Comments on: AOL buys Bebo for $850m in cash

By: Houstyteats

Houstyteats — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:46:58 +0000

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By: TwiceFunded.com :: Irrational Exuberance

TwiceFunded.com :: Irrational Exuberance — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:16:13 +0000

[...] after a big M&A event in your sector is to have staying power. It took a couple years, but Bebo just went for $850mm to the MySpace deal of $580mm in 2005. Social networking stayed hot enough that people feeling [...]

By: Philip Wilkinson

Philip Wilkinson — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:51:40 +0000

Congratulations to the Birch’s – fantastic news. Great exit terms – and well deserved.

By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Time to get a Job 2.0

TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Time to get a Job 2.0 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:44:05 +0000

[...] is all about tech startups, this is the place to get a career that will see you through to an $850m pay day (maybe). As a special opening offer for all advertisers, it will cost just £20 per job for the [...]

By: Thiago Guerra

Thiago Guerra — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:21:26 +0000

I’m glad to see that AOL is waking up and to be sincere it reliefs me every time I hear they have plans to change and start to grow again. I hate the idea of having AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft merged. We definitely need competition for Google and Microsoft. It’s healthy.

By: alanp

alanp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:42:45 +0000

OK, our analysis is here, now

http://www.broadstuff.com/archives/790-The-AOL-Bebo-Value-transfer-equation.html

By: AOL to buy Bebo for $850 millon cash | DavePress

AOL to buy Bebo for $850 millon cash | DavePress — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:26:07 +0000

[...] Mike Butcher: Time Warner’s AOL has acquired leading social media network Bebo for $850 million in cash. It seems like a good move which will supercharge AOL’s advertising reach into social networking, and immediately put the heat on Microsoft, which has failed in social networking, and ailing Yahoo!, almost certain to be acquired itself very soon. [...]

By: Edd

Edd — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:20:15 +0000

Interesting pick up on the AIM angle Mike... there is a strong tie-up between Bebo and Windows Live Messenger already. If AIM can get some traction in Europe then that really will put pressure on WLM & the ad revenues that brings in to MSN

By: alanp

alanp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:26:51 +0000

In CASH cough cough…..good on you Bebo….AOL, this is a measure of desperation methinks.