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MVN IM

Welcome to the MVN IM support page. If you have a question about MVN IM that we haven't addressed here, please let us know by sending an email to support@meebo.com.

What is MVN IM on MVN?

MVN IM is an IM network for MVN users that is powered by Meebo! Chat with your friends through the IM bar at the bottom of the MVN site.

What is MVN IM on Meebo?

Chat on Meebo and your MVN friends will appear on your buddy list just like your other chat buddies do (i.e. Yahoo, MSN, AIM, etc.). To access your MVN IM account through Meebo simply add your MVN login details to your Meebo network accounts page.

If you don't have a Meebo account. It's pretty quick and painless to create one. We have all the steps to create a Meebo account linked and ready to go.

To add your MVN login to Meebo

  1. Log in to Meebo.com
  2. Click the “account” link at the top of the page
  3. Enter your MVN log in details
  4. Click save

How do I add a MVN friend?

Login to your MVN account at http://www.MVN.com/ and add friends just as you normally do from their profile pages. They will be automatically added to the MVN IM friend list in the IM Bar, and also when you log in through Meebo.

How do I remove a MVN friend?

Login to your MVN account at http://www.MVN.com/ and remove the friends from your “My Friends” list. They will be automatically removed from your MVN IM friend list in the IM Bar, and also when you log in through Meebo.

How do I refresh my buddy list?

You shouldn't have to refresh it at all! But if you need to, just minimize the buddy list to refresh it!

How do I change my status message?

Simply click the drop down arrow next to your user name and choose away or busy.

After you have selected your status, you can choose to leave a personal message to go along with that by entering text in the field right below your user name where it says “type a status message here.”

How do I sign out of MVN IM?

Open up your MVN buddy list, click the drop down arrow to the right of your user name, and choose sign off chat.

How do I sign back into MVN IM?

On the bottom right of the page you'll see “You are offline. Sign on now. Click the box and you will be signed back in.

How do I block someone on MVN?

To block someone while on MVN:

  1. Log into your MVN account
  2. Open your MVN buddy list
  3. Select the drop down arrow under the MVN Icon in the MVN IM bar
  4. Select "block"

To block someone while logged into your MVN account on Meebo:

  1. Log into your MVN account on Meebo
  2. Under your MVN group, right click on the MVN you would like to block
  3. Select “block

Note: You should not receive another message from the person you've block. The MVN username should remain blocked until you unblock them.

How do I report abuse?

To report a user while on http://www.MVN.com/:

  1. Log into your MVN account
  2. Open your MVN buddy list
  3. Select the drop down arrow under the persons MVN Icon
  4. Select report

What is the Meebo Pop-out?

The Meebo pop-out will allow you to interact with your MVN buddies in another browser. You'll notice at the bottom left of your MVN IM buddy list is a pop out icon. When you click this Icon a separate browser will open and take you to meebo.com, automatically load your MVN IM buddy list.

Features in Meebo that are currently not supported for MVN IM

Unfortunately, some of the things you can do in Meebo for other networks aren't yet supported for MVN IM.

Compatible Browsers

MVN IM should display and function properly with most major browsers. Recently we've seen some issues with IE8 Beta. You'll have to make sure and click the Compatibility View button in the tool bar in order for the IM bar to display correctly.

Who to contact for support?

If you are having an issue with MVN IM, please send an email through the Meebo Help Center. If you are having a MVN issue, please consult support at evan@mvn.com.