Bebo overview

Social networking website that allows friends to communize in different ways remains Bebo (home page - bebo.com). The online community allows users to send message, write blogs and post pictures. It is one of the many websites on the market like it, including Xanga, Myspace and Facebook. Founded in early 2005 by Xochi Birch and her husband, Michael Birch, the site made various changes and relaunched in July 2005. According to Alexa Internet, the site is the 85th most popular U.S. Based website and the 3rd most popular social networking website. Experts say the site is the 3rd fastest growing website on the web.

In March 2007, Bebo announced that it was the most popular website for people in the Ireland alone. It was also the number one term in search trends on Google.com in 2006 overall. Known as the next generation social networking site, members keep in touch with their friends from various school and hang out on the web. By studying what makes these websites fun, Bebo has taken the social networking aspect to a new level. They encourage users to send in suggestions and are always looking to expand the site to be more successful for its many users.


The San Fran based website (much like Craigs list) offers various features including the ability to edit one's profile in a simple way. With various personal information at the top of a profile, other more detailed information including interests follows. A white board is also included where users can use a ffArt system and draw pictures to one another. A comment section also exists where messages can be left that are public. Private profile can be created by selection that option within one's edit profile choices. This allows for personal information to remain amongst the group of people one knows only. Slideshows and quizzes can be includes as well. Videos (from YouTube) can be uploaded to the servers as well.

In the middle of the summer of 2006, the site launched "Bebo Bands". This new section of the already-successful website allowed artists and bands to create profiles (much like Myspace). New Music Only was allowed to be created with already established artists having profiles that allowed fans to listen to their new music by clicking that profile. A list of groupies are displayed on each profile where fans were shown (if they added the band to their friends). Also, on the profile a blog, tour dates and songs for listening are included as well. The band can organize their songs in various ways, albums, releases, etc. Ultimately, all members that are included on the "band members" section can edit the page and log into it.