Yesterday i noticed my twitter timeline was flooded with ‘RIP bebo’ tweets and lots of people throwing in their 2 cents on how & why Bebo died. I did some searches and a quick scan of all major tech sites – nothing. Within minutes, Bebo’s wikipedia page was edited stating this ‘fact’: “The website closed on 30th January 2012″…
Bebo
social network rejects
It’s been a while since i last logged in to bebo. Months perhaps. And when i do login, it’s only to create blog posts like this one about how bebo has gone from being the new, cool kid on the block to the old, uncool reject….
why bebo died
2006. Social networking was myspace or bebo (if you were from the UK or Ireland). Facebook was virtually unheard of. Bebo, at least in Ireland, was growing rapidly… so rapidly it would eventually become the largest social network in the country. Bebo was growing rapidly in the UK & Australia too….
more networking means more security
When i was developing my last theme, i tried to add as many social elements as i could to it. I added a twitter feed and a list of my social profiles, plus my latest flickr photos. With this new theme, i’ll be linking to and pulling more data than ever from my online profiles. … Read moremore networking means more security
Bebo Fail
Bebo was the first social network that i joined that ‘worked’ as a social network. It was simple, clutter free (unlike Myspace) and had just about every person in the country (in Ireland) on it. Once they added apps and introduced ads a couple of years ago, it’s just gone downhill steadily. Spam is a … Read moreBebo Fail