ibeatyou IM
Welcome to the ibeatyou IM support page. If you have a question about ibeatyou IM that we haven't addressed here, please let us know by sending an email to support@meebo.com.
What is ibeatyou IM on ibeatyou?
ibeatyou IM is an IM network for ibeatyou users that is powered by Meebo! Chat with your friends through the IM bar at the bottom of the ibeatyou site.
What is ibeatyou IM on Meebo?
Chat on Meebo and your ibeatyou friends will appear on your buddy list just like your other chat buddies do (i.e. Yahoo, MSN, AIM, etc.). To access your ibeatyou IM account through Meebo simply add your ibeatyou 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 ibeatyou login to Meebo
- Log in to Meebo.com
- Click the “account” link at the top of the page
- Enter your ibeatyou log in details
- Click save
How do I add a ibeatyou friend?
Login to your ibeatyou account at http://www.Ibeatyou.com/ and add friends just as you normally do from their profile pages. They will be automatically added to the ibeatyou IM friend list in the IM Bar, and also when you log in through Meebo.
How do I remove a ibeatyou friend?
Login to your ibeatyou account at http://www.Ibeatyou.com/ and remove the friends from your “My Friends” list. They will be automatically removed from your ibeatyou 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 ibeatyou IM?
Open up your ibeatyou 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 ibeatyou 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 ibeatyou?
To block someone while on ibeatyou:
- Log into your ibeatyou account
- Open your ibeatyou buddy list
- Select the drop down arrow under the ibeatyou Icon in the ibeatyou IM bar
- Select "block"
To block someone while logged into your ibeatyou account on Meebo:
- Log into your ibeatyou account on Meebo
- Under your ibeatyou group, right click on the ibeatyou you would like to block
- Select “block”
Note: You should not receive another message from the person you've block. The ibeatyou username should remain blocked until you unblock them.
How do I report abuse?
To report a user while on http://www.Ibeatyou.com/:
- Log into your ibeatyou account
- Open your ibeatyou buddy list
- Select the drop down arrow under the persons ibeatyou Icon
- Select report
What is the Meebo Pop-out?
The Meebo pop-out will allow you to interact with your ibeatyou buddies in another browser. You'll notice at the bottom left of your ibeatyou 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 ibeatyou IM buddy list.
Features in Meebo that are currently not supported for ibeatyou IM
Unfortunately, some of the things you can do in Meebo for other networks aren't yet supported for ibeatyou IM.
- Renaming a user
- Dragging and dropping a friend to invite to a conference
- Starting a group chat
- Chat logs
- Invisibility
Compatible Browsers
ibeatyou 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 ibeatyou IM, please send an email through the Meebo Help Center. If you are having a ibeatyou issue, please consult Help Center.