AOL NAMES STEPHANE PANIER GLOBAL HEAD OF BEBO

NEW YORK, NY, JULY 29, 2009 – AOL has appointed Stephane Panier as head of Bebo’s global operations, responsible for scaling the social media network’s operations, advancing its global reach, and delivering an exemplary user experience to the company’s 24 million* global consumers. Panier was previously VP and COO of Bebo. In his new role, [...]

First ‘Samsung Bebo Nights’ Presents The Temper Trap!

Live at the Gibson Guitar Studio
AOL owned Bebo and Samsung are proud to announce that ‘The Temper Trap’, which featured in the BBC Sound of 2009’s long list of 15[1], is to kick off the first Samsung Bebo Nights live at the Gibson Guitar Studio on Monday 6th July.
Melbourne rock band, The Temper Trap (www.bebo.com/thetempertrap [...]

@Hit Barcelona Head of Mobile Bebo on why we don’t need mobile operators

Sean Kane Head of Mobile from bebo @Hit Barcelona Open API panel.

I loved Sean Kane’s edgy almost arrogant stance at Hit Barcelona.

Samsung and Bebo seal deal for mobile music and LIVE shows

Bebo and Samsung Mobile UK have announced a music content partnership. The deal will see Samsung placing music on the Bebo music page, as well as sponsoring a daily music show for the social network. Most interestingly, this also marks Bebos first foray into “real world” entertainment - the two companies will be hosting a [...]

Bebo lands Virgin Media for the Open Mobile initiative

AOL announced today that Virgin Media has joined the Bebo Open Mobile program. The program provides mobile operators, manufacturers and developers the tools they need to create brand-customised, mobile versions of the social network for their customers.

Virgin announced two Bebo-related services. The first is Bebo Open Mobile Internet - a customised Bebo mobile site with [...]

Virgin sweetens unlimited mobile data plan with free music downloads

Virgin Mobile and Bebo have teamed up to provide free music to mobile users of the social network. The new service is part of Virgin’s recently launched Addict price plan, which offers unlimited data and SMS to users who top up by at least 20 euro per month

The free-to-download service works by letting users download [...]

Bebo’s Open Mobile Messaging goes live on Vodafone New Zealand

We covered the announcement from Bebo and Telecom New Zealand last month about their upcoming partnership, through the Bebo Open Mobile program. Today Vodafone NZ has announced that it too is joinging the program, and has launched the Bebo Open Mobile Messaging service it’s New Zealand customers
What does Open Mobile Messaging do?

The service allows Vodafone [...]

3 Ireland to deploy BEBO suite of mobile services

3 in Ireland has signed up to the BeboOpen Mobile programme for mobile operator. Basically it is a mobile messaging toolkit that will enable users to access Bebo from their 3 mobile seamlessly.

From the press release
“The user response to Bebo messaging on 3 has validated the appeal of Bebo messaging as a two-way channel to [...]

New Zealand operator Telecom brings Bebo Open Mobile on-platform

Telecom New Zealand today announced it has become a Core Partner of the Bebo Open Mobile program. The operators new mobile network will be rolled out in New Zealand by June this year, and will feature Bebo mobile internet and messaging services on-platform.
We covered the Bebo Open Mobile initiative back in February . Basically, it [...]

Bebo launches mobile social network initiative

Bebo has launched Open Mobile, an initiative to help operators use the Bebo platform to create their own social networks. Bebo Open Mobile is intended for operators, handset manufacturers and software developers who want to create branded/tailored versions of the social network for their own use.
Partners can develop a Bebo mobile site with customised navigation, [...]

Orange creates Social Networking portal in Orange World

Orange announced today that Europe’s leading Social Networking sites will be brought together and available in Orange World, allowing Orange users access to the popular functions from their favourite Social Networking sites in a single destination.
The news follows the completion of partnership agreements with MySpace, Facebook and Bebo whose members will be able to view [...]

AOL buys bebo – the mobile angle

I take the dogs for a walk and I come back and AOL has purchased youth focused mobile social network bebo for USD 850 million.
But what about the mobile implications?

Tech Crunch as written a post on this that you can find here : http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/aol-buys-bebo-for-750-million/
What we think?
I have been speaking to bebo regularly and it was clear [...]

Mobile social networking, LBS friend finder or mobile 2.0 what?

There is a lot of confusion surrounding mobile social networking, the introduction of LBS into social communities and friend watching services such as Twitter. Are they all from the same fruit?

Social networking
Social networking is when users promote themselves communicate with friends via a community such as bebo, Facebook or MySpace. The mobile versions of these [...]

Jangl selects Pudding Media for audio mobile advertising

Jangl the call anyone online or via social media company has unveiled a new mobile media initiative. The Jangl Mobile Media Initiative kicks off with mobile ad agency Pudding Media and Ogilvy’s Digital Innovation Group, to bring flexible mobile advertising solutions for today’s top brands.

From the press release
Jangl® services already enable text messaging, calling and voicemail for the [...]

MWC: Presentation from 3 UK and bebo followed by lively panel discussion

I had a brilliant panel session today where the panellists and the audience were completely engaged.
I have a lot of it written down but in short (my take)

1. Bebo is about to be sold
2. I asked the question are you threatened by Google and no one dared to answer it
3. I can’t remember the name of the man [...]

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