6 Predictions for Social Networks in 2011 The past year was an eventful one for the world of social networking. Facebook went on an acquisition spree. Twitter started growing up. And MySpace? Well it's the same... January 14, 2011 by Ben Parr
AOL Acquires Thing Labs and Brizzly What do former Googler Jason Shellen, video website 5min and TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington have in common? All three parties announced AOL acquisition deals this week.... January 21, 2011 by Jolie O'Dell
Why Is the Co-creator of Xbox Joining Bebo? Kevin Bachus, best known as one of the co-creators of Microsoft's Xbox, has joined Bebo as its new Chief Product Officer. The move comes just three months after AOL sold... January 21, 2011 by Ben Parr
It's Official: AOL Sells Bebo to Criterion Capital Partners Yesterday we broke the news that AOL had sold social network Bebo, later confirming from sources that the buyer is hedge fund Criterion Capital Partners. AOL officially... January 21, 2011 by Stan Schroeder
AOL Has Sold Bebo AOL has found a buyer for struggling social network Bebo, we are hearing from sources close to the deal. The Internet company has been publicly looking for an acquirer for... January 21, 2011 by Adam Ostrow
UK Postman Admits to Using Facebook and Bebo to Abuse Hundreds of Children A UK postman admitted to using Facebook and Bebo to abuse "hundreds" of children in a case that included 27 sexual abuse charges. Michael Williams, a 28-year-old from... January 21, 2011 by Vadim Lavrusik
AOL's $850 Million Mistake: Bebo to be Shut Down or Sold Just two years after acquiring social network Bebo for $850 million, the newly-independent AOL has decided to abandon its social networking investment, either by selling... January 21, 2011 by Ben Parr
Former Bebo CEO Joins Facebook Facebook has just landed a big hire as it continues to expand its business around the globe: former Bebo CEO Joanna Shields. According to The Wall Street Journal, Shields... January 21, 2011 by Adam Ostrow
PayPal and Bebo Founders Invest in Mixpanel Mixpanel, a real-time web analytics and analysis service for understanding how users behave with web apps, has just announced a $500,000 angel investment round coming from... January 21, 2011 by Ben Parr
AOL Looks to Sell Bebo and ICQ In the days following AOL's relaunch as a separate company, CEO Tim Armstrong is already looking to jettison some of its properties that take away from its new focus as a... January 21, 2011 by Christina Warren
Bebo's Abuse Button: Should Facebook and MySpace Follow Suit? Social network Bebo which has seen a rapid decline in popularity but is still one of the biggest such services around, has added a tiny but important new feature: a button... January 21, 2011 by Stan Schroeder
STATS: Facebook and Twitter's Growth Flattens Throughout the entire 2008 and the better part of 2009, we've reported on Facebook and Twitter's explosive growth. Month after month, we've seen tremendous numbers from... January 21, 2011 by Stan Schroeder
FOR SALE: Friends Reunited, 91% Discount Ah, those bothersome impulse buys....like that time you spontaneously snapped up a social network for £175 millon, only to be found negotiating a sale for a mere £15... January 21, 2011 by Pete Cashmore
As AOL-Time Warner Dissolves, a Social Media Juggernaut Sleeps This news has been a long time coming, but now it’s an all but certainty: Time Warner and AOL, who joined forces in a $164 billion deal in 2000, are going their separate... January 21, 2011 by Adam Ostrow
The Fastest Growing Social Sites Each month (and often more frequently than that) we take a look at trends in social networking, by the numbers. Recently, we’ve focused on Twitter’s astronomical... January 21, 2011 by Adam Ostrow