I realize Bebo has the userbase, but VIRB is a much MUCH better site, all around. IMO, if VIRB had the exposure from Yahoo, it would slaughter myspace in no time at all.
Pete Cashmore
· 2 years ago
Virb may be a hit with web designers and the indie crowd, but at last count its user base was 0.0000001% the size of Bebo's.
Users are *all* that matters in these buys.
Mark
· 2 years ago
It's valuable, but Bebo is no way a good consolation for buying Facebook. Not big in the USA.
John B.
· 2 years ago
If you come late to the game, you got to overpay for the second best. Seems to be a big week for acquisitions and rumors.
John B.
· 2 years ago
correction: you've got
Rajesh
· 2 years ago
Yahoo doesn't have many choices left.
bena roberts
· 2 years ago
Yahoo! is apparently buying everything! But i agree its shouldn't always be about the number of people on a network but more about who, how and where. Quality users build true social communities that are addictive.
John B.
· 2 years ago
@bena,
...The 'where' is outside the US. So does Yahoo want to expand here? I think they just want a social network like everyone else.
Pete Cashmore
· 2 years ago
Yeah, UK (Ireland and Scotland), New Zealand etc.
Yakov
· 2 years ago
It may sound odd but they would buy bc they could not build a great social networking brand themselves.
Pete Cashmore
· 2 years ago
What about Yahoo360??? ;)
Ben
· 2 years ago
I'm British and all my friends are on Bebo...it's really huge here!
Ali
· 2 years ago
There goes the neighborhood.
Interesting deal if it goes through.
Pete Cashmore
· 2 years ago
Heh. How long till they merge to Yahoo IDs?
Mike
· 2 years ago
I don't like Bebo, it feels "cramped" (I am from the UK). I don't think this is a good idea for Yahoo in the long run, unless they make some major changes and draw the US market (as people have said, it is quite big here).
thomas55
· 2 years ago
It's probably going to happen, maybe not a billion, maybe less maybe more, but obvisouly bebo is getting bought.
deusdiabolus
· 2 years ago
I wonder if this means I could reclaim my username, without the 23?
Jas
· 2 years ago
They won't sell they wish to remain indepedent and have big plan's for it in the future,they have no financila worries personally and they regret slling ringo.com so like you say it's just a rumour but wont happen !
zoe
· 2 years ago
hey guys... :D
lowri
· 2 years ago
hi
lowri
· 2 years ago
dis site is sooo cushty mush i swear down blud... (me ere lovin ashley foreva) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sean
· 2 years ago
hi
Ed
· 2 years ago
Now, yahoo search has replaced google search on bebo, so is it official or getting close?
xx-CaseyBabii-xx
· 2 years ago
eeeeeeeeeeegggggggggggggggggggggg
William Tildesley
· 2 years ago
Hasn't this rumour been around for a while? I've used Bebo (it's big here in the UK) but I prefer Facebook. Virb is good but it's too hard for normal users to figure out.
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I realize Bebo has the userbase, but VIRB is a much MUCH better site, all around. IMO, if VIRB had the exposure from Yahoo, it would slaughter myspace in no time at all.
Users are *all* that matters in these buys.
Seems to be a big week for acquisitions and rumors.
...The 'where' is outside the US. So does Yahoo want to expand here? I think they just want a social network like everyone else.
Interesting deal if it goes through.
i swear down blud...
(me ere lovin ashley foreva)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I've used Bebo (it's big here in the UK) but I prefer Facebook.
Virb is good but it's too hard for normal users to figure out.