Bebo Social Network Top in UK ... For Now


	Bebo Social Network Top in UK ... For Now

josefresco

8-15-2007 8:55 AM

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bebo, facebook, social networking, uk

josefresco says:

I tend to think Steve isn't going out on a limb much here in predicting that Facebook will overtake both MySpace and Bebo to take the UK Social Networking crown.

Bebo (design wise) looks very much like YouTube, and not knowing the history here I can't comment as to why.

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