10 posts and columns on Seth Sternberg

Sources: Google Is Close to Buying Meebo

in News on May 11 at 7:42 pm PT

Google is in talks to acquire Meebo, according to two sources close to the situation.
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Exclusive: Meebo Raises $25M More

in Social on November 16, 2010 at 2:43 pm PT

Meebo has nearly completed a $25 million round of funding led by Khosla Ventures, with Khosla partner Gideon Yu becoming a board observer. This is the Web-sharing toolmaker’s Series D round, and will be announced by Khosla in a speech at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this afternoon. Existing backers such as Sequoia Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson are also participating in the round, which brings Meebo to total funding of more than $60 million.

Meebo Foursquarifies the Web with Check-ins

in Social on November 14, 2010 at 9:21 pm PT

Meebo on Tuesday plans to announce an update to its popular Meebo Bar (which is used on this Web site, and many others, to make it easier for users to share content). The goal is to help users discover new Web sites (kind of like StumbleUpon) and become loyal to them by using a check-in system (kind of like a virtual Foursquare).

Full Disclosure: ATD Adds Meebo Toolbar

in News on May 4, 2010 at 11:11 am PT

As we have with every change to features and functionality on All Things Digital, today we are writing to give you details about a new Meebo toolbar on this site. Designed to facilitate sharing, help navigation and more, it appears at the very bottom of each page on our site. The first thing you need to know: You can get rid of it whenever you like.

Facebook, Meebo Talking Again–Now That Meebo Has Agreed to Use Facebook Connect

in Media on February 5, 2009 at 12:04 pm PT

Last month, Facebook forced Web-based chat service Meebo to cut itself off from the social network. But now that Meebo has agreed to use the new Facebook Connect service, all is forgiven.

Facebook’s Mantra: Use Facebook Connect or Don’t Connect at All

in Media on January 8, 2009 at 8:18 pm PT

Want access to Facebook’s user base, which has now cracked 150 million? Then you’re going to need to play by Facebook’s rules. Last week Facebook sued Power.com, a social network aggregator, because the company allowed Facebook users to plug into the site without actually visiting Facebook itself. Today, instant-messaging aggregator Meebo is unplugging itself from Facebook rather than face the same kinds of legal problems.

Kara Visits the VentureBeat Party!

in News on May 2, 2008 at 2:03 am PT

Last night, dressed in my kindergarten soccer-coach best (sneaks, sweats and athletic socks–glam!), I ventured over to the Tenderloin district of San Francisco to attend VentureBeat‘s party in honor of the launch of its new digital media blog. Held at the Ambassador club on Geary Street, it was as if 1999 had never ended, and [...]

Kara Visits Meebo!

in News on March 18, 2008 at 2:22 am PT

Last week, I visited Meebo, the Web-based instant messaging company, at their headquarters on Castro Street in Mountain View, Calif. Why? Well, like a lot of Web 2.0 companies, because it’s a hot and hyped little start-up with a fast-growing audience for its–wait for it!–widgets! But Meebo makes actually useful widgets, such as its flagship unified instant messaging offering. Thus, in an endless sea of useless and juvenile apps, that immediately makes BoomTown happy and interested. And, backed by Sequoia Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, it also has a solid team, although it is one still in search of a much more solid business plan.