What did i told you yesterday when meebo announced Community IM?. i told you userplane was more than likely to respond fast to it. never thought it were going to be a matter of HOURS for that to happen.
Meeboo got Community IM in the testing rounds with a copied Facebook Chat Look and a Copies Ad Model from userplane.
Userplane don`t need to copy meebo because they are the ones being copied by meebo. what you saw from meebo is something that Userplane, backed by AOL already got and it has it producing money already. just before meebo announcement, userplane had some very quiet unhyped news about partnerships that pretty much ignited the need for meebo to release Community IM to cause hype around meebo.
Today userplane made their point harder with more partnerships and crossed a line in the sand (in a metaphorical way) against Meebo.
The new partnerships were Small Worlds Labs, Magnify and Pringo. all great partnerships because they are not only based on content but also produce their own bit of tech themselves as also where the partnerships with converdge and kickapps. the nature of those partnerships are more strategic that the ones placed by meebo because they are not about having a way to show ads but more about make userplane offering stronger since it is already producing money.
Now lets see if Meebo can keep up against userplane. the plot thickens and that is a good thing for everyone.
via Social Times
