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COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Chooses Meebo for Indecision 2008

Meebo to Power Election, Post-Election Chat and User Debates at COMEDY CENTRAL's Indecision2008.com
October 30, 2008 - Mountain View, CA

Just when you thought everything about this election had already been said... Meebo, the Web's live communications platform, today announced that COMEDY CENTRAL will integrate Meebo Rooms, embedded chat rooms, into Indecision2008.com to host live user commentary during election and post-election television coverage. COMEDY CENTRAL will promote Meebo on-air during Election Day, November 4, to direct all amateur pundits to Indecision2008.com so they can weigh in with their opinions. Not since FDR's famous fireside chats in the 1930s and 1940s has "chat" figured in so prominently on the American political landscape.

"Meebo is excited to be working with COMEDY CENTRAL to create a forum in which fans can participate in active and politically-charged live conversations on the Web," said Stephanie Quay, director of business development, Meebo. "By enabling the young, energetic demographic of COMEDY CENTRAL viewers to discuss the election in real-time, Meebo helps create an engaging and rewarding social media experience that channels people's excitement about the election into lively and colorful online discussions."

COMEDY CENTRAL's Indecision2008.com Web site will have extensive coverage of Election Day. Postings will take place all day by the site's bloggers who will report the latest news on the presidential election as well as the hot races in the House and Senate. The site will also host a Live Chat, powered by Meebo(R), during the day and throughout the "Indecision 2008: America's Choice" special, enabling users to connect and discuss the election with other fans. There will also be a Live Blogging Event from 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. ET with comedian Patton Oswalt. In addition, throughout the day, the site will launch exclusive interviews with "The Daily Show" correspondents recollecting their favorite moments covering the campaign over the past year as well as a "Swing State Seminar" with exclusive video series hosted by comedian Kurt Braunohler that outlines the key issues in the most hotly-contested battleground states.

The integration of Meebo into COMEDY CENTRAL Indecision2008.com is meant to increase user engagement and time spent online. Visitors to Meebo Rooms average over ten minutes in a room per session, thereby making Meebo Rooms one of the Web's most universally engaging Flash widgets.

Meebo serves 40 million people and handles over 5 billion messages per month. The company has raised $37.5 million from investors Sequoia Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, JAFCO Ventures, Time Warner Investments, and KTB Ventures. For information about partnering with Meebo, please visit meebo.com/partners.

About Meebo, Inc.

Meebo is the Web's live communications platform. Founded in September 2005, Meebo provides instant messaging and group chat to 40 million people at meebo.com and via partner sites across the Web. Meebo's investors include Sequoia Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, JAFCO Ventures, Time Warner Investments, and KTB Ventures. Visit meebo.com to connect with friends live on the Web.

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