So what are the reasons for these changes? In Bebo sold out to AOL due to its lack of success. Before this time Bebo was one of the most talked about social networking sites and was used more than Google in places like the republic of Ireland. Then it took a turn for the worst, only being used by a niche group of people. Anyone who was on Bebo understood that, and rocked it.
Unfortunately, it lost its mojo as it grew, and the company changed ownership. Bellow this option there is a constantly rising number showing the amount of people who have already done this. Making the public wait for anything is a very smart move. It creates hype. By releasing snippets of information about the changes that will be made to the site, it creates a wonder in the audiences mind and gets them talking.
At this rate by the time that Bebo do open their new site it will already have a very large user base. No one can predict whether or not the new Bebo will be successful at all. Will it rise up to the social networking giants of today or will history repeat itself?
Either way Bebo have made people eager to find out. Giraffe Social Media. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Grace Dean. Bebo says it will make a return in February as a "brand new social network. The site was founded in and had a tumultuous rise and fall.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Loading Something is loading. Email address. You have to acknowledge what the current state of the brand is," he said. We laughed and we poked fun at it. In addition to the financial and technical burden, Puri said keeping the old Bebo running would take focus away from the new vision of Bebo -- one he won't disclose any details on.
Those values are embodied in it," was all he would say. The company expects to have the new Bebo up within the next six months. Puri said Birch bought Bebo back because he believes it's an undervalued asset. His company was already dreaming up a new social network idea when Bebo went up for sale. With Tagged and Match. The site currently hosts 1 petabyte of photos, so engineers are building an export tool so that Bebo users can save their data.
The new Bebo will be treated like a startup, Puri said, following a model similar to the other projects coming out of the person Monkey Inferno. While there are a few former Bebo people working at the company, four non-Bebo people -- Puri, a designer and two engineers -- will dedicate their time solely to the new Bebo. The Monkey Inferno setup, which will allow the team to rely on other resources within the company if need be, also gives them creative -- and financial -- freedom.
For now, money is the last thing on Puri's mind. Even though making money off Bebo was its previous owners' problems, Puri said if the product is good, the dollars will eventually follow. While the Bebo name comes with baggage, Puri is banking on users' loyalty, and on curiosity. One thing that Bebo had was people. We think people will be interested to see what we do with it, people will want to give it a try," he said.
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