MeetMe(R) to Present at TEDx Bay Area Ignite: Celebrating Global Women Entrepreneurs in Mountain View, California on December...
November 30 2012 - 09:00AM
Marketwired
MeetMe, Inc. (NYSE MKT: MEET), the public market leader in social
discovery, has announced that it will present at the third annual
TEDx Bay Area Ignite: Celebrating Global Women Entrepreneurs on
Saturday, December 1st at LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View,
California.
Catherine Cook, Co-founder and VP of Brand Strategy of MeetMe,
will present "The Essential Truths of Friendship: what friendship
means in the digital age, and how it changes as friendship-making,
like friendship, migrates online or goes digital." Earlier this
week, MeetMe announced member survey statistics that indicated 90%
of members have made a new friend on MeetMe, and 37% have made a
best friend.
"It's a huge honor to be included in this diverse group of
global women entrepreneurs," said Cook. "I'm excited to share my
presentation and represent MeetMe at this year's TEDx."
Speakers come from diverse backgrounds in the Bay Area and
beyond, spanning half way across the globe. The goal is to
highlight a broad spectrum of ideas, thought leadership and
business models, addressing a select Silicon Valley audience, while
providing an engaging day full of presentations, entertainment and
conversation in the renowned TED style.
About MeetMe, Inc. MeetMeĀ® is the leading
social network for meeting new people in the US and the public
market leader for social discovery (NYSE MKT: MEET). MeetMe makes
meeting new people fun through social games and apps, monetized by
both advertising and virtual currency. With 60% of traffic coming
from mobile, MeetMe is fast becoming the social gathering place for
the mobile generation. The company operates MeetMe.com and MeetMe
apps on iPhone, iPad, and Android in English, Spanish and
Portuguese.
About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth
spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program
of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share
a TED-like experience. TEDx Bay Area events, TEDTalks videos and
live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connections in a
small group setting. The TED Conference provides general guidance
for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours,
are self-organized.
Contact: Robin Shallow EVP Communications & Public
Relations MeetMe, Inc. (215) 862-7823 robin@meetme.com Follow us on
Twitter @meetme Investor Contact: E. Brian Harvey Vice
President of Capital Markets and Investor Relations MeetMe, Inc.
(215) 862-1162 x266 brian@meetme.com Follow our business news on
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