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» 10 наиболее успешных Web 2.0 стартапов : — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:50:47 +0000

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By: In No Particular Order » “Social sites wrestle for top spot”

In No Particular Order » “Social sites wrestle for top spot” — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:32:58 +0000

[...] Just seen this post on TechCrunch, covering the financing of companies in this youth/’social software’ sector. I’d [...]

By: 随意商业评论 » Blog Archive » » 10个最成功的web2.0站点

随意商业评论 » Blog Archive » » 10个最成功的web2.0站点 — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:06:01 +0000

[...] Social Network目标用户: 16 - 24 (teens, young adults)注册用户数量: 24 million (as of May 2006)页面浏览量: 4 billion per month (as of October 2006)估价: 拒绝了 British Telecom [...]

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By: princess

princess — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:53:04 +0000

get a lyf cammy!!!!!!!!! bebo roks hard.

By: Cammy

Cammy — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:14:01 +0000

There are two things that must take the blame for the state of this world. Computers and mobile phones. What has it come to when we no longer communicate face to face and everything that is said is written in a text or an e-mail. Whatever happened to community spirit? Even when I grew up and I’m only 23, neighbours used to talk to each other, now they don’t look each other in the eye. Social networking comes when you get out and meet people, not sitting in front of a computer waiting for that e-mail. Bebo is for the introverts not to mention it being a haven for stalkers and paedophiles.
So, what are you doing tonight? Will it be a thoughtful bottle of wine and then round to friends for a chat or another boring night of lonliness in front of tv or computer.
Think about it.

By: trina

trina — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:44:30 +0000

how do i get on bebo

By: Angel

Angel — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:25:09 +0000

i fink dat bebo is gr8 but ma teachers at ma skool are tryin to ban it and are tryin to make us delete our bebo accounts which is out of oreder

By: tash

tash — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:50:32 +0000

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By: Michael Birch, CEO Bebo.com « The Paradigm Shift

Michael Birch, CEO Bebo.com « The Paradigm Shift — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:00:26 +0000

[...] Bebo has grown huge in the UK, I didn’t start watching the UK market until recently, but from what I can tell Michael has taken the company from 4 million daily pageviews to 60-75 million a day in the UK. The company has also recently taken funding to the tune of $15 million. I don’t really like the idea of taking VC money as it signals that you are most likely going to sell the company in the next 3 years. Given that Michael starts one company after the next I don’t think he cares to much… For a quick laugh take a look at alexa, suppidly 7 million pageviews a day Digg.com is 10 times bigger then 100 million pageviews a day bebo.com [...]

By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » London the tops the European start-up league.

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:18:45 +0000

[...] In fact “London-based technology companies were the most successful in raising funding with Paris trailing in second place with approximately 5.4%, Stockholm is third followed by Dublin. (Note: Ireland have dropped behind in 2006 with only 9 deals recorded thus far) The top 10 is further made up by Cambridge, Amsterdam, Munich, Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki. Of course the recent NetVibes €12 million investment and Bebo deals will have changed the percentages but not the overall placings. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Netvibes secures a $15 million investment

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Netvibes secures a $15 million investment — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:08:55 +0000

[...] NetVibes, a Paris/London based company, will announce today a $15million round table. Index Venture (which is a prior investor) and Accel ventures lead the investment operation which certainly is one of the largest in European internet this year (Bebo, a UK based company raised a similar amount). The valuation was not disclosed. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Bebo passes MySpace in the UK

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Bebo passes MySpace in the UK — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:04:43 +0000

[...] HitWise analyst Heather Hopkins attributed to Bebo jump to the launch of the site’s new music section. Hopkins reported that according to HitWise numbers, Bebo is now the 11th most visited site on the internet world wide. We reported last month that Bebo now has more than 25 million registered users and 3 billion monthly page views. Myspace, for comparison, has 70+ million users and nearly 30 billion monthly page views. The company raised $15 million in a round led by Benchmark Capital this May. The company is based in San Francisco but has long been known to be a major player in the UK in particular. According to HitWise, Bebo is also the #1 online social network in New Zealand. Bebo [...]

By: Dead2.0 » Antisocial Networking

Dead2.0 » Antisocial Networking — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:07:39 +0000

[...] What I really don’t get is the plan to build more social networking sites and add one tiny little feature as a differentiator. “Welcome to Bebo, we’re like MySpace with independent music and colleges links.” They must be doing well, as they turned down a $550 MILLION dollar acquisition offer after raising just under $20 million total. I will rarely say something like this, but I hope they end up with less than half their last offer at most. Way too greedy! I don’t care about the MySpace acquisition price, this is absolutely nothing more than a self-propagating bubble which will see a lucky few run away giggling with wads of cash, and a whole bunch of investors and acquirers wondering what the heck they did with their money (well, not their money, all those people whose pension plans have entrusted the funds with creating additional wealth, but thats just a pesky detail). [...]

By: iain tait | crackunit.com » Blog Archive » BT luvs Bebo

iain tait | crackunit.com » Blog Archive » BT luvs Bebo — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:02:37 +0000

[...] TechCrunch report: Bebo Shuns $550 Million Acquisition Offer San Francisco based social network Bebo, which recently raised $15 millionfrom Benchmark Capital, rejected a £300 million ($552 million)acquisition offer from British Telecom Group “a few weeks ago”,according to an insider on the transaction. Bebo’s asking price? North of $1 billion. [...]

By: Tekdreamz » We are not cheap !

Tekdreamz » We are not cheap ! — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:04:08 +0000

[...] “San Francisco based social network Bebo, which recently raised $15 million from Benchmark Capital, rejected a £300 million ($552 million) acquisition offer from British Telecom Group “a few weeks ago”, according to an insider on the transaction. Bebo’s asking price? North of $1 billion.” [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » BenchmarkがPageflakesへ投資：Ajaxデスクトップ戦争一段と活気が高まる

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » BenchmarkがPageflakesへ投資：Ajaxデスクトップ戦争一段と活気が高まる — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:12:29 +0000

[...] Benchmark は積極的に、欧州に本社を置く企業あるいは新興のコンシューマー向けスタートアップに投資をしている。彼らは最近Beboに１５万ドルの投資をした。Beboは以前はUKに本社を置いていた（現在はサンフランシスコ）。 [...]

By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Benchmark Invests in Pageflakes: Ajax Desktop War Heats Up

Tue, 30 May 2006 23:00:44 +0000

[...] Benchmark is actively investing in European headquartered or focused new consumer web startups. They recently led a $15 million round in Bebo, formerly headquartered in the UK (and now in San Francisco). [...]

By: Miguel

Miguel — Mon, 29 May 2006 17:42:45 +0000

I am new to this whole 2.0 thing but it seems evertime I read this Calcanis person’s name, he’s acting like a bufoon.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 23 May 2006 22:24:43 +0000

I really dont’ think AOl’s new sns will kill what you call the little guys. 24 million users is hardly little. I personally thing AOL has nothing new or exciting to offer in this market.

By: Wil Schroter

Wil Schroter — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:42:10 +0000

We put the social networking feature into the Go BIG Network (http://www.goBIGnetwork.com) and applied it to how entrepreneurs (like the ones that I’m sure read TechCrunch) connect with each other.

It’s been especially useful for people to find stuff like a Java programmer for a particular job or an angel investor for a startup. It’s worked incredibly well.

When you start to break social newtorking down into particular interest groups that can use the functionality to improve communication and do more business, it becomes more interesting. In our case, applying it specifically to the startup ecosystem has proven to be real effective. I think along those lines you’ll see quite a few startups pull out chunks of a social network and build a community around a particular focus.

By: JL101

JL101 — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:34:51 +0000

There are a lot of regional Social Networking sites popping up. Friendster has a huge following in the Phillipines. I have not spent much time on bebo, but I keep hearing their name pop up. All i can say is….Good Luck…. Every article I read seems to pull a new player into the game. The reality is that only time will tell. I personally think AOL’s new Social Networking site will kill a lot of these little guys.

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By: John Handelaar

John Handelaar — Tue, 23 May 2006 10:52:51 +0000

It may be big in the UK. It’s absolutely *enormous* in Ireland.

By: web20guy

web20guy — Tue, 23 May 2006 01:55:37 +0000

This shows that VC money is not flowing into other more innovative concepts.
Bebo is just another effort to get many eyeballs and make money fast.

Are the next googles and skypes getting funded at all?