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AOL-Bebo: $850M Deal Closes; AOL Combines Bebo, AIM, ICQ Into People Networks Headed By Shields - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 18 May 2008 10:28 PM PST

It’s official—AOL (NYSE: TWX) now owns Bebo, closing the $850 million acquisition roughly two months after making it public. The social media network will not stand on its own; instead,…

@ EconSM: Interview: Ron Grant, President, AOL: Bebo Will Return Us To Our Roots - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 29 Apr 2008 05:47 PM PST

AOL president Ron Grant, appearing on our EconSM panel, suggested new acquisition Bebo would be used to thread social features throughout AOL’s new-look websites. In a later chat with my…

@EconSM: AOL & Bebo; ‘The Final Leg Of The Stool’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 29 Apr 2008 04:45 PM PST

AOL’s (NYSE: TWX) $850 million purchase of Bebo back in March was one of the big social media deals of the year. In a Q&A with ContentNext co-editor Staci Kramer…