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Bebo (/ ˈ b iː b oʊ / BEE-boh) was an American social networking website that originally operated from 2005 until its bankruptcy in 2013 and relaunched in February 2021. The site relaunched several times after its bankruptcy with a number of short-lived offerings, including instant messaging and video streaming, until its acquisition by Amazon in July 2019 when it was shut down.
Michael Birch OBE (born 7 July 1970) [1][2] is a British computer programmer and entrepreneur. Birch has helped co-found several startups including Blab, BirthdayAlarm.com, Ringo.com, and social networking site Bebo. Birch sold Bebo, his most lucrative business, which he started with his wife, Xochi Birch, to AOL in March 2008 for $850 million.
Xochi and Michael Birch launched Bebo in 2005. By 2007 the site had over 45 million registered users and was the sixth most popular site in the UK, bigger than AOL, Amazon.co.uk and bbc.co.uk. [3] They sold Bebo to AOL in March 2008 for $850 million. Their combined 70% stake yielded a profit of $595 million from the deal. [4]
Bebo's 'Social Game Experience' officially launches today, after a two-week beta period, and the social network says they've seen a 54% rise in game installs during that time. The Bebo games page ...
By mid-2009, Socialthing had evolved into AOL's social toolbar. It let users sign in with AIM, Bebo, or ICQ credentials and chat with friends from the toolbar, even as other sites were being visited from the browser. [6] In 2010, Socialthing was rebranded as AOL Lifestream. [7] By that time, AOL's acquisition-driven social strategy was struggling.
Decade Description 1970s–1980s The PLATO system (developed at the University of Illinois and subsequently commercially marketed by Control Data Corporation) offers early forms of social media with Notes, PLATO's message-forum application; TERM-talk, its instant-messaging feature; Talkomatic, perhaps the first online chat room; News Report, a crowd-sourced online newspaper, and blog; and ...
Overview of defunct social networking services. FFFFOUND! Musicians and music lovers. Matchmaking and personality games. Global, based in France. Discussion forums, sharing photos, links to cultural events in particular cities, the sale of property and job searches. Location-based mobile. In Chinese. Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing ...
Bebo was founded by husband and wife Michael[5] and Xochi Birch, Bebo had a major relaunch in July 2005.[6] Bebo was later acquired by AOL for m in May 2008, Not done: Welcome and thanks for contributing. Edit requests need to be specific and detailed in a 'Please change X to Y' manner. Factual content changes, like these, require reliable sources.