Bebo
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Bebo ( ) was an American social networking website that originally operated from 2005 until its bankruptcy in 2013. The site relaunched several times after its bankruptcy with a number of short-lived offerings, including instant messaging and video streaming, until its acquisition by Amazon in July 2019 when it was shut down. It was announced in January 2021 that it would be returning as a new social-media site the month after. By May 2022, it had once again been shut down, without having left beta-testing.
Key facts
- Website.name
- Bebo, Inc.
- Website.logo
- Logo Bebo.svg
- Website.location
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Website.founder
- Michael Birch Xochi Birch
- Website.parent
- The Monkey Inferno
- Website.language
- Multilingual
- Website.company_type
- Private
- Website.dissolved
- May 2022
- Website.area_served
- Worldwide
- Website.website_type
- Social networking service
- Website.launch_date
- January 2005
- Website.intl
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- bebo.com
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- inception
- 2005-00-00
- Alexa rank
- 172253
- Commons category
- Bebo
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding and early years
- Sale to AOL
- Criterion Capital Partners ownership transfer
- 2013: Bankruptcy and sale
- 2014–16: Return of Bebo and introduction of Bebo Blab
- 2017–2018: Bebo streaming software
- 2019: Sale to Amazon
- 2021–2022: Relaunch
- 2022: Second shutdown
- Original website features
- Bebo system
- Open Media Platform
- Open application platform
- Privacy and security
- Inadvertent privacy breach by New Zealand ISP
- References
- External links
Bebo ( ) was an American social networking website that originally operated from 2005 until its bankruptcy in 2013. The site relaunched several times after its bankruptcy with a number of short-lived offerings, including instant messaging and video streaming, until its acquisition by Amazon in July 2019 when it was shut down. It was announced in January 2021 that it would be returning as a new social-media site the month after. By May 2022, it had once again been shut down, without having left beta-testing.
The site was founded by Michael Birch and Xochi Birch.