Resurrected Bebo gets a facelift

April 12, 2011 4:00 am

Social networking site Bebo has only been in the news sporadically since AOL sold it to Criterion Capital Partners last… Continue reading ⟩

Bebo cofounder Michael Birch buys back a piece of his baby

December 9, 2010 3:00 pm

After AOL sold Bebo, many scoffed at the idea of the social network’s resurgence. Despite AOL’s years of neglect, Bebo cofounder… Continue reading ⟩

Xbox co-creator joins social network Bebo as chief product officer

September 9, 2010 2:48 pm

Kevin Bachus is known as the co-creator of Microsoft’s Xbox video game console. At the time of its origin, most… Continue reading ⟩

Team Fortress Meets Cowboy Bebop

July 7, 2010 10:59 pm

I never got into Cowboy Bebop — a very popular sci-fi anime — but the series' jazzy and stylistic opening… Continue reading ⟩

After the sale, what's next for AOL and Bebo?

June 17, 2010 11:00 am

AOL has officially closed the deal to sell social networking site Bebo to Los Angeles-based investment firm Criterion Capital Partners… Continue reading ⟩

AOL could be offloading social network Bebo for a tax writeoff

June 16, 2010 6:11 pm

AOL’s $850 million acquisition of Bebo has proven to be a disaster — even in its final throes. While many… Continue reading ⟩

AOL may finally give up on its $850 million purchase of Bebo

April 6, 2010 9:00 pm

AOL, which tried to break into social networking two years ago when it spent $850 million to acquire Bebo, looks… Continue reading ⟩

Former Bebo CEO takes up reins for Facebook's sales team in Europe

April 1, 2010 1:00 pm

Joanna Shields, the former CEO of social networking site Bebo, has come to Facebook to run its European sales and… Continue reading ⟩

Analytics startup Mixpanel gets $500K from Slide and Bebo founders

February 11, 2010 6:00 pm

Mixpanel, a company that offers analytics tools that are particularly suited for applications that spread virally, announced today that it… Continue reading ⟩

AOL in talks to sell ICQ to DST; Bebo also on the block

December 14, 2009 5:49 am

AOL is in talks to sell off its ICQ instant-messenger service to Russian investment group Digital Sky Technologies, according to… Continue reading ⟩