Meetup

Meetup
Screenshot
Type of site
 Membership software
Available in English-default, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Thai, and Turkish
Owner WeWork
Website meetup.com
Alexa rank 917Decrease on June 6, 2018[1]
Commercial Yes
Registration Required to join a group
Launched June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12)[2]

Meetup operates as a website providing membership software, allowing its users to schedule events using a common platform.

History

Meetup was founded by Scott Heiferman, Matt Meeker,[3] and Brendan McGovern.[4]

Launched on June 12, 2002, Meetup became an organizing tool for a variety of interests including hobbies, drinking, sports and gaming. Dating and most singles groups are prohibited.[5]

Among the first users of Meetup were virtual communities such as BookCrossing, Slashdot, and LiveJournal.[6] Currently, the average size of a gathering is 10,[7] and the largest category of users are moms arranging field trips and playdates.[8][9]

In November 2017, after years of declining usage,[10][11][12][13][14][15] Meetup was sold to WeWork.[16] Meetup's staff was reduced by 10% after the sale.[17][18][19][20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meetup.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, Adrianne (January 21, 2011). "The Long and Curious History of Meetup.com". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lauren Hirsch. "BarkBox, now profitable, mulls IPO or sale". CNBC. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Jessi Hempel. "How Meetup ditched its boys club". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Meetup Group Policies: Standards for Meetup Groups". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ↑ David Teten, Scott Allen (2005). Virtual Handskake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online. AMACON Div American Mgmt Assn. p. 91.
  7. ↑ "The Importance of Meetingful Networking". Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ Sarah Perez. "Meetup.com makes its first acquisition with Dispatch, will roll out improved messaging". Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Heiferman, Scott (2009-09-05). "Scott Heiferman of Meetup: The Pursuit of Community". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  10. ↑ "Graph of declining usage, for more years' worth of decline look to the infobox". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Meetup.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Meetup.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Meetup.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Meetup.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Alexa history per Infobox". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  16. ↑ Leswing, Kif (28 November 2017). "$20 billion startup WeWork continues its shopping spree with $200 million for Meetup". BusinessInsider. The price for Meetup was about $200 million, Axios reported , although terms of the deal were not announced. Meetup had raised $18 million in venture funding from blue-chip firms including DFJ, Union Square Ventures, and Allen & Co.”
  17. ↑ Kate Confer. "The Mess at Meetup". Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ Gerrit De Vynck. "WeWork Buys Meetup to Bring People Together Outside of Work". Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  19. ↑ Lara O'Keefe. "We Work Acquires Social Networking Platform Meetup". Bisnow. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  20. ↑ Gabriela Barkho (27 November 2017). "WeWork To Acquire Meetup". Crunchbase. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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