A little April Fool's Day humor from one of Palo Alto's newest startups ------ Forwarded Message > From: Paul Bragiel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 00:03:45 -0800 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Meetro Press Release 2006-04-01 > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Meetro Acquires Friendster > > San Francisco, Calif. - April 1, 2006 Meetro, the world leader in > Instant Messaging software announced today it has entered into an > agreement to acquire Friendster, one of many social software sites > for keeping in touch with friends and hooking up with new people. > > Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. > > "We're excited to be acquiring Friendster because we can leverage > their web 2.0 technology," said Paul Bragiel, CEO of Meetro. "This > acquisition gives Meetro another brand name in its warchest, similar > to Infogrames purchasing Atari a few years back." > > 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. Leveraging Meetro's location-based > technology will allow users to see other members in 'real-life' and > avoid a common photo profile pitfall known as ³the angles.² > > Bragiel finally remarks, "If you're still reading this and believe > this, then you aren't good at spotting April Fool's jokes." > > For more information, please visit http://www.meetro.com > > About Meetro > Meetro is a location-aware Instant Messenger turning traditional IM > on it's side. It's photo and profile driven around your location, > designed to facilitate real-time meetings with people locally. Meetro > bridges the gap between traditional instant messengers and the next- > generation local meeting place. Meetro works with AIM, Yahoo, MSN, > and ICQ protocols. > > About Friendster > Friendster is the leading social site for keeping in touch with > friends, and meeting new people. Friendster is a privately-held > company based in San Francisco, California, backed by the venture > firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
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