This is a place for all employees of Bebo to blog about anything they like, work related or not, in company time or their own time. Employees are free to say what they like with a few common sense guidelines such as: don't be rude to anyone, don't discuss trade secrets etc. Come back here whenever you like to find out what is going on at Bebo and to learn a little more about the very small team behind Bebo. | | | | | BEBO WON the Webby Awards!!!!!!!! | 16 days ago | | | | Bebo has won the People's Voice award for best Social Networking website. Thank you so much for everyone who voted for us and supported us. Out of all 5 sites nominated we received a staggering 57% of the votes!
Now, the Webby Award Ceremony is being held in NY in June. Michael, our beloved CEO, will be accepting the award. He is limited to a 5 word speech. Any suggestions??????? I know you guys can be creative. | | | | posted by Xochi Birch | 391 Comments | | | | | Skins Galore! | 21 days ago | | | | It's been a while since we posted, we've been very busy working on new features and there will be another 'big one' coming in a few weeks time. So watch out!
As you have probably noticed we're now allowing Beboers to create their own skins and share them with everyone else. We've had an AMAZING response! Every day we're getting more than the day before, there is just soooooo much talent out there.
Sorry if your Skin doesn't get put in the charts, you can still use it on your own profile. We have to limit the number that we put live for all to share. We'll also be categorising skins soon since the list is getting a little toooooooo long.
| | | | posted by Michael Birch | 183 Comments | | | | | Video Uploads | 50 days ago | | | | You can now upload videos directly to your Flash Box, they can be virtually any video file format, and it can even stream directly from your video camera, web-cam or cell phone.
Simply click on 'Change Flash' under your Flash Box on your homepage.
There are many more features centered around Video that will appear in the coming weeks.
Upload away!
| | | | posted by Michael Birch | 540 Comments | | | | | Forwarded Messages | 58 days ago | | | | In an attempt to ensure you do get to read the Bebo Mail that actually matters, we have now moved all forwarded messages to their own section of your Inbox. We hope this helps make your inbox a little more 'meaningful'. Please try and limit the number of mail messages that you forward to all your friends, and please don't forward anything that says Bebo is going to close down unless you forward the message, it isn't closing down whether you forward the message or not.
Any other ideas on how to make the Mail section of the site better please leave a comment. | | | | posted by Michael Birch | 259 Comments | | | | | Top 16 Friends | 60 days ago | | | | It's just sooooo much fun. You can now spend hours just moving friends around and choosing the 16 that you want to appear on your homepage.
Go to your homepage and click on 'Choose Top 16' in the Friends box.
It's a really good way to create one click shortcuts to the 16 people whose homepages you visit the most. | | | | posted by Michael Birch | 166 Comments | | | | | Groupies are no more | 65 days ago | | | | You know, we are all about adding features, but sometimes you just have to be cruel to be kind. I don't think in the time we had groupies that anyone actually said they were cool, so we decided to give them the chop.
Now I'm guessing everyone is going to say they loved them | | | | posted by Michael Birch | 396 Comments | | | | | BEBO and the BBC – what a match! | 71 days ago | | | | Thanks to all of you Beboers, the BBC has honored BEBO with an interview. Michael is flying over to London today to be in the BBC offices on Monday morning to appear on the Breakfast show LIVE!!! As well as the 6pm news, which have already interviewed several UK Beboers and highlighted some UK schools. We’re not sure whom and which schools, so we’re looking forward to seeing the story!
Obviously Michael’s a bit nervous, so please show your moral support. If you are in the UK then tune into the breakfast show at 6:30am and 8:30am and the evening news at 6pm and let Michael know how he did.
Thanks for all the support
| | | | posted by Xochi Birch | 125 Comments | | | | | Artistalastic | 79 days ago | | | | | Check out the art created by Beboer Andy Williams using the Bebo ffART tool. We've posted some of his drawings on the Bebo homepage. Truely amazing! | | | | posted by Michael Birch | 132 Comments | | | | | Bebo in the News...(UK Guardian's Technology Section) | 84 days ago | | | | In case you missed it, last Thursday, one of our fellow Beboers, "Moz" was quoted in the UK Guardian. It's a great article and was the first time that the 'Bebo story' has been told in the press. The front page of the Guardian Tech section was loaded with Bebo profiles!
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1720763,00
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Here's where Moz was quoted:
Although, hypothetically at least, it is possible for Beboers to contact any one of its 20 million members, most use the network not to make thousands of new friends, but "to keep tabs on people you already know," says David Mosby ("Moz" to fellow Beboers). Like many 17-year-olds, Moz has grown up on the internet. He got into Bebo by accident, being sent an email invitation from a friend a few months ago. Now he's on it every night, talking to friends from school and new ones from overseas.
Thanks Moz for using Bebo, every night--you're now famous (well, sort-of)! And thank you to the 22 million Beboers who continue to make the site so GREAT!
Here's a request: If you can help get the Bebo story out to the press (TV, radio, newspapers, college papers, high school papers...), in whatever country you're in, please email press@bebo.com and we'd be happy to help.
As always,
"May the Bebo be with you!"
--Jim | | | | posted by Jim Scheinman | 83 Comments | | | | | Finding Nemo, or someone else... | 87 days ago | | | | We've added search to Bebo in partnership with everyones favorite search engine, Google. Sign in and you'll find a Search link at the top of the page next to My Account.
In respect of member privacy you can only search for Beboers who have chosen to make their profile accessible at username.bebo.com | | | | posted by Michael Birch | 97 Comments | | | | |
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