). Plus, it's environmentally friendly? Enjoy the quick video spoof...

Breaking News: iPad to support Flash

Due to a flurry of complaints, parody videos and proposed boycotts of the soon to be released iPad, Steve Jobs and the Apple Corporation have decided to make some major changes to the highly publicized product before its April 3rd launch – the first being the addition of Flash.

According to a private source, the leak came from a Best Buy sales rep late Wednesday night. “I can’t say I’m surprised, it was ludicrous of Apple to expect the product to do well considering their serious lack in product features and relatively high cost” said David Strazner, a web developer out of Silicon Valley. It is a smart move on Apple’s part considering the amount of criticism they have received for the iPads inability to support flash in addition to a laundry list of other "should be standard" features for the $500 oversized iTouch. Analyst's are curious if this last minute stunt will be enough to win over the less than impressed iPad critics. There has yet to be an official statement made by Jobs and Apple at the moment but it is expected to come later in the day. See YouTube's response...

Help meebee out = get a free t-shirt!

As a startup, we come across a lot of decisions. Some are little, some are big (a list of open positions at meebee). But the "devil's in the details" as the saying goes, and we got stumped on this one. What should we name our "make a meeting" button? It appears throughout meebee.com, and on the very blog you're reading. It needs to be action inducing, catchy and clear. So, help us out and give us your input. One lucky "pollster" will win a free meebee t-shirt!

Pain in the A Q&A: At SXSW with SoundCloud's Alex Ljung

meebee's CEO JD caught up with SoundCloud's CEO Alex at Austin's SXSW festival. They rap about Alex arriving at the massive festival of SXSW, and the great growth that SoundCloud.com is receiving - from guitar players at home to The Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan. The also tackle the fact that Alex was having trouble meeting up with a friend due to a "messy mix" of SMS, phone tag and email. Alex is now going to check out meebee.com because of it! Enjoy the short video clip...

Video credit goes to MyLocationScouts.com, who helped us out at SXSW. They're the first nationwide rental database for independent filmmakers and a one stop shop for finding shooting locations, props and equipment - no matter what the budget.

meebee.com is now hiring

Yes it's true, we are currently looking for cool, smart and tech savvy individuals to join the meebee.com team - in your face recession! People may have slowed down with spending money but have certainly not slowed down on making meetings. So we need your help. The meebee staff operates the same way as the site - Fun, Fast and Friendly. If you fancy yourself as a "tech wiz" and are looking to join an up and coming start-up then drop us a line - jobs (at) meebee.com. Most importantly send in your track record with examples of your awesome results.

1) Web 2.0 Developer
Experienced in skilled development of web 2.0 apps and knowledge of mobile and social media apps.
2) iPhone app Designer
Designing and synchronizing iPhone application. Create exciting features to attract future users. Must keep current on the latest iPhone SDK developments and testing.
3) Product Manager
Manage our web 2.0 application and future development, plus experience in development of web 2.0 apps, Facebook apps, iPhone apps is ideal.

If you're a fit, then let us know! Send your resume and/or link to your online profile, plus 2 photos of you, to jobs (at) meebee.com

Pain in the A Q&A: At SXSW with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

meebee CEO JD caught up with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh at the South By Southwest festival (SXSW). They rap aboout the best of the buzzing festival so far, such as the Delivering Happiness Book Bus that is party-hoping around Austin and spreading the good word of Hsieh's new book, "Delivering Happiness." Hsieh breaksdown all that he learned in business, "from the lemonaide stand to LinkExchange to Zappos," plus how the science of happiness can be applied to business.

They also hash over the annoying back and forth of texting and email, and how meebee.com can help alleviate that wasted time and energy.

Video credit goes to MyLocationScouts.com, who helped us out at SXSW. They're the first nationwide rental database for independent filmmakers and a one stop shop for finding shooting locations, props and equipment - no matter what the budget.

Shots from SXSW: Ashton Kutcher, Evan Wiliams, Brian Solis...

Our CEO JD is spreading the good word of meebee at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) festival. Enjoy the (almost) real-time shots of his experience mixing it up with geeks, web celebs and party goers alike. Shots of meebee CEO JD hanging out with web celebs at the Austsin's SXSW and Paris' LeWeb.  Check out Twitterholic Ashton Kutcher, Brian Solis, Zappo's Tony Hsieh, Jason Womack, Foursquare's Naveen Selvadurai, others...



Photo credit goes to MyLocationScouts.com, who helped us out at SXSW. They're the first nationwide rental database for independent filmmakers and a one stop shop for finding shooting locations, props and equipment - no matter what the budget.

meebee shout out to MyLocationScouts

We want to give credit to MyLocationScouts, who helped us out at SXSW. They're the first nationwide rental database for independent filmmakers. Through them, you can create a profile for your location (personal property and equipment to earn 100% profit. No commission and no transaction fee), browse a nationwide database of willing property renters and communicate directly and use sample contracts, find talent, barter/trade, hire a location scout and research each state's film incentive programs. MyLocationScouts is a one stop shop for finding shooting locations, props and equipment - no matter what the budget.

Parties Galore: SXSW and St. Patrick's Day!

meebee is all about having a good time. Our sole purpose is to save people time and energy so they can do more things that they want to do. Like partying. Like drinking good beer. Like going to massive festivals (for more of our CEO's adventures at SXSW, click here). One of the most celebrated holidays, St. Patrick's Day, is just around the corner. So if you can't be at Austin's SXSW, then get to one of these three fun zones to have a pint of Guinness and sing "Danny Boy" 28 times.


Dublin, Ireland - Can't leave out the biggest St. Patty's Day heavy hitter. A gigantic festival takes over the streets, almost Carnival-like. Also, check out the Dublin Hop On, Hop Off tour.

Boston, MA - It claims to be the most Irish city in the US. True or not, it's a fine place to be on the green holiday. Check out the Go Boston Card that gives you discounted access to over 70 attractions.

Anywhere, World - Just about any decent city has an Irish pub. Or two. Or 14. So find yours, throw on some green and saddle up with a finely poured Guinness. That guy or girl next to you is ready for a jolly good time!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from meebee!

meebee featured in the Technology Media Blog of MediaMan

With our CEO JD at SXSW and now this feature by MediaMan, meebee is getting some great buzz! In Technology Media blog of Media Man Australia, meebee gets some good print. A couple highlights that Greg Tingle noted:

"meebee is a cool new app that will take the hassle out of meeting with your friends."
"Best of all meebee will contact you about meetings, in the way you prefer i.e. vie email. Its FREE and remarkably simple to use – 3 steps and you are finished!"
Get the full write up here...
And get SXSW tips and the latest from JD's SXSW experience here.

HELLO SXSW!

Just touched down in Austin and it’s true that everything’s bigger in Texas and SXSW is no exception! We're already hearing a lot of talk about the best places to eat and hangout inside SXSW and on the streets of Austin. Here’s a list of some of the top places people having been buzzing about:

Best Places to…

Grab a Beer: The Ginger Man 

Grab a Slice: Home Slice Pizza 

Pig out on BBQ: Smitty’s Market 

Get into a bar-brawl:  Donn's Depo

Attend a Tiki Themed Party: Gowalla Tiki Room 

Chow on Late Night Grub: La Mexicana 

Will add more after we do some additional exploring. Don’t forget to use meebee.com to meet at all these great spots! 

Want to go to SXSW? Or make cash doing so?

Calling all female geeks, web socialites and VIPs!

Want to get in to SXSW? Going to SXSW but want to make some extra cash? Then why not help out a startup web 2.0 site by doing a little bit of promo work? If you're a local, or someone who knows SXSW inside out, then let us know about your SXSW chops and we'll choose 1 or 2 lucky people to have a blast at this year's SXSW! (whether we pay for your flight, ticket or in cold, hard cash depends on the applicants). You'll be helping out our CEO JD with photos, videos, passing out meebee goods and more.

Email us at meebeebuzz [at] meebee.com and prove to us you can make a difference at this year's interactive festival. Please send a couple of photos, a few paragraphs and/or an online profile to show up what you got!

For the rest of you - we look forward to meeting, sharing and partying at this year's SXSW!
Check out our tips and tricks in getting the most out of SXSW.

meebee to rock SXSW

It's official, meebee will be buzzing around the highly anticipated 2010 SXSW event in Austin, Texas. With an estimated 60,000 attendees from all over the globe, the event should prove to be a wild ride filled with film stars, rock stars and computer stars alike. It's going to be our first year in attendance so we have a lot of things on our to-do list. Here's just a few:

Help others network to the max

So you've arranged your SXSW schedule down to a tee and refuse to miss a single event, good for you! But don't forget - it's much cooler if you roll to each event with a group rather than flying solo. Instead of creeping around by yourself, meetup with your friends using meebeee. Attending different events with a group will make it much easier to meet and network with other attendees.

Get interrupted by Kanye

We're not sure if he'll be in attendance again like last year, but if we are giving a speech, presentation maybe even a performance he is the man to ruin it. It's been too long since the Grammy's it's about time for a comeback! 

Tame the killer bee

We like to think that we know a thing or two about bee's and because the largest bee is located in Texas we will have to meetup.

Get everyone buzzed

The meebee crew will be doing everything possible to make this the best SXSW to date! At meebee.com, we work hard and play harder so keep any eye out for our meebee gang and you will be guaranteed an unforgettable time!

Hook up VIP'S

For select VIPS the meebee crew will be giving away a variety of awesome prizes, VIP cards to help save you time and money and a select few will have a chance to receive the Amazon hit "Your Time, Your Life!" 

Let us know what you like to do at SXSW and what you think we should add to our list. See you there!