Aol spends $850 mil on Bebo


	Aol spends $850 mil on Bebo

Learning Ninja

3-15-2008 9:29 AM

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bebo, aol, social network, buy

Learning Ninja says:

I jumped the band wagon and wanted to see if this was better than myspace and more lively then facebook. It is people, It is!

I can see bebo as being a social networking service to come up fast and do a sneak attack on facebook and myspace.

Does anyone else uses Bebo?

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