Bebo: Off To Another Market?

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Bebo.com is struggling to regain its popularity with many new features, such as IM integration (users from AOL’s very own AIM can login to Bebo) as well as social aggregation via SocialThing and . It’s obvious that they’ll need to do much more than that to earn AOL back the ...

Bebo Expands European Presence

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Bebo is pushing its services further into the European market. The website is already quite popular in parts of Europe but is hoping to push its influence further by offering French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch language versions. Bebo is owned by AOL. AOL bought Bebo last March for ...

Bebo Used To Promote Alcohol

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Popular social networking website Bebo is being criticized by the Independent Complaints department in Ireland. The complaints stemmed from an attempt at viral marketing that turned out to be a dud. A complaint was made in both cases to the Independent Complaints Panel, which operates on behalf of the Mature ...

Happy Slapping Assault Gang Feels Wrath On Bebo

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

A group of teeny bopper female thugs in the U.K. is feeling the wrath of other Bebo users. The group of girls kicked the hell out of 14-year-old Dayna Dickson, then took pictures with their cell phone and passed them to friends. The comments left on the girl's ...

AOL Purchases Bebo For 850 Million Dollars

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Today AOL announced that they are purchasing the popular social networking website, Bebo for $850 million dollars. Bebo is the number one social networking website for web surfers in Ireland and New Zealand. It's ranked in the top 10 for users in the United Kingdom and the United States. Randy ...

Bebo, Facebook And YouTube Targeted For Political Ads

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

The Lisbon Referendum Commission is looking to change public policy, so they've decided to advertiser where they think their voters are, namely the major social networks. They feel that young people are using the sites, and that's what makes them a good place to advertise. Chairman of the commission, Mr ...

Irish Inmate Loves Bebo

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

There's nothing great about being locked up. Well, almost nothing. For one inmate, the fact he can use Bebo to talk to others is a big bonus. The trouble is, prison officials are not sure how he used his Bebo profile to talk to others, and are ...

“Sofia’s Diary” Makes Transition From Bebo To TV

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

"Sofia’s Diary" is getting a lot of attention for the simple fact they've successfully made the transition from "social networking phenomena" to mainstream television show. “Sofia’s Diary,” is already a hit in the U.K. and for social networking site Bebo. Bebo actually commissioned the British version of the ...

13 Year Old “Bebo Whore” Sexually Assaulted

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

A 13 year old girl who was a member of Bebo appears to have been sexually attacked after making a post where she labeled herself a "whore." The crime occured in Nuneaton, Warwickshire last Friday evening. Sources say she jokingly described herself as a 'whore' and made herself out to ...