Conference calls and meetings via electronic messaging interface

A system for electronically scheduling an online meeting, the system comprising:

• a storage device that stores a set of instructions and at least one processor that is configured to execute the set of instructions for:
• receiving one or more requests from one or more users requesting to be associated with a first group of users;
• in response to the one or more requests, associating the one or more users with the first group by linking a profile or identifier of each of the users with a profile or identifier of the first group;
• receiving a meeting request from a first user device of a first user associated with the first group, the meeting request including meeting setup information and identity information of the first user, the setup information including participation limited to the one or more users associated with the first group, the one or more users associated with the first group including a second user and a third user;
• receiving indication of a selected media file from the first user device of the first user, the selected media file configured to be played during the meeting;
• determining whether the second user and the third user are associated with the first group;
• based on determining that the second and third user are associated with the first group, transmitting an invitation to a second user device of the second user and a third user device of the third user, the invitation including one or more connection options;
• determining whether one of the second user and the third user are online awaiting participation in the meeting;
• based on determining that at least one of the second user and the third user is online awaiting participation in the meeting, connecting the at least one of the second user and the third user by the one or more connection option;
• and
• transmitting the selected media file to at least one of the second user device and the third user device to play during the meeting.

A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving one or more requests from one or more users requesting to be associated with a first group of users;
• in response to the one or more requests, associating the one or more users with the first group by linking a profile or identifier of each of the users with a profile or identifier of the first group;
• receiving a meeting request from a first user device of a first user associated with the first group, the meeting request including meeting setup information and identity information of the first user, the setup information including participation limited to the one or more users associated with the first group, the one or more users associated with the first group including a second user and a third user;
• receiving indication of a selected media file from the first user device of the first user, the selected media file configured to be played during the meeting;
• determining whether the second user and the third user are associated with the first group;
• based on determining that the second and third user are associated with the first group, transmitting an invitation to a second user device of the second user and a third user device of the third user, the invitation including one or more connection options;
• determining whether one of the second user and the third user are online awaiting participation in the meeting;
• based on determining that at least one of the second user and the third user is online awaiting participation in the meeting, connecting the at least one of the second user and the third user by the one or more connection options;
• and
• transmitting the selected media file to at least one of the second user device and the third user device to play during the meeting.