Corporate Profile – Bebo, Inc.

Company: Bebo, Inc.

Location: San Francisco, California

Launch Date: January 2005; Relaunched in July 2005

In the company’s own words, what is it? Bebo is the next generation social networking site where members can stay in touch with their College friends, connect with friends, share photos, discover new interests and just hang out. From previous experience, the people who work at Bebo have learned a lot about what makes social networks fun, and believe that with Bebo they’ve taken social networking to the next level.

Outside quote about company: Tom Braithwaite of the Financial Times says, “Michael and Xochi Birch, the founders of the San Francisco-based social networking site, said they received approaches at the rate of about one a fortnight, but they stressed they were in no rush to sell.”

Features:

*Share photos and vidoes
*Blog
*Braw on your own and other member’s White Boards *Bebo mail
*Remember birthdays
*Discover new music and other interests.

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Management/Directors:

Michael Birch, Chief Executive Officer
Xochi Birch, Chief Financial Officer
Jim Scheinman, Vice President of Business Development and Sales
Dave Pifke, Senior System Administrator

Relevant Links:

http://www.pulseware.com.au/site_pi.asp?p=wpa-37074
http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6118168.html
http://weblogs.hitwise.com/heather-hopkins/2006/08/bebo_overtakes_myspace_as_most_1.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5012194.stm