- Youmeo
Infobox Website
name = Youmeo
url = [http://www.youmeo.com/ www.youmeo.com]
type =Social network service
language = English
advertising =Banner ads
registration = Yes
owner = youmeo.com ltd
launch date = April 2005 (as pplparty)
"(relaunched April 2008)"
current status = ActiveYoumeo is a social networking website that in addition to standard social networking features (such as the ability to communicate with other members, upload media, etc.) also allows its users to import data from other popular community-based websites such as
Facebook ,Flickr andTwitter [ [http://www.youmeo.com/about.php www.youmeo.com | welcome to youmeo ] ] .Youmeo was originally founded in April 2005 under the name pplparty by then 15 year-old young entrepreneur Calum Brannan. Currently the website's offices are based in
Coventry ,United Kingdom [ [http://www.youmeo.com/contact.php www.youmeo.com | welcome to youmeo ] ]Since it's inception, the site now claims a userbase of over 400,000 and aims to expand that to 1,000,000 by the end of 2008. [ [http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/2008/04/08/youmeo-takes-on-facebook-and-myspace-65233-20738047/ Youmeo takes on Facebook and MySpace - Birmingham Post ] ]
Unique features
Ultimate Privacy Control
youmeo allows users to have multiple profiles. This enables the user to have a different profile for different friendship groups such as friends, family & place of study.
Social aggregation
The site gives users to aggregate their existing social networking services within the youmeo platform. This includes sites such as:
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Twitter -MySpace -Facebook -Bebo -Pownce -Tumblr -Flickr -Last.FM - And more..Brand Profiles
Founder Calum Brannan believes consumers should be able to intereact freely with brands as they do in the real world. [ [http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/2008/04/08/youmeo-takes-on-facebook-and-myspace-65233-20738047/ Youmeo takes on Facebook and MySpace - Birmingham Post ] ]
Other features
- Widescreen YouTube video player with Like functionality- The ability for users to be able to like content and share with friends- Content deals with publications such as
Student Times ,Gay Times ,Canvass Magazine and more..- Advanced social searchingPress Attention
Because of the site's aim to be the biggest social network in the United Kingdom (currently
Bebo ) and the young age that its founder started the website, it has gained notable attention from a variety of well-known websites and press outlets such asThe Guardian [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/08/news The return of the dotcom kids - but have investors learned their lesson? | Technology | The Guardian ] ] ,Financial Times [ [http://www.punchcomms.com/pplparty.html] ] andThe Sunday Times [ [http://richardmoross.com/2008/03/31/moo-in-the-sunday-times-magazine/ MOO in the Sunday Times Magazine « YO, CEO ] ] .References
External links
* [http://www.youmeo.com Youmeo]
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