Blog: Bebo Backstage

Sell Your Music on Bebo!

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Feature iTunes buy link buttons on your Bebo band profile. Click "edit profile" on the band page and check the box that says "Show iTunes - Add iTunes purchase links next to songs and albums". Users will be one click away from buying your tracks thro...

Bebo IM update

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We are temporarily removing Bebo IM for maintenance. It will be restored as soon as possible. Check back here for updates.

15 Free iTunes songs for UK residents (but don't worry if you're not in the UK)

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Bebo and iTunes are giving you 15 free tracks and all you have to do is become a fan of Meet The Freshers! Once you become a fan you will receive a code for the iTunes store. Artists in the playlist include: The Saturdays Joe Lean & the Jing Jang J...

Bebo IM Update

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We are temporarily removing Bebo IM for maintenance. It will be restored as soon as possible. Check back here for updates.

Instant Message on Bebo? Yes!

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Something new and exciting has just popped up on Bebo! Is it unlimited love? Nope, sorry, already been done. It is it a page view cheat? Noo, even better! It's Bebo IM! Check out the cute little black box in the bottom right hand corner of you...

Check out Model.Live!

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a model? Ever wonder what it takes? Now you can experience it all with Cato, Austria and Madeline, three actual models in the real world who are all trying to make it to the top. This isn't a reality show, this is t...

Are you a competitor and looking for your next challenge?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Check out the new Beijing Challenge 2008 app and go get your game on! Go to Bebo Games Summer 2008 profile at http://bebo.com/BeboGames (or just type , or in lowercase to add medal emoticons to a friend's...

Bebo Labs

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Bebo just launched a new official group "Bebo Labs" A place where you can find out whats happening at Bebo and what new features are coming out. Express your opinion, leave feedback, Check it out! http://www.bebo.com/bebolabs

Stop Street Violence

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Everyone's talking about teen violence and discussing how to stay safe on our streets. At Bebo we're not about one-way lectures so tell us what you think, post comments and share your experiences on the issues. Best of all there are loads of links to p...

Official logo for Bands!

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Now big name artists and groups signed to the majors will all have an "official" logo! Don't see the logo on the profile you're a fan of? Now you can search to see if they have an official profile! The official one will appear at the top of the sear...

Music Homepage

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Where can you see an interview with Jesse McCartney, behind the scenes video with Lil Mama, Andy Burrows of Razorlight talking about his latest CD and the newest single by up and coming popstar Hannah? It's all on the Music Hompage. Go check it out! ...

You can still see the Usher interview!

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Did you miss it? Can't get enough of it? Well watch it again! The video of the interview is being rerun through this link: http://insitu.stream57.com/usher/

Interactive Interview with Usher!!!

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In TEN mintues you'll have the chance to interact with Usher LIVE on Bebo! 8PM UK time, 4PM Eastern US time, Noon Pacific US time http://www.bebo.com/Usher

Live streaming interview with Usher!

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

May 8th @ 8PM UK time, 4PM Eastern US time, Noon Pacific US time . . . and 5AM Eastern Australia time on May 9th. Sorry Australia. :( Tune into Usher's official band profile ( http://www.bebo.com/Usher ) to watch the interview exclusively streame...

Vote for Bebo!!!

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Bebo has been nominated in the Social Networking category for The Webby Awards! http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=96&season=12 We're dedicated to making Bebo the best experience it can be and we would really appreciate your ...

Did you conquer your demons?

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Oakley's recent documentary 'Conquering Demons' has caused a stir in the world of snowboarding. What happened to Tyler? Where did Carlo disappear to? What was lurking in the woods? Was it all an elaborate hoax? Try to figure it out yourself - go to: ww...

Exclusive Ting Tings Video on Bebo!

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Check it out, the Ting Tings love Bebo and Beboers so much, they decided to bring their latest music video "That's Not My Name" to Bebo exclusively for the next week before it goes to TV! Tell your friends! You have the chance this week to see th...

Vote for your favorite Social Software

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Hi everybody, Bebo has landed on yet another list of top social networks. This time it is the WebWare 100. If you have a minute, vote for Bebo. If you have two minutes, vote for some of your other favorite websites in the other categories like Vide...

Save the Date!

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

On April 2nd Bebo will be premiering the Ting Tings new music video "That's Not My Name"! That's right, you can see it here first before it's even on TV! I know I can’t wait . . . see you April 2nd! http://www.bebo.com/TheTingTings

Random Friends

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Feeling lucky? This is a fun feature at the top of every Friends module. It will randomly take you to one of their friends (not just those in the top 16). Even more fun you can keep surfing from profile to profile by just clicking on Random Friend....

Mobile site is now live at m.bebo.com

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The good news is, Bebo's brand-new mobile site helps you stay connected when you're out and about. The bad news is, you can no longer use the "I was away from my computer" excuse to avoid replying to people on Bebo. ;) Try it out for yourself: just...

Show how much you love Bebo

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It has been announced that Bebo has been nominated for The Next Web Awards Best European Company...and you can help us win by clicking on the link below and voting for us!!!! http://awards.thenextweb.org/categories/view/13 We really appreciate al...

New Music Homepage!

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Da dada DAA! Announcing our brand spankin' new Music homepage! http://www.bebo.com/Bands.jsp It's Awesometacular! (If we do say so ourselves) So head on over there and check it out! Tell us how much you LluuUooRrVe it!

Vote for Bebo!

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It's just been announced that Bebo is a finalist in Webware 100's Favorite Web 2.0 sites! We're one of the top 30 social networks you can vote for! Please show us the loUrvE and cast your vote here: http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/vote_soc...

Welcome to your new crib!

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Yo, we spun a new look on the home page for y'all. Just click the big "HOME" tab up top. All of the same stuff is still there, but we moved the ads to the right (and hopefully less annoying). We also made the To Do's alot more visible, because that...

I can has video comments and non-stop video action ? Yes!

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

OMG! FTW! Now you can comment on a video without the video starting over. Enjoy!

Bebo is getting sexier!

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We added another *new feature* that will let you open and close the modules on everyone's profile page! Now you can finally close annoying modules that you don't like, leaving just your favorite modules open. We're working hard on keeping Bebo fresh a...

Free Luv!

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

So we wanted to give more free luv and thought we'd do it for valentines day (how appropriate!). You can now give 3 luv's a day, woohoo! Unfortunately for the past day we accidentally gave unlimited luv, but oh well, you can't have too much luv in...

New ways to share the luv this Valentines Day

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Love is spreading - and now, so is my new Cupid emoticon! Just type (with a small c) to add it to a friend's profile to let him know you're thinking of him. And if you're looking for some new hotties to smooch, check out the new Spin...

I can has photo comment? Yesplz.

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

OMG omg new feature! Attach your pix to profile comments... Do it all over your page.

Bebo named as best social networking site in survey

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This is great news, as always this would never happen without the support of the community: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/04/socialnetworking.bebo?gusrc=rss&feed=media

Merry Xmas!

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Well it wouldn't be Xmas without tacky Xmas cards. So here's ours. www.bebo.com/Xmas.jsp Merry Xmas everyone!

Apps - love them or loath them.

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Many of you are aware that we recently added third party applications to Bebo. Due to the big change on Bebo we experienced some slow down over the weekend. We worked very hard this weekend to iron out the bugs (Thanks Steve, Jeff and Darius for stayin...

Bebo Apps- Check Them Out!

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Things are changing for the better on Bebo. We now have applications - a ton of new and different things for you to discover and do on Bebo. We've allowed partners to create all of this new stuff and share it with you. You can find them in the Apps ...

Double your Top Friends

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We've improved the Friends module so that you can show more of your Friends on your profile page, up to double the previous number. You can also choose to show fewer, if that's the way you like it, uh huh, uh huh. Also, if you choose to opt-in, you ...

Vote for Bebo!

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Bebo has been nominated along with ten other websites for 'Favorite Mainstream and Large Scale Networks' in the Open Media Awards! We need your vote! http://mashable.com/2007/12/06/owa-voting-large-scale/ Your vote for Bebo means a lot to us. ...

Save Your Faves - New Channels on Bebo!

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Happen to notice all the cool new video channels flooding into Bebo? Well, it's not just a happy accident, it's by design. On November 13th we opened Bebo to media companies far and wide and they're bringing their best shows to you. Go to your profi...

House? What house?

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Uh, yea. So... that house that was next to the Bebo logo in the page header. Uh...bad idea. Sorry about that. We knocked it down and put back the Home tab in its place. Hope you like that better. We also made it so that clicking on the Bebo...

Holy Smokestack! Bebo has a new Chimney!

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

As you may have noticed, we changed the site for the first time since yesterday. We're not going to make any more changes to it for a few hours so that we can let people know that it changed before it changes again and becomes old news. It's only fai...

Our Newest Product: Bebo Nation

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We are proud to announce today the launch of a brand new product called Bebo Nation. Bebo Nation is a new place where Bebo members can express themselves to the community by purchasing space for an image that links to their profile, band, or gro...

Groups Growing Up

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Bands and Books too! We've made a number of improvements to the Band, Group and Book profiles that will make these profiles easier to manage and more powerful for their band members, moderators, authors, members and fans. 1) New modules Bands, G...

Age restriction change

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

There has been a lot of confusion and frustration about the age restriction options that we have on Bebo for restricting who can contact you on Bebo, so we've changed things a little... The default now for all members is that people can contact you ...

The Back to School t-shirt contest winners have been announced!

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The "Back To School" contest has wrapped up. We would like to announce our three winners! http://bebo.com/tshirts Stuart McMillian, grand prize winner up for "Bebo People" http://www.bebo.com/StuartM106 http://www.zazzle.com/bebocontest_entry_...

Mini-Events

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Mini as in simple, not small. Yep, it's a lovely new feature. Go to your Home tab and on the left part way down you will see a section with a Mini-Event tab. What are they for? Good question. Create an event, and your friends will be able to s...

Surf's Up!

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We've added another new feature to help you to navigate to the far corners of the Bebo-verse: http://www.bebo.com/ProfileSurf.jsp When you are surfing on a Band, we'll recommend other Bands that seem magically similar; same with Groups and Books. ...

We AIM to please...

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

You've had AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) accounts on your profile for a few months now. If you haven't already activated your AIM username just go to "edit profile" and add it. Now we are proud to bring you two awesome new features from AIM: 1) Frie...

New option for approving profile comments

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

There is now a new option for reviewing profile comments, you can auto accept comments from your direct friends but choose to review comments from others. This extra option was a great suggestion from some of our members, thanks for the ideas! To...

Charts Up! (or Down)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Check out our new feature: www.bebo.com/Chart.jsp The Charts feature makes it easy for you to find the most popular content on Bebo. Check out the hottest Bands; which Groups have the highest buzz; Books too! We'll be updating the charts every fe...

Autoplay is BACK!

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

See, we're not really that mean :) - in fact we're rather lovely people when you get to know us - honest. So Autoplay for profile flash boxes is back, but it's just a little different (as in better) to how it worked before. Now you choose whether ev...

Skin Artists - we love you!

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Skin Artists have helped make Bebo what it is today. So we only saw it fitting that we create a new profile Module just for the Artists. Go to your profile and click 'Change Modules', then select the 'Skins' module. It will showcase your top 10 skin...

Member Since + Turning 'Friends In Common' off

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Member Since - a small but hopefully fun feature. Profiles now have a member since field so you can see how long someone has been Beboing for. Turning 'Friends in Common' off - the Friends in Common module is a little different to any ...

Play Photo Tag with your friends!

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Hello, Beboers. We are releasing today photo tagging, a new feature we are sure you will like. This means you will be able to say who is who in your photos. How does it work? Go to any of your photos, and click on the "Add Tags" link under the p...

Bebo “Back 2 School” T-shirt Contest

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Beboers: We just launched another round of the Bebo T-Shirt contest. This time it’s new and improved as we partnered with Zazzle to help you create the shirts and rate them right on the t-shirt contest page. There are 3 ways you can participate...

Mutual Friends Module

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A new feature that 'hopefully' everyone will like :o When viewing someone ELSES profiles, and IF you have friends in common you will see a 'Mutual Friends' module above 'Friends'. It will show all the friends you have in common. It shows up to 8, cl...

'Typeable names' + first new feature

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, there was some reaction to my post yesterday about real names. Firstly my appologies for those who don't like this change, we're trying to make Bebo better and there is always some sort of logic to our madness. So what logic can there be to ou...

Real Names + Tag line + Animate White Boards + Wall

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

4 totally unrelated changes today: 1) Real names - we posted a poll on Bebo Backstage to see if Beboers think Bebo would be better if everyone used real names. The consensus was over 2 to 1 that real names are better. Now when you edit your p...

(More) Fun with Groups!

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We made some updates to the Groups feature, check it out: 1. Groups can now have some new Modules: Changes, White Boards, and Photo Albums! If you're a moderator of a Group, you can add these by going to your group's page and clicking "Cha...

Bebo top Social Network in 3 out of 6 countries

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This is kinda cool, Bebo currently operates in 6 countries, UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Out of those 6 countries it's officially the largest social network in UK, Ireland and New Zealand as measured by pretty much all the indepe...

BTV Cribs

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

So you've seen MTV Cribs, well this is our version. Watch the Bebo Office in all it's glory, Take a tour and find out what really goes on around here! Let Michael show you around http://bebo.com/watch/4597790487

Spamalot

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Or rather, don't Spamalot. In our quest to rid Bebo of Spam we've added more places for reporting Spam, such as Mail, Forums, Blog Comments, Poll Comments and more. Does reporting Spam help? It sure does, the more people who report someone for Spam ...

Other Half is Back

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Don't panic Mr Mannering. It's back again. One small change, if you edit your profile you can now turn off Profile Views, if you so desire.

Other Half will be back!

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Er, sorry guys, Other Half will be back soon and your profile will look normal again. Give us 30 mins.

Bebo Backstage is here!

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Bebo Backstage is the new official group for letting Beboers know what's new, and for you to discuss what you think of Bebo, make suggestions on how Bebo could be better and so forth - you can be critical of us, just don't be offensive, we're sensitive...

Verifying Email Addresses

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

You must now verify your email address before you can do quite a few things on Bebo, such as posting profile comments. Why? Good question. To help stop spammers. We've had so many members complain about spam, and polls we've seen show that only 15% ...

Logo Game

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Just a little game for everybody Look at the picture and count the Bebo Logo's Look really really close!! they're small http://www.bebo.com/StaticPage.jsp?StaticPageId=4524039718

How do you use Bebo Bands?

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We're trying to make Bebo bands a better product and we need your input! We need to know how you use Bebo bands. We've created a poll for you to use to help us out: http://bebo.com/PollTake.jsp?MemberId=422270559&PollId=4490827176 Feel free to ...

Groups

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We noticed a lot of people creating Bands that are really just Groups, so hey, why don't we just have general groups and avoid all the confusion :) Go to your changes page on down a little on the left is a Groups box. You can also add a module t...

Visitors Map

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A cool, simple new feature. See where the last 100 or so visitors to your profile came from in the world. On your Home page there is a link top left saying 'Visitors: map'. You can zoom in to see more detail. All locations are intentionally approximate...

New way to view photos

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

There are nearly 3 million photos uploaded to Bebo every day, so we thought you may like a new way to view them. Go to any photo album and there is a link 'View Contact Sheet' at the top right. Try it, it's pretty awesome!

BEBO EXCLUSIVE HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE – OPEN CASTING , LONDON UK

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The makers of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (HP6) will be having two open casting days for two key roles in the next film. On Sunday 1 st July and Sunday 8th July – Who: LAVENDER BROWN – Casting 1st July Lavender is in the same y...

Skin Tutorial

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

For all you Custom Skin fans out there, or people who are thinking of making new skins, heres a great new tutorial on how to go about making, editing and saving the graphics It can be found in the "Roll your own" section, http://www.bebo.com/Stati...

It's O.K., We Do It Too...

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Yep, we talk about Brad and Angelina like we know them, give advice to Paris like she's listening and regularly laugh at red carpet fashion faux pas. And we know you do too - several times a day. So we're making it easier on you to get your celebrity ...

Bebo's Bunnyhero

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The Just For Fun cateogry launched with some of our previous widgets and with our new partner - Bunnyhero Labs. The new Bebo puppy could not be sweeter. Check them out on your Homepage under Add --> Widget. Let us know who else you want to see in thi...

Zing and Bling Your Photos!

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We just added Photo Effects to our widget categories so now you can get creative with your pictures. In response to overwhelming requests, ZingFu and Blingee are live now. Check them out on your Homepage under Add --> Widget. Let us know who else you ...

New Widget Categories

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Ask and you shall receive - widgets that is. We’ve added a new widget category today, Entertainment and Celebrities, with some brand new widgets not yet launched anywhere else from Snapvine and MyHeritage. Check them out on your Homepage under Add ...

Skin Surfing

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We've changed how you select skins. Instead of 'Use this skin' and 'Preview' it's now simply 'Try it on'. You can then surf skins until you find the one you like the most. We also recommend skins to you that other people like based on the skin you j...

Tell me a Story

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Click 'Friend Story' in the yellow box on the Changes page and you can say how you know each of your friends. Then when you view your friends or someone elses friends there is a drop down to only view certain types of friend connections and their assoc...

YOU can now choose who can contact YOU

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Rather than us choose for you, you can now choose who can contact you according to their age. Sign in, go to Home / My Account / Preferences and select minimum and maximum ages. Direct friends can always contact you and you can always directly block...

Unread Mail Count

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We've added an unread mail counter to the 'Mail' tab, making it a lot easier to see how much mail you have. The first of many improvements coming your way soon as part of our new design.

Feedback on New Design

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, we certainly got some strong feedback on the new design. People seem to either love it or hate it. Seems to be a bit like Marmite. So why did we change it? Good question. Bebo is all about your content, we want Bebo to be a blank canvas for you...

New Design

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

It's new. It's fresh. But it's still Bebo. We hope you like it, a load more improvements coming soon!

Sam Beeton

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000

His introduction reads: 'our dreams are there for the taking, when you come through the door'. He is grounded, fresh faced and awesome!! I saw him at a gig last night in Soho, London and he was really great giving us a taste of some of his new t...

We have a Winner!!

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Hello All, We just recently closed a give-away for Buck Cherry! Five lucky fans won a T-shirt and CD from the band! They are as follows: Kate http://xx-k8-ere-xx.bebo.com Tasha http://hooch07.bebo.com Gareth http://-Gar-M-07-.bebo.com Katie ...

Custom Widget Modules

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Yo, you can now put your widgets into their own stand-alone modules, which you can position and name as you like! So you could make your voice comments widget stay on your page even as you add slideshows, or you could put 1 slideshow at the top of you...

Sorted

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Change the order of the modules on your profile. Click on 'Order Modules' below your profile photo then just drag on drop. Lets us know what you think of it and what you want next.

Disapp-ear-ance!

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Bebo's ears have gone missing! If you see these ears, please leave a comment below with their location. They've got to be ear somewhere.

Summer Internship

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Business Development Internship Bebo (www.bebo.com) is the largest social networking site in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand and it is growing quickly in the United States, Australia and Canada. Officially launched in July 2005, Bebo has more than ...

Happy St. Paddy's Day - Bebo is #1 in Ireland!

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Guess what day it is? My birthday! You may also know it as St. Patrick's Day! I just wanted to tell everyone HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!! Show your green spirit with a St. Paddy's day themed slideshow or widget! Also, you might have seen a few 4 leafed cl...

Red Nose Day!

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Happy Red nose day to those of you in the UK! We added a little something special to the site today in honor of this special day. You may start noticing a new "red nose" smilie around the site today. See if you can figure out how to add this new smilie...

Dropping Daylight Music Video

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Beboers, We shot a music video last Saturday with Dropping Daylight, a rock band that is currently touring with Army of Anyone. They were in town (San Francisco) and stopped by our neighborhood to give us a private performance. We hope yo...

New Widget!

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We've added a new widget from MyHeritage.com to show you which celebrities you look like the most. All you have to do is go to “Create a Widget” on “My Profile” and navigate your way to MyHeritage.com to “Create Celebrity Look-alike Collage�...

Photo Polls

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We have yet another cool new feature to announce. Now you can add photos to polls. It's pretty simple to use, just go to your profile and create a new poll. You will see a link that says "add photo". Now, each choice in your poll can have a photo inste...

new talent..

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t often blog, but wanted to share my excitement following an awesome gig which took place in the heart of London at the end of last week. The singer songwriter Amy MacDonald gave an inspired performance and at only 18 years old she’s one arti...

Share the Luv

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Now you can Share the Luv on bebo by leaving a heart along with profile comments! But you can only leave one heart per day, so choose wisely. And pick someone extra special to Share the Luv with on Feb. 14th!

Bebo is a top 100 site now.

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Not to toot our own horns, but we are proud to announce that Bebo is now ranked one of the top 100 websites IN THE WORLD by Alexa.com. This probably doesn't mean much to most of you, but to those of us who work here it is like being nominated for an Os...

Now we have Online Now!

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

You asked for it, we built it: cute little "online now" bars under photos of friends who are on Bebo at the same time as you. Check out your Friends page and the Home page to see your friends' status at a glance (it's not on every page yet). Its espe...

Moo Cards on Bebo 10,000 Free 10-Packs

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Yo Beboers, we've got some cool stuff for you today. We are officially launching Moo Cards on Bebo! We've been working with Moo to make it really easy to turn your Bebo photos into cards with their cool service. That's right boys and girls, now you can...

Skin Changes

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

We've made finding skins a little easier. You can now search for new skins and store a list of your favorite skins making it easier to find old ones. You can also view a list of other peoples favorite skins. Yeah, we love skins, so making them easier t...

Google Zeitgeist Names "Bebo" as Top Search in 2006

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

As you may have already heard by now, Google declared "Bebo" as the Top Search for 2006. We think that this phenomenal achievement is due to the many brilliant Beboers who figured out that they can save a lot of typing by just entering "bebo" into the...

Widgets

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

What's a Widget? We've no idea, that's why we called it a widget. Anyway, go to your profile, scroll down to the 'Widget' box on the left, and click add, you'll get the idea soon enough. Let us know what you think. You're gonna like it, not a lo...

Not only can he code, he can drive fast

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

We had our holiday party on Friday, and the featured event was go-kart racing. I took home third place, but by far the big winner was Michael. After finishing first in each and every heat, he also won the overall event with the best average lap tim...

New Home page with Ch-Ch-Changes

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000

So we have the new Home page up again for everyone to enjoy! We put your top 32 friends' latest ch-ch-changes as well as friends' new friends and bands all on one page so you could keep up with your bebo people. We think it's really cool and hope you d...

Bebo Mail is new new new

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000

We've been working on this one for a while (as you can tell by the lack of blog posts!). Check out the new mail system and let us know what you think by posting a comment here. It's a big change so I know some of you may not like it initially, but ...

"Only on Bebo" Bands

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Are you a musician? Are you really good, but really frustrated because you feel like you're getting your music out to only 1% of the population? Are you sick of all the big name/big labels getting all the press? Well, fret no more! We have a soluti...

Auto-play your BeboTV on your home page

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Due to high demand, we have added an option to make your BeboTV auto-play on your home page. So now it’s easy to have music playing on your page. You can turn it on in Edit Homepage. Or you can leave it off if you're the strong, silent type.

Sorry for the downtime!

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000

As you may have noticed, we had some, er, troubles yesterday with the website. After a very long day we finally got the site as happy as ever. Very sorry to everyone, believe me, we felt the pain.

Thanks to The Days In Between

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Many thanks to The Days In Between for inviting us to their performance in San Francisco. We had a great time! We wish you safe and happy travel on the rest of your tour. Rock on. http://daysinbetween.bebo.com

Big Thanks to Old Crow Medicine Show

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000

I would like to thank Old Crow Medicine Show for hooking up Bebo when they played in SF last weekend! They're an awesome and talented band, and we had a great time! Be sure to check them out if they are ever in your neck of the woods! Keep up the go...

Review Profile Comments and White Boards

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Like to be in control? We thought you did. So we added an option to review new comments and white boards before they appear on your profile. Just look in "My Account" to expand your homepage powers.

Bebo TV Channels

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

What's a TV without Channels? Well now we have them. There is also a new TV tab at the top of the page, plus many more enhancements to the Bebo TV feature. Watch this space, more to come...

Sort Photo Albums

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Your request is our demand, well, as long as we think it's a good idea. Many of you have asked to be able to sort the order in which photo albums appear and the order in which photos appear within an album, and as if by magic, now you can!

Bebo Bands

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000

The BIG ONE is finally here :O So it may not be 100% ready but we thought we would throw it out there, get some feedback, and evolve it. Expect to see many enhancements over the next few weeks.

Bebo TV

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000

In case anyone is wondering, this isn't the big one. I know, it's really just a new name for Flash Box, but we did make some nice improvements too, there are now nice preview images for most videos. The big one, is, er, next week, honest...

More photo servers

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Be happy, for we just got another 80 terabytes (a terabyte is a trillion bytes) of file serving goodness. You should notice greatly improved performance when uploading photos, whiteboard drawings, and audio - we appreciate your patience during the pas...

An era has passed . . ..

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

I hate to be the barer of bad news, but I've come to tell you all that Gold Member Medal Status has sadly come to an end. : ( For those of you who got one while the getting was good: congratulations, your account now has higher resale value. For...

World Cup 2006!!!!!!!

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Who is as excited as I am about the world cup!!!! It is going to be a great month of football/soccer. I already watched the Germany game and I can not wait for the rest. Who do you have your heart set on to win?

It's been a while!

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, our blog has been a little quite recently. We're busy cranking away at 'the big one'. Hope to have it live end of this week with a bit of luck.

BEBO WON the Webby Awards!!!!!!!!

Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 bein...

Skins Galore!

Sat, 06 May 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Video Uploads

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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. ...

Forwarded Messages

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 ...

Top 16 Friends

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 ...

Groupies are no more

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 goi...

BEBO and the BBC – what a match!

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 ...

Artistalastic

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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! :O

Bebo in the News...(UK Guardian's Technology Section)

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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...

Finding Nemo, or someone else...

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 t...

We love you Ireland and New Zealand!

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000

It took longer than expected but we finally added all those lovely Schools and Colleges to Bebo for both Ireland and New Zealand. Keep Beboing! Be happy :)

Give Us Some Skin

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Well this is the big one that we've been working on for a long time. So many Beboers have been asking for a way to customize their profile and we finally have it... Just go to your profile and below the main section on the right is a link say...

Major hardware upgrade

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Those of you who stay up all night probably noticed that Bebo was down for maintenance last night. Sorry 'bout that, but the end result is that we're now running on a much faster set of database servers with a lot more horsepower. It's been a LONG...

The Wall

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Not only is it a great Pink Floyd album it is now also a feature on Bebo. Go to Schools or Colleges and add a brick to your School/College wall. Is there any real point to it? No, not really, but it's pretty cool. :L This isn't the big featur...

Who's your Honey Bunny?

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Just in time for valentines day we've added a small but cool feature. You can now display your Other Half on your Bebo profile in pride of place at the top of your profile page. Just go to 'My Profile' and click on 'Add Other Half of Me'. ...

Smile, because Skype is here!

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Two great new features in one day! 1) Skype is now integrated with Bebo. It's the Bebo chat and talk program of choice and integrates directly into the site. When you visit other member profiles who have Skype installed you will be able to see if th...

Happy New Year, Thanks for an amazing 2005, and here’s looking forward to an even better 2006!

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sorry for the belated Happy New Year wishes...we've been working day and night on Bebo to make sure it remains fast & fun for you, the Beboers. It's hard to imagine that we only launched the Bebo site in its current version just 6 months ago – an...

Happy Holidays!

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Our last-minute shopping is done, the gifts are wrapped and under the tree, and homemade cookies for the man in the big red suit are baking in the oven... it must be Christmas Eve. From all of us at Bebo, Happy Holidays!

I'm Having Hot Flashes!

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Many of you fellow Beboers have asked to be able to see the newest, coolest Flash Box entries, and now you can do that! It's easy--just take a look under your Flash Box on your profile page and click on "Charts" "Bigger | Change Flash | Delete | H...

To Copy or Not To Copy

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000
I have noticed a few Bebo members have been complaining that other members are copying their photos and placing them into personal album’s which do not belong to the original person who uploaded the photo, make sense?? Copying a photo into your pe...

Featured profiles

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000
If you haven't noticed, the Bebo home page now has a section for "Featured Profiles." We think this is a great way to introduce people to Bebo if they've stumbled upon our site and aren't quite sure what it's all about. For those of you who have been...

We say Bebo, you say...

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000
We have some very cool new feature partnerships that we're going to launch and announce soon, stay tuned... When I was meeting with some of these prospective business partners, a few of them completely butchered the name of our site, Bebo. I though...

Happy Halloween

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000
I think it is about time we add another entry to our blog. Even as I write we are adding new features to Bebo. Look for the Photos tab under your school or college. You can now add photos to your group for fellow students to comment on and rate. Al...

Movin' on up in the world

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000
The past two weeks have been busy ones around here (lots of late nights). We've moved data centers and in the process nearly doubled the number of servers. The new facility is pretty impressive. It should be much more reliable and give us more room ...

Mail Changes

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000
We made some minor changes to mail today: * Messages left in the inbox for more than 7 days are automatically filed in a folder named after the username of the user. * You can now forward messages * There is a checkbox when you send a message to ...

Audio Messages

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Wow, now we're really banging out those features. You can now send messages as Audio or Text. All you need is a microphone on your computer, no uploading files, just record directly to the web page. Try it out, click the Mail tab then Compose M...

New Bebo Features

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000
It took a while coming, but we made it, the new features are: * Schools - join your High School/Secondary School on Bebo. Join as a Student or an Alumni. It opens up a whole new array of features that until now only College students have been able t...

Her name is Lucy

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000
My fiance, Heather, has been wanting to get a dog ever since we moved in together. So for Heather's birthday a few weeks back, it was pretty obvious what I should get her. The problem was finding the right dog for us. With a three year old daughte...

It's been a while

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Wow, how time flies by when you're the driver of a train. But we don't have a train. So what have we been doing? Good question. We've been busy and there should be another big release this week or next with even more new features. Thanks for all the...

New Polls on Profiles

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000
We've just added another feature to Bebo, personal Polls. Go to your profile and add a new Poll about anything you like, anyone who visits your profile can take your Poll. Once you've taken a Poll you can view comments from others or add a comment y...

Now with lower sodium

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Some new features that just went live: We've rearranged the navigation bar and made a few other subtle changes to make the site easier to use. Colleges now have their own profile page, where you can see clubs and fellow students or alumni at a gl...

Accessible profiles

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000
I have noticed that some people are talking about accessible profiles. It’s not as scary as it sounds. Even if your profile is accessible only direct friends can see your contact details, like home address, e-mail address and phone numbers. Y...

Off to see Mickey Mouse!!!! : )

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000
I am soon off to Disneyland with my family this coming Weekend. I haven't been there in ages and can't wait to see any new changes. Hopefully there will be some good stuff for their Anniversary. I am also looking forward to seeing the new Californ...

My University bar to be flattened :(

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000
So I joined my University group on Bebo and discovered some very personally sad news from an existing student. The bar where I spent most of my student life, where I met my now wife, where I spent most of my scarce financial resources, is to be no...

2 days since re-launch - Phew!

Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Wow, it's been a tough week! Having worked for months we finally got to the stage of re-launching which is a great feeling. We're hoping to have somewhat of a weekend off, but not sure that's going to happen. The University features on Bebo are work...

"Watching" as a Metaphor?

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Not to confuse things here, but perhaps we've all been looking at this from the wrong angle--maybe "watching" is a metaphor. A quick search on wikipedia informs us that "Watching is a television comedy written by Jim Hitchmough and starred Paul Br...

Watching!?!

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Hi all, sounds like everyone is interested in our new feature, Watching. I know, I know we are not being specific enough. Here is what the original Beboer (Michael Birch) has written on the subject: “We threw it out there to see how it will be...

Bebo Re-launch!

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000
Wow! We finally made it. Bebo originally went live in January 2005 and it feels like we've been redeveloping it ever since. The new Bebo has 10 times the features and is 100 times the fun. Thanks to everyone who helped us reach this stage. The bi...