It can finally be confirmed that Levin is in charge of Poolworks, formerly VZ Networks, the company behind German Facebook clone StudiVZ. But why was the new owner’s identity such a secret? Read more »
A major outage in service at Bebo apparently does not mean the social network has bitten the dust indefinitely, despite what its co-founder… Read more »
The rumours are true – after missing out on buying MySpace (NSDQ: NWS) last month, Criterion Capital Partners is acquiring SeeSaw, the UK on… Read more »
Bebo co-founder Michael Birch, who made a fortune from the sale of the social network to AOL (NYSE: AOL) two and a half years ago, is once a… Read more »
Shortly after buying Bebo from AOL (NYSE: AOL), Criterion Capital Partners managing partner Adam Levin told us that the social network would… Read more »
Bebo is getting ready to announce its first new activity since being off-loaded by AOL in the next few weeks, says Adam Levin, the managing… Read more »
Bebo’s new owner said it would “retain a San Francisco-based headquarters” – but it won’t be Bebo’s existing building.
AOL (NYSE: AOL), who… Read more »
AOL’s co-founder and former CEO weighs in on the off-load…
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After weeks of uncertainty about the fate of Bebo, AOL (NYSE: AOL) finally unloaded the social net — at a price tag that most likely isn’t… Read more »
Selling to private equity may be the worst possible option for Bebo.
The deal gives it no significant industry partner or parent with which… Read more »
Per Wednesday’s speculation, LA private equity firm Criterion Capital Partners has confirmed it’s buying social network Bebo from AOL.
Crit… Read more »
A couple of weeks after Tim Armstrong admitted there was interest in Bebo, AOL (NYSE: AOL) may well have a buyer for the social net. It’s hi… Read more »
Luckily for internet-related conference organizers, *AOL* CEO Tim Armstrong doesn’t seem to be getting tired of answering the question: “Wha… Read more »
The end of May is a memory and AOL (NYSE: AOL) has yet to announce the fate of Bebo, the $850 million bet made by previous management. I was… Read more »
AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong began his fireside chat at day two of Techcrunch’s Disrupt conference by talking about the extensive revie… Read more »
For months, most of the attention on Yahoo’s content has been about the company’s efforts to expand its coverage and enhance its quality. No… Read more »
Bebo may have sold to AOL (NYSE: AOL) for $859.8 million in May 2008 – but the social network’s UK office then crashed from a £2.6 million… Read more »
Multiplatform TV producer Campbell Ryan says it’s taking “a significant investment” from Portugal-based larger prodco beActive Entertainment… Read more »
A quick look at the rise and fall of Bebo and AOL’s $850 million vision, in links:
» AOL Admits Bebo To Be Sold Or Shut Down; Me… Read more »
AOL (NYSE: AOL) told employees today that it may sell or shut down social network Bebo this year after deciding it would take too much addit… Read more »
After former Bebo president Joanna Shields left last May ahead of the dismantling of her AOL (NYSE: AOL) People Networks division, she teame… Read more »
– BBC Comms: A year after joining as Auntie’s head of strategic comms, former Reuters (NYSE: TRI) Media PR Sophie Brendel is becoming the B… Read more »
AOL (NYSE: AOL) is taking more Bebo exec talent for its own team – a precursor to what may yet be a sale of the social net?
The latest: Kel… Read more »
– Vodafone: David Wheldon is leaving his role as global brand director for the mobile operator. He had been with Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) since… Read more »
When AOL (NYSE: AOL) bought Bebo in 2008, it seemed a no-brainer to let AOL Advertising (then Platform-A) do Bebo’s ad sales. But the deal B… Read more »
Now that AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong has said the most he’ll do with MapQuest is an operational partnership, not a sale, it looks like… Read more »
– Johnston Press: Currently trialling local online news paywalls, the struggling paper publisher is adding Mastercard’s global e-commerce c… Read more »
By Mark Sweney and Mercedes Bunz: Bebo is cutting jobs at its UK operation and freezing commissions from its web TV production arm, which ha… Read more »
Former AOL (NYSE: TWX) exec Joanna Shields and Shine Group Chairman and CEO Elisabeth Murdoch on are creating a content company from the gro… Read more »
– Viasat: The London-based Swedish satcaster has added catch-up programming from its TV4 and SVT channels to its Viasat OnDemand platform,… Read more »
*AOL* has promoted Bebo VP and COO Stephane Panier to head the UK social net’s global operations. The official announcement should come late… Read more »
Tim Armstrong is 100 days into his reign at AOL (NYSE: TWX), and is using that milestone to roll out his business plan to AOL employees arou… Read more »
Newly slimmed-down MySpace UK is taking a leaf out of Bebo Originals’ playbook, with a teen-focused short online video drama, Freak, made… Read more »
Sixteen cities in 10 countries, from Baltimore to Bangalore, Denver to Dublin. Twenty-six Town Hall and All Hands meetings. Seventy-one prod… Read more »
So much for Bebo as the social network spine of AOL (NYSE: TWX). It didn’t take new Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong long to figure out that t… Read more »
Efforts to integrate the various companies of Platform-A (NYSE: TWX) over the past year haven’t gone far enough, AOL global ad chief Jeff Le… Read more »
Patch Media CEO Jon Brod will become the head of the newly formed AOL (NYSE: TWX) Ventures, ATD’s Kara Swisher reported. Patch is the hyperl… Read more »
AOL (NYSE: TWX) is “reviewing assets it could sell or divest, but will likely keep Bebo”, Reuters reports new CEO Tim Armstrong as telling i… Read more »
Michael Birch, the founder of Bebo who made gazillions handing it over to AOL (NYSE: TWX) and leaving with the deal, has *so much money* he… Read more »
– ITN/Mail: Yet another online video contract for ITN’s prolific On multimedia division – it’s supplying showbiz, lifestyle, general and bu… Read more »
