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{{Infobox Website
{{Infobox website
| name = Meez
| name = Meez
| logo = Meez better logo.png
| logo = Meez better logo.png
| caption = Your 3D ID
| caption = Your 3D ID
| commercial = NO
| commercial = No
| type = [[Avatar (computing)|Avatar]]
| type = [[Avatar (computing)|Avatar]]
| registration = Required
| registration = Required
| headquarters = [[San Francisco, California]]<ref name="Thefreelibrary.com">{{cite web | title=Meez Launches Virtual World - Meez Nation | website=Thefreelibrary.com | date=2008-07-01 | url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MEEZ+LAUNCHES+VIRTUAL+WORLD+-+MEEZ+NATION.-a0180669542 }}</ref>
| owner = Donnerwood Media
| author = Donnerwood Media
| owner = Donnerwood Media
| launch date = March 28, 2006
| key_people = Sean Ryan (founder)
| launch_date = March 28, 2006
| dissolved = December 2017
| current_status = Defunct
| url = [https://web.archive.org/web/20151107032511/http://www.meez.com/ www.meez.com]
}}
}}
'''Meez''' was a [[free-to-play]] [[virtual world]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Roquilly|first=Christophe|date=2011|title=Control Over Virtual Worlds by Game Companies: Issues and Recommendations|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23042802|journal=[[MIS Quarterly]]|volume=35|issue=3|pages=653–671|doi=10.2307/23042802|jstor=23042802|issn=0276-7783|via=[[JSTOR]]}}</ref> that launched on March 28, 2006. Meez was developed by Donnerwood Media (a company based in [[San Francisco, California]], that were also the license-holders for Tringo) as an "online entertainment" [[social networking service]]. It was founded by Sean Ryan,<ref>{{cite web | title=Express Yourself--For A Fee | website=[[Forbes]] | author=Rachel Rosmarin | date=2006-03-28 | url=http://www.forbes.com/digitalentertainment/2006/03/27/aol-yahoo-chat-cx_rr_0328meez.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123191845/http://www.forbes.com/digitalentertainment/2006/03/27/aol-yahoo-chat-cx_rr_0328meez.html | archive-date=2013-01-23 | url-status=dead }}</ref> the former vice president of the music service [[RealNetworks]]. Meez's CEO, John Cahill, was a former [[Yahoo]] executive.


'''Meez''' was a [[social network service]] based in [[San Francisco, California]]. Meez was developed by the company, Donnerwood Media (the license-holders for [[Tringo]]) as an "online entertainment" web service. It was founded by Sean Ryan, the former vice president of the music service [[RealNetworks]]. Meez's CEO, John Cahill, was a former [[Yahoo]] executive. Meez launched on March 28, 2006. Meez had over three million unique users, who average around 60 hours per month on the site. There are 13 million registered Meez users, 90% of which are in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialtimes.com/2009/10/meez-becomes-profitable-with-3-million-monthly-users/ |title=Meez Becomes Profitable With 3 Million Monthly Users |publisher=Socialtimes.com |date=2009-10-20 |accessdate=2012-07-04}}</ref> Meez advertisers have included Nike, Rocawear, Domo, Coast, the NBA and the NHL.<ref>[https://venturebeat.com/2009/10/20/meez-teen-virtual-playground-integrated-into-myspace/ Meez teen virtual playground integrated into MySpace | VentureBeat<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2007, Meez appeared on Time magazine's list of the five worst websites.<ref>http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1638344_1638341_1638338,00.html</ref> As of December 2017, the official Meez website is down for all users. Currently, what's going on with the site is unknown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meez.com - Is Meez Down Right Now?|url=http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/meez.com.html|publisher=Isitdownrightnow.com|accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref> In December 2017, the site was suddenly inaccessible. As of March 2018, the site's domain has not been renewed, resulting a discontinuation of its service without a notice to its users.
Meez's main draw was the Meez Nation, where users could visit several regions, known as "Hoods", to chat with other users in chat rooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meez: Virtual World|url=http://www.meez.com/virtual-world.dm|access-date=2012-07-19| website=www.meez.com |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717045136/http://www.meez.com/virtual-world.dm|archive-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> Meez had over three million unique users, who would spend 60 hours a month on the site. There were 13 million registered Meez users by the time the site had become discontinued, 90% of whom were in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialtimes.com/2009/10/meez-becomes-profitable-with-3-million-monthly-users/ |title=Meez Becomes Profitable With 3 Million Monthly Users |publisher=Socialtimes.com | author=Nick O'Neill |date=2009-10-20 |access-date=2012-07-04}}</ref> Meez advertisers included Nike, Rocawear, Domo, Coast, the NBA and the NHL.<ref>{{cite web | title=Meez teen virtual playground integrated into MySpace | author=Dean Takahashi | website=[[VentureBeat]] | date=2009-10-20 | url=https://venturebeat.com/2009/10/20/meez-teen-virtual-playground-integrated-into-myspace/ }}</ref> ''[[MIS Quarterly]]'' estimated that its users were primarily children and teenagers.<ref name=":0" />
==Meez: Virtual World==
In the Meez Nation there are several regions, known as "Hoods", that users can explore. These include the urban centered "Uptown", business oriented "Posh Heights", celebrity styled "Meez Hills", artist-oriented "Arcadia", beach-themed "Chillville", model living "Burbia", and edgy "Hell's Kitchen".<ref>{{cite web|title=Meez Virtual World|url=http://www.meez.com/virtual-world.dm|accessdate=2012-07-19|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717045136/http://www.meez.com/virtual-world.dm|archivedate=2012-07-17|df=}}</ref> Within these hoods there are multiple "hangouts". These are essentially custom designed chat rooms created by users.


In 2007, Meez was named one of the Internet's five worst websites by [[Time (magazine)|TIME]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1638344_1638341_1638338,00.html|title=5 Worst Websites - TIME|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=2007-07-09}}</ref>
Users also can create a personalized avatar for use both in Meez's Virtual World and other online social networks. It is meant to be a virtual three-dimensional representation of the user. There are rules and guidelines that everyone must follow to be on Meez. Failure to obey the rules around the community would result a user's account being banned either permanently or temporarily, depending on the severity.
==Shut down==
Meez went offline in December 2017,<ref>{{cite web | title=10 Computer Games that Should Bring Back Memories | author=Chinyere Ibeh | website=[[Her Campus]] | date=2021-03-09 | url=https://www.hercampus.com/school/depaul/10-computer-games-should-bring-back-memories/ }}</ref> with no warning to its users, and its site domain later expired in March 2018. Donnerwood Media has not given any statements about how or why Meez was taken offline.


== References ==
== References ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070629215729/http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2-6113924.html "Break-dance online with Meez.com"]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070629215729/http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2-6113924.html "Break-dance online with Meez.com"]


[[Category:Entertainment websites]]
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2006]]
[[Category:American social networking websites]]
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 1 April 2024

Meez
Type of site
Avatar
DissolvedDecember 2017
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California[1]
OwnerDonnerwood Media
Key peopleSean Ryan (founder)
URLwww.meez.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedMarch 28, 2006
Current statusDefunct

Meez was a free-to-play virtual world[2] that launched on March 28, 2006. Meez was developed by Donnerwood Media (a company based in San Francisco, California, that were also the license-holders for Tringo) as an "online entertainment" social networking service. It was founded by Sean Ryan,[3] the former vice president of the music service RealNetworks. Meez's CEO, John Cahill, was a former Yahoo executive.

Meez's main draw was the Meez Nation, where users could visit several regions, known as "Hoods", to chat with other users in chat rooms.[4] Meez had over three million unique users, who would spend 60 hours a month on the site. There were 13 million registered Meez users by the time the site had become discontinued, 90% of whom were in the United States.[5] Meez advertisers included Nike, Rocawear, Domo, Coast, the NBA and the NHL.[6] MIS Quarterly estimated that its users were primarily children and teenagers.[2]

In 2007, Meez was named one of the Internet's five worst websites by TIME.[7]

Shut down

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Meez went offline in December 2017,[8] with no warning to its users, and its site domain later expired in March 2018. Donnerwood Media has not given any statements about how or why Meez was taken offline.

References

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  1. ^ "Meez Launches Virtual World - Meez Nation". Thefreelibrary.com. 2008-07-01.
  2. ^ a b Roquilly, Christophe (2011). "Control Over Virtual Worlds by Game Companies: Issues and Recommendations". MIS Quarterly. 35 (3): 653–671. doi:10.2307/23042802. ISSN 0276-7783. JSTOR 23042802 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ Rachel Rosmarin (2006-03-28). "Express Yourself--For A Fee". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.
  4. ^ "Meez: Virtual World". www.meez.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  5. ^ Nick O'Neill (2009-10-20). "Meez Becomes Profitable With 3 Million Monthly Users". Socialtimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  6. ^ Dean Takahashi (2009-10-20). "Meez teen virtual playground integrated into MySpace". VentureBeat.
  7. ^ "5 Worst Websites - TIME". Time. 2007-07-09.
  8. ^ Chinyere Ibeh (2021-03-09). "10 Computer Games that Should Bring Back Memories". Her Campus.
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