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mEgo in the news
paidContent.org - Mego Gets $2.5 Million Second Round For Avatar-Based Widgets
January 22, 2009
http://www.WashingtonPost.com
Social media widget-maker mEgo has picked up $2.5 million in a second round of funding from private investors. The LA-based startup develops widgets that let social network members integrate avatars, photos and other media into their profiles, and has raised a total of $5.5 million since its inception in 2005. mEgo currently runs on Facebook, MySpace, Hi5 and others, and says it cracked the one million registered user mark
mEgo Raises Another $2.5 Million For Its Multimedia Social Avatar
January 21, 2009
http://www.techcrunch.com/
mEgo, a startup that lets you create a portable Flash-based avatar that includes aggregated content from your social network profiles, has closed a $2.5 million funding round. The site has also announced that it has reached its 1 millionth registered user since launching at 2007's TechCrunch40 conference, with a 20% growth rate month over month.
October 13, 2008
http://www.dmnews.com/
These days, marketers are doing much more than making a fashion statement with women's clothing collections. To reach customers in belt-tightening times, they are turning to campaigns that offer value and reach women in the places where they spend time - particularly online, through emerging media and in stores.
Bring Your Social Networking Profile Together with mEgo
September 20, 2008
http://fastcompany.tv
Ariel McNichol, co-founder of mEgo, gives me a demo and talks about Mego, which is a new company that is a unique way to make an interactive portable profile.
Ariel McNichol and Julia Johnston, co-CEOs of Mego
August 17, 2008
http://www.tvweek.com
Mego is a widget that contains personalized multimedia profiles that can live on social networking sites and blogs. Mego markets its service to consumers so they can create customized, visual representations of themselves to be used across their social networking sites.
Take your profile with you online
August 17, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/
A common complaint about the Internet is that the typical user has to maintain multiple personal profiles on multiple sites, ranging from Facebook to Last FM. Enter mEgo, a personalized portable profile that travels online with you across social networks.
Create an Interactive Portable Profile at mEgo
August 4, 2008
http://www.rotorblog.com/
If the 3D-ish avatar or personal icon of Second Life turns you off for being to juvenile, your best bet for creating your own interactive profile might be mEgo's interactive portable profile which you can use in your various social networking profiles. But why would you create an interactive profile anyways? We couldn't really think of a better reason than to make your social networking activities more fun.
Another social network aggregator: Wherever you go mEgo
July 31, 2008
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/
I must say I was a little more than intrigued when some info landed in my inbox this morning regarding a social networking management tool for women, which immediately begs the question 'what makes it specifically for women?'
Web Widget Lets Users Keep a Line on Social Sites
July 21, 2008
http://www.labusinessjournal.com
MEgo makes it easier to upload data to MySpace, Facebook, etc. ...
July 2, 2008
MedaPost.com's Behavioral Insider
In the conversation below, Ariel McNichol and Julia Johnston, co-founders of mEgo, outline a radically different approach, allowing consumers to choose the kinds of messaging and targeting behaviors that fit their own needs and interests....
mEgo: An Ad-supported Uber-Widget for Social Set.
June 26, 2008
http://www.adotas.com
Advertisers that want to tap into every social network without advertising on all of them may have found a new ally in mEgo, an uber-widget/avatar dreamed up by Ariel McNichol and Julia Johnston...
International Article: Interactive Avatar from mEgo
June 13, 2008
Webmilk (Russia)
This article is in Russian
International Article: Missy Elliot
June 13, 2008
Wonderland - Branded Entertainment Weblog (Germany)
This article is in German
Somebody Mash mEgo and Retaggr
June 12, 2008
http://www.alanataylor.com
I reviewed mEgo on Mashable today. I'd like you to read the review and let me know what you think...
Follow up on June 13, 2008
Missy Elliott, Adidas Bring RESPECT Back to Fashion
June 12, 2008
http://www.adrants.com/
With help from Adidas, Missy Elliott has launched Respect ME Originals, a clothing line she plans to promote through mEgo.com's social avatars and widgets...
mEgo Integrates Online Profiles with Interactive Avatars
June 12, 2008
http://mashable.com/
mEgo delivers multimedia avatar widgets, enhancing social networks with interactive, synchronized multimedia badges embeddable into all...
Missywatch, "Respect M.E. Contest Ending Soon
June 11, 2008
http://missywatch.blogspot.com
oday is the last chance for Missy Elliott fans to enter to win for a chance to become Brand Ambassador for Missy Elliott's new clothing line, Respect M.E. Originals....
April 29, 2008
http://homebusinesssuccessradio.com
Bonnie Dillabough interviews Julia Johnston and Ariel McNichol...
April 14, 2008
http://www.npost.com
Julia Johnston and Ariel McNichol are co-founders of mEgo, an rich application avatar that personalizes your activity online...
mEgo interview on CenterNetworks
March 25, 2008
http://www.centernetworks.com/
We covered the launch of mEgo last September. The company received a good deal of blogger-buzz but since then things have been quiet on the news front. I checked in with founders Ariel McNichol and Julia Johnston to find out what's been going on over the past six months and to learn more about what mEgo provides...
February 23, 2008
Entrepreneur Magazine
Thanks to this dynamic duo, it's never been easier to put one face to all your online personalities...
MEGO Launches first-of-its-kind multimedia avatar
September 17, 2007
TechCrunch 40
mEgo, selected to present at the 2007 TechCrunch40 conference as one of this year's hottest start-up technology companies, today launched its flagship product named mEgo...
TechCrunch 40, Presenting Company: mEgo
September, 2007
TechCrunch 40
Los Angeles-based mEgo lets users create personalized avatars that carry their online profiles and can be integrated into users' blogs, social networks, websites, and IM clients...
More links
Information about mEgo.
mEgo one sheet (PDF, 670K)
Ariel and Julia's Bios.
mEgo founder bios (PDF, 110K)
Information about mEgo.
mEgo personal marketing (PDF, 150K)
