MeetMe(R) to Support Trend Micro's Fourth Annual 'What's Your Story?' Internet Safety Contest
(firmenpresse) - NEW HOPE, PA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/05/13 -- MeetMe, Inc. (NYSE MKT: MEET), the public market leader for social discovery, announced support for Trend Micro's fourth annual "?" contest sponsored by Trend Micro Internet Safety for Kids & Families, as well as other participating organizations. The user generated video contest empowers youth to be leaders in educating others about the safe and responsible use of the Internet and is designed to give youth a voice in the solution while showcasing a positive use of social media. This marks MeetMe's third consecutive year supporting the contest.
"We are pleased to continue our support of this program on behalf of our users and laud Trend Micro for empowering youth to lead the discussion," said Don Eyer, Vice President of Safety, MeetMe, Inc. "We believe that safety education is an important aspect of keeping safe online and via , our public service site, we have already distributed more than 50,000 safety packets to schools this year."
"We are grateful for MeetMe's continued support of Trend Micro's 'What's Your Story?' contest and applaud its commitment to online safety. Together, our two organizations can help kids approach technology with the right information they need to use it confidently and wisely. The contest is a great way to showcase the good that happens with technology through these creative young voices," said Lynette Owens, director of Trend Micro Internet Safety for Kids & Families.
"What's Your Story?" enables and empowers kids, parents, teachers and schools around the world to use technology safely, responsibly, and successfully. What makes "What's Your Story?" unique is the peer review and crowdsourcing that is used to help select the winners. Unlike other video contests that usually rely on static and subjective criteria, "What's Your Story?" gets youth to stay actively engaged throughout the entire contest, from the time the videos are submitted until the winners are chosen. The grand prizes are $10,000 for an individual film-maker and $10,000 for a school.
Trend Micro Incorporated (; ), a global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in , and environments. Powered by the industry-leading Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure, our products and services stop threats where they emerge -- from the Internet. They are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.
MeetMe® is the leading social network for meeting new people in the US and the public market leader for social discovery (NYSE MKT: MEET). MeetMe makes meeting new people fun through social games and apps, monetized by both advertising and virtual currency. With 60% of traffic coming from mobile, MeetMe is fast becoming the social gathering place for the mobile generation. The company operates and MeetMe apps on , , and in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and German.
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