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December 9, 2010BEBO FOUNDER MICHAEL BIRCH GETS BACK ON BOARD
October 25, 2010HALLOWEEN AND HORROR THEMED PROPS AND COSTUMES UP FOR BID
September 9, 2010Xbox CO-CREATOR KEVIN BACHUS JOINS BEBO AS CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
August 5, 2010BEBO TAPS SOCIAL NETWORK VETERANS TO LEAD ITS TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
June 17, 2010CRITERION CAPITAL PARTNERS ACQUIRES BEBO FROM AOL
December 10, 2009GIGJUNKIE JOINS WITH BEBO IN SOCIAL NETWORKING PARTNERSHIP
November 18, 2009MORE THAN 8 MILLION* USERS GET ADDED SAFETY SUPPORT AS BEBO ADOPTS 'CEOP REPORT' BUTTON
November 2, 2009NEW BEBO SOCIAL GAMES EXPERIENCE DRIVES 190%* INCREASE IN GAME INSTALLS AT LAUNCH
October 20, 2009 UK'S DAVE DUFFY WINS BEBO 'PEACE IS BREAKING OUT' DESIGN COMPETITION
August 27, 2009BEBBO CHANNELS COOL FOR BOOST MOBILE SNOSHO
August 19, 2009NEW FASHION SHOW FORMAT ANNOUNCED FOR THE WEB
July 29, 2009AOL NAMES STEPHANE PANIER GLOBAL HEAD OF BEBO
July 22, 2009GROUND BREAKING MUSIC SHOW TOPS 3.2 MILLION
July 6, 2009T4'S RICK EDWARDS & BEBO INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE BIG THINK WITH GORDON BROWN
June 24, 2009BEBO UNVEILS SPEAKER LINE-UP FOR 'NO TO KNIVES COALITION' SYMPOSIUM, 7 JULY
June 16, 2009BEBO IS TRIVIA-TASTIC WITH AMUSO
June 16, 2009BEBO PARTNERS WITH AMUSO TO LAUCNH LIVE TRIVIA GAME PLATFORM
June 3, 2009MAYOR'S TRANSPORT DIRECTOR JOINS CAST OF INTERNET DRAMA TO URGE TEENAGERS 'LOOK OUT FOR YOUR MATES'
May 28, 2009SOFIA BRINGS IT BACK TO BEBO
May 27, 2009SAMSUNG JOINS WITH BEBO IN SOCIAL NETWORKING PARTNERSHIP
May 27, 2009BEBO, SAMSUNG AND ENDEMOL, JOIN FORCES FOR ONLINE MUSIC SHOW 'BEAT'
May 20, 2009BEBO RECEIVES A 2009 WEBWARE 100 AWARD
May 8, 2009VIRGIN MEDIA JOINS BEBO OPEN MOBILE
April 5, 2009BEBO LAUNCHES OPEN MOBILE MESSAGING WITH VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND
March 30, 20093 FIRST IN IRELAND TO DEPLOY BEBO OPEN MOBILE MESSAGING AND VIDEO TOOLKITS
March 26, 2009TELECOM (NZ) PARTNERS WITH BEBO TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE MOBILE SERVICES
March 19, 2009 BEBO LAUNCHES IN INDIA
March 16, 2009BEBO EXTENDS REACH THROUGHOUT EUROPE
March 4, 2009BEBO OPEN MOBILE DRIVES 44% PAGEVIEW GROWTH
March 2, 2009BEBO AND SLICETHEPIE DEMOCRATIZE THE WAY MUSIC ARTISTS ARE FINANCED
February 25, 2009BEBO EXTENDS OPEN MOBILE TO ALL MAJOR CANADIAN MOBILE PROVIDERS
February 18, 2009BEBO AWARDS TOP FIVE NEW ENGAGING APPLICATIONS IN B.E.S.T DEVELOPER COMPETITION
February 13, 2009HARPERCOLLINS TURNS TO BEBO COMMUNITY TO FIND BRITAIN'S LATEST SLANG WORDS
February 12, 2009O2 FIRST TO JOIN BEBO OPEN MOBILE
February 1, 2009BEBO LAUNCHES 'BEBO OPEN MOBILE'
January 8, 2009ENTER THE B-BOX
December 31, 2008CHERYL COLE CROWNED TOP FEMALE CELEB IN BEBO'S FIRST UK COOL AWARDS
December 16, 2008BEBO AND RDF DIGITAL TO CREATE NEW MAGAZINE SHOW
December 10, 2008BEBO LAUNCHES 'SOCIAL INBOX'
November 28, 2008GEORGE SAMPSON AND BEBO LAUNCH EXCLUSIVE ONLINE TV SERIES
November 27, 2008WARNER BROS. INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION TEAMS UP WITH BEBO AND AOL FOR LAUNCH OF 'SORORITY FOREVER' IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
November 11, 2008BEBO ANNOUNCES NEW ENGAGEMENT TOOLS AND METRICS FOR DEVELOPERS
October 27, 2008'THE SECRET WORLD OF SAM KING' SEASON FINALE
October 24, 2008BEBO ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH DANCEJAM, "LARGEST DANCE FLOOR ON THE PLANET"
October 21, 2008CHELSEY: OMG!
October 16, 2008BEBO LAUNCHES "BEBO ORIGINALS"
October 9, 2008LEON JACKSON AND BEBO LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING ONLINE TV SERIES
September 10, 2008MODEL.LIVE REACHES ONE MILLION VIDEO VIEWS
September 8, 2008MEET THE FRESHERS
September 1, 2008BATTLEFRONT GOES LIVE - A NINE MONTH CROSS-PLATFORM CAMPAIGNING PROJECT FROM CHANNEL 4 EDUCATION
September 1, 2008BEBO NAMES NICOLE VANDERBILT NEW VP INTERNATIONAL
August 26, 2008ITN ON AND BEBO TURN THE HEAT UP WITH GAME ON
August 21, 2008BEBO APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS
August 19, 2008STORYTELLING THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING ON BEBO.COM WITH IMG AND VOGUE.TV SPONSORED BY EXPRESS.COM
August 18, 2008CREDIT CRUNCH HITS GAP YEAR TRAVELS AS TRIPS SHRINK BY HALF
August 13, 2008BEBO NAMES SEAN KANE AS NEW GLOBAL HEAD OF MOBILE
August 6, 2008VIRGIN MOBILE TO SPONSOR BEBO'S NEW ONLINE DRAMA 'THE SECRET WORLD OF SAM KING'
August 6, 2008BEBO & UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK PARTNER ON REVOLUTIONARY ONLINE DRAMA
July 31, 2008BEBO AND ENDEMOL TEAM UP WITH TRIDENT FOR INTEGRATION ON ULTIMATE REALITY ADVENTURE SERIES
July 29, 2008ONE GIANT LEAP FOR THE BEBO COMMUNITY
July 25, 2008BEBO SIGNS FIRST MOVIE INTEGRATION FOR SOFIA'S DIARY
July 14, 2008BEBO AND ENDEMOL UK ADD JETSTAR & PROCTER & GAMBLE TO GAP YEAR PARTNER ROSTER
July 8, 2008BEBO EXPANDS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM APPOINTING KATE BURNS AS VICE PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIRECTOR, EUROPE
July 8, 2008ORANGE LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE FOR MOBILE NETWORKING
July 3, 2008BEBO APPOINTS LEWIS PR IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
June 30, 2008AOL's PLATFORM-A OFFERS GUARANTEED CPM FOR BEBO APPLICATION DEVELOPERS
June 23, 2008JONAS BROTHERS FLYING THE KYTE ON BEBO
June 18, 2008BEBO OMD & V SCORE AT CAANZ AWARDS
June 18, 2008T-MOBILE AND BEBO ANNOUNCE SOCIAL NETWORKING PARTNERSHIP
June 9, 2008BEBO & UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK PARTNER ON REVOLUTIONARY ONLINE DRAMA
May 28, 2008BEBO GREEN LIGHTS SECOND SERIES FOR SOFIA'S DIARY FOLLOWING HUGE SUCCESS ONLINE AND ON FIVER
May 19, 2008BEBO AND ENDEMOL UK UNVEIL BRAND SPONSORS FOR 'THE GAP YEAR'
May 19, 2008AOL COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK BEBO
May 15, 2008SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK BEBO APPOINTS IRISH HEAD OF SALES
May 12, 2008ULTIMATE ONLINE ADVENTURE REALITY SERIES LAUNCHES 21 MAY ON BEBO
May 12, 2008LEADING ONLINE DRAMA KATEMODERN TO CONCLUDE ITS AWARD WINNING RUN
May 8, 2008LEADING ONLINE DRAMA TO FILM SPECIAL EPISODE AT RADIO 1'S BIG WEEKEND FEATURING SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, DJS AND MORE!
May 8, 2008R&B SUPERSTAR USHER TEAMS UP WITH BEBO FOR HIS FIRST LIVE, INTERACTIVE, INTERVIEW
April 28, 2008SOFIA'S A "GOLDDIGGA"
April 23, 2008ICT INDUSTRY ALLIANCE LAUNCHES TEACHTODAY INITIATIVE
April 21, 2008KATEMODERN CROSSES THE POND IN SHOW EXCHANGE WITH LONELYGIRL15
April 18, 2008BEBO AND ENDEMOL ANNOUNCE AMERICAN CONTESTANT FOR ONLINE INTERACTIVE REALITY SERIES 'THE GAP YEAR'
April 17, 2008FIVER VIEWERS TO GET A PEEK AT SOFIA'S DIARY
April 17, 2008BEBO PRESIDENT JOANNA SHIELDS COMMENTS ON FIVER'S ACQUISITION OF ONLINE DRAMA SOFIA'S DIARY
April 7, 2008BRIGHTCOVE PARTNERS WITH BEBO TO PROVIDE NEW ONLINE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND MONETISATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDIA COMPANIES
April 4, 2008BEBO TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN BROADCASTING AT 2008 BROADCAST PRESS GUILD AWARDS
April 3, 2008THE TING TINGS WORLD VIDEO EXCLUSIVE ONLY ON BEBO
April 3, 2008BEBO, YOUTHNOISE AND THE CASE FOUNDATION TEAM UP TO 'GET OUT THE VOTE' FOR THE MAKE IT YOUR OWN AWARDS
April 3, 2008SOFIA'S DIARY ON BEBO RAISES THE BAR FOR ORIGINAL INTERNET PROGRAMMING
March 31, 2008LEADING ONLINE DRAMA KATEMODERN TO AIR 12 EPSIODES IN 12 HOURS
March 27, 2008UNILEVER INTEGRATES DEODORANT INTO ONLINE DRAMA
March 27, 2008BEBO LAUNCHES TEACHING RESOURCE TO PROMOTE ONLINE SAFETY IN SCHOOLS
March 19, 2008LAST.FM PARTNERS WITH BEBO TO POWER MUSIC ON SOFIA'S DIARY
March 13, 2008AOL TO ACQUIRE GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK BEBO
March 13, 2008BEBO AND MUSIC NATION ANNOUNCE WINNER OF 'BEBO ONSTAGE'
March 10, 2008ITV.COM GETS SET TO JOIN BEBO'S 'OPEN MEDIA' PLATFORM
March 5, 2008OAKLEY UK AND BEBO ANNOUNCE 'LIVE' SNOWBOARD DOCUMENTARY FILM
March 5, 2008LEADING ONLINE DRAMA KATEMODERN TO TEAM UP WITH BBC RADIO 1 FOR SPECIAL EPISODE FEATURING SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
March 3, 2008SOFIA'S DIARY SET TO SPILL SECRETS ON BEBO BRAND NEW ONLINE DRAMA PREMIERES MARCH 14
February 29, 2008BEBO UNVEILS FIRST PRODUCT INTEGRATION FOR SOFIA'S DIARY
February 25, 2008BEBO AND UCD FASHION SHOW GIVE YOUR BAND A CHANCE FOR FAME
February 19, 2008KATEMODERN TO AYGO AROUND THE UK
February 18, 2008UK CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKE NEW MEDIA LITERACY COMMITMENT
February 13, 2008ESPIN PARTNERS WITH BEBO TO LAUNCH SPIN THE BOTTLE APPLICATION FOR VALENTINE'S DAY 2008
February 13, 2008BEBO EXPANDS ITS MOBILE OFFERING WITH INTERCASTING CORP
February 12, 2008BEBO SUPPORTS WORLDWIDE SAFER INTERNET DAY
February 6, 2008BEBO ONSTAGE LAUNCHES, POWERED BY MUSIC NATION
February 4, 2008KATEMODERN TO GET GOOED
January 16, 2008THE INTERNET'S MOST SUCCESSFUL TV SHOW KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG ' WHO KILLED KATE?' - SEASON TWO
December 18, 2007BEBO COLLABORATES WITH SUPPORT GROUPS TO LAUNCH ONLINE WELLBEING PLATFORM
December 12, 2007BEBO LAUNCHES OPEN APPLICATION PLATFORM
December 5, 2007SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK BEBO JOINS FORCES WITH AGORA
December 1, 2007BEBO SUPPORTS WORLD AIDS DAY
November 15, 2007KATEMODERN GOES LIVE
November 13, 2007BEBO LAUNCHES 'OPEN MEDIA'
November 13, 2007BEBO AND O2 IRELAND JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH BEBO MOBILE
November 1, 2007BEBO JOINS GOOGLE'S OPENSOCIAL, REVEALS PLANS TO LAUNCH FACEBOOK-COMPATIBLE DEVELOPERS PLATFORM
November 1, 2007BEBO AND YAHOO!7 ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
November 1, 2007BEBO JOINS GOOGLE'S OPENSOCIAL, REVEALS PLANS TO LAUNCH FACEBOOK-COMPATIBLE DEVELOPERS PLATFORM
October 31, 2007BEBO AND ENDEMOL LAUNCH INTERACTIVE ONLINE REALITY DRAMA "THE GAP YEAR"
October 25, 2007BEBO EXTENDS ITUNES PARTNERSHIP TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
October 22, 2007UNLIMITED BEBO PACKAGE GOES LIVE ON ORANGE MOBILE FOR JUST 3 GBP EACH MONTH
October 16, 2007BEBO SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP DEAL WITH MINISTRY OF SOUND
October 12, 2007TVNZ PARTNERS WITH NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST WEBSITE BEBO
October 9, 2007NEW 'UNSUBSCRIBE' CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN 'WAR ON TERROR' LAUNCHED
October 4, 2007BEBO AND AOL's AIM OFFER SEAMLESS
October 1, 2007ATLANTIC RECORDS UK AND BEBO ANNOUNCE GROUNDBREAKING CONTENT AND MARKETING AGREEMENT
September 12, 2007BEBO AND YAHOO ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
September 6, 2007BEBO TO PREMIERE NEW ONLINE DRAMA
August 21, 2007BEBO BECOMES FIRST SOCIAL NETWORK TO INTEGRATE WITH WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER AND WINDOWS LIVE CONTACTS
August 20, 2007HALLAM FOE STAR JAMIE BELL GUEST STARS ON BEBO'S KATEMODERN
August 17, 2007JAMIE BELL IN KATEMODERN MARKS THE FIRST SPONSORED PROMOTION BETWEEN BEBO.COM AND BUENA VISTA (UK)
July 24, 2007BEBO LAUNCHES SAFETY RESOURCES TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL NETWORKING
July 3, 2007CURRENT TV AND BEBO ANNOUNCE NEW STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP
June 29, 2007BEBO BRINGS AWOMO - A NEW AND REVOLUTIONARY GAMING EXPERIENCE - TO USERS
June 14, 2007BEBO PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF ARTISTS & BANDS WITH AUDIBLE MAGIC
June 13, 2007BEBO AND UNLTD TEAM UP TO LAUNCH 'BE CAUSE' AWARDS
June 7, 2007BEBO USERS CONNECT DIRECT TO iTUNES
May 4, 2007BEBO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF NANOTALES LITERARY PROJECT
April 13, 2007GROUNDBREAKING INTERNET DRAMA TO AIR ON UK'S TOP SOCIAL NETWORK
April 7, 2007BEBO SIGNS NEW GLOBAL HEAD OF MUSIC
March 28, 2007ORANGE AND BEBO PARTNER TO PROVIDE MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKING
March 26, 2007BEBO AND 7DIGITAL LAUNCH MUSIC DOWNLOAD SERVICE
March 14, 2007BEBO BECOMES IRELAND'S MOST POPULAR WEBSITE
March 14, 2007BEBO NAMED HOTTEST GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY PROSPECT
February 22, 2007BEBO AND GUARDIAN UNLIMITED JOIN FORCES FOR LAUNCH OF MAJOR LITERARY COMPETITION
January 18, 2007BEBO BREAKS 1 MILLION IRISH USER BARRIER
January 15, 2007UK - BEBO APPOINTS GOOGLE MANAGING DIRECTOR TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKING EXPANSION
January 15, 2007US - BEBO APPOINTS GOOGLE EXECUTIVE TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKING EXPANSION
January 6, 2007BEBO LAUNCHES WORKSHOP SERIES IN SUPPORT OF EUROPEAN SAFER INTERNET DAY
January 6, 2007BEBO LAUNCHES WORKSHOP SERIES IN SUPPORT OF EUROPEAN SAFER INTERNET DAY
December 19, 2006BEBO PARTNERS WITH THREE LEADING MEDIA SERVICES TO MAKE WIDGETS SIMPLE, SECURE, VIRAL
November 17, 2006BEBO MAIL EVOLVES WITH LISTS, MEDIA FEATURES TO MEET USER NEEDS - UK
November 16, 2006BEBO MAIL EVOLVES WITH LISTS, MEDIA FEATURES TO MEET USER NEEDS - US
October 16, 2006BEB0 BANDS GAINS 120,000 ARTISTS IN THREE MONTHS
October 6, 2006USERS SWITCH ON TO BEBO TV IN AUSTRALIA
October 3, 2006USERS SWITCH ON TO BEBO TV IN US
September 21, 2006BEBO ANNOUNCES ANTI-BULLYING CRACKDOWN IN US
September 15, 2006BEBO ANNOUNCES ANTI-BULLYING CRACKDOWN
August 21, 2006BEBO PUTS THE 'REAL' BACK INTO REALITY TV WITH X-FACTOR CHALLENGE
August 14, 2006CLEARING UP THE CLEARING CONFUSION - BEBO LAUNCHES ITS ALL-YOU-NEED-TO-KNOW GUIDE
July 27, 2006BEBO STRIKES THE RIGHT CHORD WITH THE LAUNCH OF BEBO BANDS
July 17, 2006BEBO.COM ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER
June 9, 2006BEBO WINS PEOPLE'S VOICE AWARD AT TENTH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
May 22, 2006BEBO.COM SECURES US$ 15 MILLION FUNDING FROM BENCHMARK CAPITAL
February 20, 2006NIELSEN/NETRATINGS RANKS BEBO THE TOP SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE IN THE U.K.
February 9, 2006SKYPE AND BEBO JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER FREE IM, VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS TO STUDENTS WORLDWIDE