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MeetMe,
Inc. (NYSE MKT: MEET), the public market leader for social discovery,
today announced upgrades to Match, a popular feature of its core MeetMe
application. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the redesigned Match has
been structured to improve mobile user experience and is available on
iOS today, with an Android update expected to be coming soon.
The visual refresh brings larger images and an updated design,
delivering a full-screen experience to mobile users. With its smoother
feel and faster processing, the new Match offers a modernized and
simplified way to meet new people. In conjunction with recent improvements
to the application’s Menu and Chat user interface, as well as
additional upgrades planned to drive engagement and virality, the
company believes the entire MeetMe platform will draw new users in with
the convenience and ease of its industry-leading features.
“Match is a key driver of conversations on MeetMe, with over one million
matches made per day between users,” said Geoff Cook, CEO of MeetMe.
“This upgrade makes Match even easier to use and more visually appealing
for our mobile user base, which we believe will help to both drive
engagement among existing users and attract and delight new users.”
About MeetMe, Inc.
MeetMe® 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 70
percent 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
multiple languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French,
Italian, German, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Russian,
Japanese, Dutch, Turkish and Korean.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements regarding whether the redesigned feature will
improve the mobile user experience, if and when an Android update will
become available, whether the updated feature will effect a smoother
feel and faster processing, whether the new Match offers a modernized
and simplified way to meet new people, whether additional upgrades will
be completed and if so whether they will drive engagement and virality,
whether the MeetMe platform will draw new users in, whether the upgrade
will make Match easier to use and more visually appealing, whether it
will help to drive engagement among users and attract new users, and
whether our mobile user base will be fast-growing. All statements other
than statements of historical facts contained herein are forward-looking
statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “target,”
“potential,” “project,” “is likely,” “will,” “expect” and similar
expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify
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future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our
financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and
financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ from those in the forward-looking statements include the risk
that we will not be able to launch updates as anticipated, the risk that
our applications will not function easily or otherwise as anticipated,
the risk that unanticipated events affect the functionality of our
applications with popular mobile operating systems, any changes in such
operating systems that degrade our mobile applications’ functionality
and other unexpected issues which could adversely affect usage on mobile
devices. Further information on our risk factors is contained in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including
the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2013, October 1, 2013
and November 6, 2013. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein
speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that
could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time,
and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as
a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as
may be required by law.
MeetMe, Inc.
Press contact:
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Jessica
Attanasio
Associate Vice President
610-642-8253
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Source: MeetMe, Inc.