What Bebo means to AOL

Despite its size and former prestige, AOL has been an afterthought in the Web 2.0 world. Will Bebo really make a difference?

AOL-Bebo: What the Web's saying

Bloggers aren't in agreement over whether AOL's acquisition of Bebo will turn the company around, but they do seem to concur on the fact that AOL had better not screw this one up.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)
March 13, 2008 11:51 AM PDT

AOL buys social network Bebo for $850 million

International growth is on the mind of AOL--an unexpected buyer. Youth-oriented social site Bebo is wildly popular in the U.K., Ireland, and New Zealand.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)
March 13, 2008 6:43 AM PDT

Can Bebo revive AOL?

Social-networking acquisition aims to give the Time Warner unit, today an odd duck among Web swans, a boost back into the leading set of Internet companies.
(Posted in Outside the Lines by Dan Farber)
March 13, 2008 10:55 AM PDT

Buy Bebo? Better to just dump AOL

Time Warner can spend billions of dollars more, but it won't help. Just declare defeat and move on.
(Posted in Coop's Corner by Charles Cooper)
March 13, 2008 9:34 AM PDT