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	Meetro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Meetro's features make it useful for meeting people with similar interests in a given area, as well as bundling multiple messaging protocols into one program.
		Meetro's parent company is Meetroduction, based in Palo Alto, California.
		The Meetro program is different from other messenger programs as it does not allow "bots" to gain access to the program and infiltrate it with false profiles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meetroduction (433 words)

	Wired News: Meetro Eases Hookups in Your Hood
		Meetro, from a small, Chicago-based company called Meetroduction, marries instant-messaging software with geo-proximity technology in the hopes of expanding people's social circles.
		Meetro users currently are clustered mainly in Chicago and New York City and mostly seem to be 18- to 30-year-olds, college students and people new to a city who are looking to socialize.
		Meetro users can also prevent someone from ever seeing their profile or IM-ing them again by hitting a prominently placed "block" button.
	www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,69023,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3 (740 words)

	TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Meetro Goes Mac
		Meetro, an interesting location-based instant messaging client that’s compatible with AOL, ICQ, MSN and Yahoo!, is now alpha testing a Mac version of their software.
		I signed up on Meetro to meet new friends because I had just moved and was looking for people to visit neighborhood bars and restaurants with.
		We are adapting a different lifestyle, and these days that everything is going wireless I believe that the location identification is one of the smartest and most intuitive tools for using IM clients for the reason they were invented in the first place.
	www.techcrunch.com /2005/12/13/meetro-goes-mac (561 words)

	Laughing Squid » Meetro
		Meetro is a location-based social network application with a built-in IM client.
		The Meetro developers have recently relocated to Palo Alto from Chicago and have been making the rounds promoting their new application and impersonating a boy band.
		Meetro has now launched its Mac private alpha and is looking for people to participate.
	laughingsquid.com /2005/12/14/meetro (361 words)

	» meetro & more
		I’m always on the look out for a great multi-protocol messaging client (I currently use Miranda) and Meetro is suppose to be this and much more.
		The premise behind Meetro is to not only too handle multiple protocols like Yahoo, MSN, AIM, and ICQ (viral strategy??); but to also "meet" others in your area.
		Meetro users have the ability to see other users within a certain distance of themselves.
	www.osilla.com /?p=160 (400 words)

	Valleywag: The hap-hap-happiest season of all (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Friendster will provide Meetro users the ability to see who's looked at their profile to encourage a greater number of 'random hookups' without the need for alcohol.
		Meetro is a location-aware Instant Messenger turning traditional IM on it's side.
		Meetro bridges the gap between traditional instant messengers and the next-generation local meeting place.
	www.valleywag.com /tech/holidays/the-haphaphappiest-season-of-all-164530.php (411 words)

	TechCrunch
		There are rumors that Meetro (profile), a location aware instant messaging platform and application, may be aquired by Google this week.
		Meetro is an instant messaging service that works both as a stand alone client and also integrates with other IM services (AOL and ICQ for now, others to come later).
		Meetro determines where you are phyically located automatically (or you can override by telling it manually) and shows you other meetro users near you.
	www.techcrunch.com /tag/Meetro (296 words)

	Meetro - Google Instant Messenger coming soon » Digital Inspiration: Productivity Tips, Technology, Software, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		According to internetnews.com, Google is expected to announce the acquisition of Meetroduction popularly known for Meetro, location-aware social networking software.
		The idea of Meetro is to find people to hang out with in the physical world.
		Meetro software is compatible with AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and ICQ, adding the ability to find people outside of one's personal buddy lists.
	labnol.blogspot.com /2005/08/meetro-google-instant-messenger-coming.html (394 words)

	Is Meetro really the new Google IM???
		Overheard on IM today, someone mentioned "Industry Sources" that Google was in talks with Meetro to merge their new client with Hello.
		Meetro is as original as Picasa (if not more); would make plenty of sense if they would pick it up.
		Meetro is ok....but not really a massive hit that google is looking for to put them on the instant messaging map....My guess is they are designing a new
	digg.com /software/Is_Meetro_really_the_new_Google_IM_ (1139 words)

	Chicago Sun-Times: Meetro helps Netizens find out who's nearby
		Meetro, a North Side start-up, has a new spin on social networks: tapping into location information about Wi-Fi hotspots to link people who are using nearby access points.
		Davis said the Chicago area is an ideal place to test Meetro because it is among the most "unwired cities" in the country.
		Meetro informed him how far away the people were, from just a few blocks to one who was 20 miles way.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050620/ai_n14717646 (450 words)

	Making online connections more personal : The Morning Call Online
		All four individuals were using an innovative new application called Meetro, which combines instant messaging with your physical location to connect you with others who are nearby.
		Once Meetro knows where you are, it looks for other people who are using the application nearby.
		Further, Bragiel suggests you use the same precautions on Meetro as you would on any other online community: use extreme caution before revealing your real name (use a nickname or code name instead), your address or any other personal information.
	www.mcall.com /technology/wireless/chi-0507300055jul30,0,4029897.story (732 words)

	Minority Rapport: Podcast for 8-17-2005
		Meetro's garnered a lot of attention in recent weeks, and characterizes itself to newcomers as "radius and proximity-based software...that gets you on the town with old friends or new acquaintances."
		Among the topics discussed were Meetro's competitive posture with respect to existing IM and social networking platforms, privacy and security issues and Meetro's roadmap to fl ink.
		Meetro has done some exciting development that allows wifi-enabled laptops to locate themselves geographically based on a map of hotspots, but scalability questions lead me to suspect even this is a stopgap measure.
	www.minorityrapport.com /2005/08/podcast_for_817.html (485 words)

	Google acquires Meetro, absolutely totally definitely doing IM now - Download Squad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		People have been talking about Google releasing their own IM software since, I think, the beginning of time, but internetnews.com is reporting that it's got to be what they're up to now.
		You see, this week Google is expected to announce its acquisition of Meetroduction, the company which makes Meetro, which is some sort of IM client that supports multiple protocols (e.g.
		Meetro seems like an odd purchase, unless they've got something special in mind for that wi-fi mojo, and I sincerely hope they do.
	www.downloadsquad.com /2005/08/09/google-acquires-meetro-absolutely-totally-definitely-doing-im-now (609 words)

	Social networking IM, neat idea. - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums
		Further, Bragiel suggests you use the same precautions on Meetro as you would on any other online community: use extreme caution before revealing your real name (use a nickname or code name instead), your address or any other personal information.
		It would be interesting if Meetro could be hooked up to something like the GD Member Map or LinkedIn.
		If Meetro is successful, the big IM players will most certainly either duplicate it or consider using this existing technology, whichever is less expensive in their eyes.
	www.gamedev.net /community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=336128&whichpage=1� (1579 words)

	.:Nintendo Insider:. Intelligent Gaming Coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		This new instant messaging application is called Meetro (www.meetro.com) and is created by the team of CEO Paul Bragiel (current CEO of Paragon 5) and President Wendell Davis III (ex-producer of Cave Barn Studios).
		What makes Meetro a unique instant messenger is that it shows the proximity in miles how far away each user is from your location.
		Meetro is not up to par to their competitors with users and technology compared to their competitors just yet, but more updates should help them.
	nintendoinsider.com /site/EEkuFAyluAHuhWnZnZ.php (489 words)

	joga
		Meetro does not capture the away/idle info from aim.
		Since then, meetro’s been getting a bit of airtime here and there, not to mention having floortime at ETech.
		The location-awareness of it is the only thing that makes meetro even remotely interesting to me. So Vinny, I’ll get it on the d/l and give it a shot.
	joga.be /index.php?tag=communication (2006 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Finding people on Meetro to ask for recommendations on restaurants or things to do wherever you are has already proven to be very helpful to me in the past few months.
		Meetro for Mac has been heavily anticipated among us nerds who like to socialize but still try to instigate it on the internet, and the lovely folks over at the Meetro headquarters e-mailed me a copy of the working Alpha just a few days ago, with this note:
		Meetro has now launched its private alpha and is looking for people to participate.
	arstechnica.com /journals/apple.ars/2005/12/13/2082 (1145 words)

	» Meetro coming to Mac, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP and Linux - Software Journal
		Meetro became popular after the rumors spread claiming that Google was planning to acquire the company.
		However, with the arrival of Google Talk, it is now clear that this innovative firm is not going to be acquired in the distant future and they plan to do something which none of the current messengers have done in all these years.
		Meetro is an Instant Messenger, which shows the proximity in miles how far away each user is from your location.
	stuff.techwhack.com /archives/2005/08/26/meetro-coming-to-mac-nintendo-ds-sony-psp-and-linux (981 words)

	Meetro is my new home \| vinnie.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The key difference with Meetro over other IM clients is that your buddy list is dynamic and location based.
		While your core list of buddies will always be available, Meetro can display members that users have any relationship with, weak or strong, though any online community users participate in.
		In the past I have weblogged about it a few times (http://www.elsua.net/index.php?s=meetro) and since it was a little while since I tried it out, I got triggered by your weblog post to give it another try and so far I like what I am seeing.
	vinnie.net /2006/02/10/meetro_is_my_new_home?... (544 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		You may remember Meetro as the geographically-based IM client that we wrote about back in December, which, at the time, was just opening up the alpha version of the Mac-compatible client to a larger audience to test.
		The Meetro crew was optimistically hoping to release around Macworld time (read: now), but according to this article at Applexnet, it seems that the Mac client will be taking just a teeny bit longer to reach Xanadu-like levels of euphoric perfection.
		The Mac alpha is not without bugs, but the Meetro team is very dedicated to listening to user feedback and is constantly on top of things much quicker than I would expect from most other developers.
	arstechnica.com /journals/apple.ars/2006/1/9/2424 (834 words)

	Meet Meetro - iBLOGthere4iM
		Meetro is a desktop application designed to facilitate real-time meetings with people locally.
		This data is internally converted to GPS and used to marry a Meetro user with individuals around him.
		Meetro co-founder Wendell Davis III is denying reports that his company is being acquired by Google.
	www.kbcafe.com /iBLOGthere4iM/?guid=20050811175004 (1092 words)

	Making online connections more personal - Orlando Sentinel : Wireless and Networking
		In the suburbs, where things are more spread out, users can simply enter their address "so the next time you use Meetro in your house, it will recognize your router and your location.
		Bragiel said it's this last aspect, the one he calls "social networking," that further separates Meetro from anything else that's available.
		Meetro has its own proprietary instant-messaging tool built in ("it's completely encrypted and secure") and also supports AOL and ICQ.
	www.orlandosentinel.com /technology/wireless/chi-0507300055jul30,0,1240597.story (628 words)

	SiliconBeat: Slowing down on this Meetroduction buzz
		Today comes news that Meetro has moved to Palo Alto from Chicago, and plans to finish raising a first round of venture capital between $3 million and $5 million in the first quarter -- but a smidgeon of caution is warranted when reading the news surrounding this company.
		First, the news suggests this will be quick round: "We just started looking a few weeks ago and things are moving quickly," said Chief Executive Paul Bragiel, as quoted by VentureWire this morning (subscription required) in a story about the company's plans.
		Meetro should start by have some SEO expert working on their website cause nothing appears on them in google.....
	www.siliconbeat.com /entries/2005/12/01/slowing_down_on_this_meetroduction_buzz.html (728 words)

	Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Meetro wants Mac testers
		Meetro’s CEO, Paul Bragiel, told me today that they have launched its Mac private alpha and is looking for testers.
		Meetro is an app that uses your wifi antenna to figure out where you’re located and then finds interesting things/people nearby.
		I have emailed them to be a beta tester and I really want to be one but it seems they must have gave them all out.
	scobleizer.wordpress.com /2005/12/14/meetro-wants-mac-testers (383 words)

	MrEggsalad.net - Your Web 2.0 Taste of Christianity & Thoughts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		However, next week they said that it should be able to talk with The Big 4 and Meetro.
		I click Meetro's icon and in about 8 seconds I am connected and ready to talk with Meetro, AIM, and ICQ.
		The folks at Meetro say that they are still talking to many companies, so they could be talking to them, but at the moment Meetro is just making a name for itself.
	www.mreggsalad.net /displaycomments.php?cid=&id=26 (310 words)

	» Google planning to acquire Meetroduction and Meetro - Software Journal
		They are also expected to provide more services through their My Google initiative which they showcased to the world in the month of may. The company has declined to comment on these rumors floating in the market.
		Paul Bragiel, CEO of Meetroduction, said in a statement during the launch of the application: “The beauty of Meetro is the direct way in which you connect with people nearby.
		Meetro coming to Mac, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP and Linux Meetro became popular after the rumors spread claiming that Google was planning to acquire the company.
	stuff.techwhack.com /archives/2005/08/09/meetroduction-and-meetro (658 words)

	E L S U A ~ A KM Blog » Blog Archive » Meetro - It Really Breaks The Ice
		Well, I have now been trying Meetro since then and although it is not the same as Plazes it also has got some very good points.
		However, by the looks of it Meetro seems to be getting started as the critical mass of users are very US centric at the moment, with very few folks here in Europe or in Asia.
		Over at his weblog you will be able to find all of the details of the great things that will continue to happen with Meetro in order to take it into new grounds and consolidate it amongst one of the most powerful real-time collaboration tools for one particular audience: mobile workers.
	www.elsua.net /2005/10/20/meetro-it-really-breaks-the-ice (937 words)

	Teen Scene Magazine - Special Features: Meetro - The Future of IM
		Meetro, the name is a combination of “meet” and “introduction,” gives you the opportunity to get to know everyone in your area.
		Meetro originally launched on June 1st, but just recently released an improved beta version of the messenger.
		Everyday I log-on to Meetro and find people that are within just miles of me and others that are across the Atlantic.
	www.teenscenemag.com /sections/specialfeatures/meetro.php (424 words)

	FileForum \| Meetro
		Since my motivation to download this program is related to Meetro being a small file to download via GPRS, I only wanted MSN as a smale file.
		Lucy me have also an XP on the same driver, and are still able to communicate from the wilderness:-) But I must really warn about this specific program.
		I've been using it from the beginning, and the first time someone close to me signed up and signed in, I was all giddy...
	fileforum.betanews.com /detail/Meetro/1125155657/1 (367 words)

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