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RSS beboQ&A: Michael Birch, CEO and founder, Bebo
Comment Michael Birch, CEO and co-founder of social networking site Bebo, has been the driving force and chief architect behind six websites over the last decade. There are business networks linked into Bebo. [02 Mar 2007]
Bebo, Inc. Expands Capacity to Manage Rapid Growth
White Paper Bebo, Inc.is a social networking Web site that allows members to connect with others who share similar interests - such as music, college affiliations, or sports. Bebo increased the capacity of Bebo's data infrastructure with Oracle Database... [11 Jul 2007]
AOL snaps up Bebo for $850m
News In an unexpected move, AOL has acquired social-networking site Bebo. AOL said buying Bebo is a move geared toward international growth, as the youth-oriented social network is wildly popular in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. [13 Mar 2008]
Orange rings up Bebo deal
News One month after Vodafone wooed MySpace, rival Orange has announced a union with social networker Bebo. From this summer, Orange users will be able to tinker with their Bebo profile via Bebo Mobile, add comments to friends' profiles through SMS... [28 Mar 2007]
In Brief: Apple gets social, YouTube goes mobile, Yahoo! upholds censorship and IT disappoints
News Apple is expected to announce a deal today to sell iTunes music through the Bebo social networking site, according to the FT - its first deal with this type of online community. Bebo users in the UK and Ireland will be able to purchase songs... [13 Jun 2007]
Comic Relief clowns around on YouTube
News The Comic Relief charity has approached several social-networking sites, including Bebo, Flickr, Google Video, MySpace and YouTube to test, trial and play with various ideas to encourage users to do more fundraising. [28 Feb 2007]
MySpace vs Facebook: The race is on...
News Facebook was actually in third place for the number of UK users behind Bebo, which came out a strong second with just over 10 million unique users. According to the research, MySpace and Facebook gain most of their audience from North America... [01 Aug 2007]
MySpace top spot for snapperazzi
News Bebo Windows live spaces, including MSN spaces, came second with Google-owned YouTube coming joint-third with networking site Bebo. Bebo is pulling the teenage crowds with 40 per cent of British 15- to 17-year-olds who partake in mobile social... [16 Jan 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.03.08
Round-Up No he didn't, he was far more sensible and explained: "What drew us to Bebo was its substantial and fast-growing worldwide user-base, its vision of a truly social web and the monetisation opportunities. [14 Mar 2008]
Photos: The business boat race
Photo Pictured here is the panel of judges - including Michael Birch, co-founder and CEO of social networking site Bebo; Peter Jones, entrepreneur and of Dragons' Den fame; and Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of lastminute.com - along with the two-minute... [21 Feb 2007]
Facebook opens up its Platform
News This announcement comes in the wake of three OpenSocial partners - Bebo, Friendster and LinkedIn - all releasing their own developer platform initiatives independent of the Google-run program. Bebo specifically designed its developer code to be... [13 Dec 2007]
Microsoft and Yahoo! in 'informal' merger talks
News AOL, however, announced on Thursday it plunked down $850m - in cash - for social networking site Bebo. And while the Bebo acquisition doesn't necessarily mean Yahoo! is no longer of interest to AOL, Time Warner has less money to burn post-Bebo. [14 Mar 2008]
Facebook top of Vodafone's mobile web
News The top two searches on the operator's mobile internet service - which launched last summer - are social networking websites Facebook and Bebo. Bebo is fifth in the ranking, while MySpace is eighth. The social networking craze is helping to drive... [01 May 2008]
Piczo gagging for some Comic Relief
News Q&A with the social networking CEOs Bebo's CEO Michael Birch: On why Google can keep their mitts off. Piczo's CEO Jeremy Verba: Keeping 10 million teens entertained. Comic Relief has been tapping social networking sites more for this... [06 Mar 2007]
Editor's Blog: The Facebook sweepstake
Comment I say Facebook as the social networking phenomenon du jour but give yourself points for the mention of Bebo (usually paired with the phrase "my kids. Heard about the new game? When you meet friends or colleagues and have a few minutes to kill, take... [31 Jul 2007]
