MeetMe Becomes Member of The Family Online Safety Institute
NEW HOPE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a public market leader for social
discovery, today announced it has joined the Family
Online Safety Institute (FOSI). FOSI is the nation’s leading
organization dedicated to educating parents, companies, children,
educators and policy makers about Internet safety. Fred Beckley,
MeetMe’s General Counsel and EVP of Business Affairs, will join FOSI’s
Board of Directors.
“I am delighted to welcome MeetMe as our newest member,” said Stephen
Balkam, CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute. “MeetMe employs a
variety of industry-leading best practices to monitor their active
community. The addition of Fred Beckley to our board allows us to learn
from MeetMe’s innovative work with both technological and human safety
processes, and we are eager to share their best practices with our
membership and the broader Internet community.”
“As one of the largest mobile platforms for meeting and chatting with
new people, we recognize the important role we play in educating users
about safe online practices,” said Mr. Beckley. “I am excited to join
the FOSI Board and look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with
other leading companies in our space.”
About MeetMe, Inc.
Through its MeetMe® and Skout® mobile apps and websites, MeetMe is a
leading social network for meeting new people in the US and the public
market leader for social discovery (NASDAQ: MEET). MeetMe makes it easy
to discover new people to chat with on mobile devices. With
approximately two million total daily active users, MeetMe is fast
becoming the social gathering place for the mobile generation. MeetMe is
a leader in mobile monetization with a diverse revenue model comprising
advertising, user credits, and subscriptions. MeetMe’s apps are
available on iPhone, iPad, and
Android in
multiple languages worldwide. For more information, please visit meetmecorp.com.
About FOSI
The Family Online Safety Institute is an international, non-profit
organization that works to make the online world safer for kids and
their families. FOSI convenes leaders in industry, government and the
non-profit sectors to collaborate and innovate new solutions and
policies in the field of online safety. Through research, resources,
events and special projects, FOSI promotes a culture of responsibility
online and encourages a sense of digital citizenship for all. FOSI’s
membership includes 30 of the leading Internet and telecommunications
companies around the world.
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additional features and upgrades as anticipated, the risk that
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Contacts
MKR Group, Inc.
Todd Kehrli or Jim Byers
323-468-2300
meet@mkr-group.com
