Yesterday morning AOL employees received a notice in their inboxes from CEO, Randy Falco, announcing the acquisition of popular social networking site, Bebo. Tensions have been rising, as AOL and Bebo have been at the negotiation table since September 2007. Many potential suitors, like Microsoft and Google, have come and gone, leaving Bebo open for [...]
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AOL and Bebo Merge
March 14th, 2008 · No Comments
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Eons Facelift
February 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Eons is back in the news with founder Jeff Taylor giving the site a “face lift.” Apparently this overhaul entailed dropping the minimum age, and redesigning the site with new navigation and a new organization system centered on groups. This new search feature helps members find people with their same interests much easier than before. [...]
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MySpace API Launch
February 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Some of the features you love on Facebook are about to come to MySpace. On Tuesday, February 5th, MySpace will formally launch its developer platform, the MySpace API (application programming interface). Like the Facebook API, the platform allows developers to create applications that make use of MySpace member profile information and their connections with other [...]
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