New Utah Social Networking Site: Meosphere
By Kris | February 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
Connect magazine online is reporting today that Utah entrepreneur Eric Eliason has launched his new venture into the social networking realm, Meosphere.
According to Eliason, Meosphere relies on users’ life experiences through various (read: eventually thousands) of lists that can be commented on and shared. Eliason says, “Everyone loves a list,” how true that is. Eliason and Meosphere have just closed a second round of funding, predominantly from Utah angel investors.
In order to participate, users share experiences through lists. One of the goals of the site is to encourage users to “get offline and become immersed in the real world.” In essence, this is the life list of the Web 2.0 social networking movement.
My Two Cents: As much as I tend to cringe at yet another social networking site, this site really make sense. I almost see this as a step up from the blog, which is sort of Journal 2.0. I like the concept because it combines non-computer/indoor experiences with the Internet, I am curious to see if it actually has the power to encourage users to get out of the house or office and experience life and the world. I think if it can pick up the traction, it has potential to become a great site.
[...] A while back I wrote about Meosphere, a Utah-based social networking site that uses lists to build a picture/profile of users, to keep track of and to share their life experiences. One can also use these checklists as a to-do life list. For example, one list might ask you which international airports you’ve been through, once you’ve checked off the 5 or 10 airports you’ve been through you might realize that you’d like to visit more airports (I know that is a weird example, but it takes all kinds to make the world go ’round). The cool thing about Meosphere is that you use the list on the site as your checklist of sorts to track your progress and find other cool things you didn’t yet have on your life list. [...]