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		<title><![CDATA[Spammers targeting Bebo, generate thousands of bogus accounts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spammers targeting Bebo, generate thousands of bogus accountsYour site gets overwhelmed then it's goneI smell Google here.The imaginary economy of the InternetI thought that a lot of trash had been cleared away from the dot.com bust years earlier, but it seems that there is still a lot left over. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spammers targeting Bebo, generate thousands of bogus accounts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2097]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The concept of building a fraudulent ecosystem by abusing legitimate services only is nothing new, and as we've already seen numerous times throughout the year, malicious attackers are actively embracing it. Bebo, the popular social networking site is currently under attack from spammers that are automatically registering thousands of bogus...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:13:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Time spent on social networks in June 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=14843]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rank Name Domain Jun-08 Jun-07 Growth   1 MySpace www.myspace.com 31m12s 32m24s -4%   2 Facebook www.facebook.com 21m06s 14m56s 41%   3 MyYearbook www.myyearbook.com 30m31s 23m50s 28%   4 Tagged www.tagged.com 24m15s 23m54s 1%   5 Bebo www.bebo.com 30m44s 31m41s -3%   Source: Hitwise...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:30:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Time spent on social networks in June 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=14851]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rank Name Domain Jun-08 Jun-07 Growth   1 MySpace www.myspace.com 31m12s 32m24s -4%   2 Facebook www.facebook.com 21m06s 14m56s 41%   3 MyYearbook www.myyearbook.com 30m31s 23m50s 28%   4 Tagged www.tagged.com 24m15s 23m54s 1%   5 Bebo www.bebo.com 30m44s 31m41s -3%   Source: Hitwise...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:30:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New and returning visitors to social networks in May 2008]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rank Name Domain Returning New   1 MySpace www.myspace.com 95% 5%   2 Facebook www.facebook.com 93% 7%   3 MyYearbook.com www.myyearbook.com 89% 11%   4 Bebo www.bebo.com 82% 18%   5 BlackPlanet.com www.blackplanet.com 89% 11%   Source: Hitwise by NB]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:34:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Time spent on social networking in May 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=14686]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rank Name Domain May-08 May-07 YoY % Change   1 MySpace www.myspace.com 29m42s 30m02s -1%   2 Facebook www.facebook.com 20m21s 13m01s 56%   3 MyYearbook www.myyearbook.com 30m51s 23m43s 30%   4 Bebo www.bebo.com 30m17s 29m48s 2%   5 Black Planet www.blackplanet.com 24m54s 22m01s 13% ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:33:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL to offer "guaranteed" ad rates for Bebo and Facebook application developers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=534]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to attract developers to its own ad platform, AOL announced today that it will "guarantee CPM revenues to developers on Facebook and Bebo's platforms if they opt to use its Platform-A ad technology", reports CNET's Caroline McCarthy.    If the offer sounds to good to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:57:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL's Platform A: We'll pay Bebo, Facebook developers top pennies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9210]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AOL's Platform A said Monday that it will offer Bebo and Facebook application developers "a guaranteed CPM" for U.S. traffic and says the ad rate is one of the highest in the industry.    However, there are a few caveats: CPM rates on social networking sites are notoriously...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:43:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unblock Bebo Proxy 2.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=825127]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Unblock Bebo Proxy Software is perfect for browzing bebo if blocked at work. To unblock bebo you are only required to execute the benbo proxy program and it will let you surf the site as you normally would with a normal internet browser. Our special app will unblock bebo...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL Bebo-tizes its social properties; Forms People Networks unit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8859]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AOL said Monday that it has closed the $850 million purchase of Bebo and has put Bebo CEO Joanna Shields in charge of the newly acquired social network, AIM and ICQ.    Shields will be in charge of a new AOL unit dubbed "People Networks." The general theme...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 03:53:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Average US time spent in April 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=14447]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[   Rank Name Domain Apr 2008 Apr 2007 Growth, YTY   1 Myspace www.myspace.com 29m54s 30m40s -3%   2 Facebook www.facebook.com 20m52s 13m19s 57%   3 myYearbook www.myyearbook.com 32m54s 21m46s 51%   4 Bebo www.bebo.com 30m01s 30m52s -3%   5 Black Planet www.blackplanet.com...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:19:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft in "spam" partnership with five social networks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft in "spam" partnership with five social networksNoneIt was proven that XP did not send any personally identifiable information.At first it was XP phoning home...Now MS and other corps are looking for ways to blatantly invade your privacy. They don't care as long as they can make money from it....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: AOL ignored senior management doubts over Bebo buy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=426]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Compared to many in the tech press and blogosphere, I came out quite positive on AOL's acquisition of Bebo -- citing its fairly modest price tag ($850M) compared to what News Corp. paid for MySpace nearly three years ago ($580M) and the ludicrously high valuation of Facebook ($15B) that Microsoft's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:38:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: AMD; Bebo; Google; IT training]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8226]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Notable headlines:    Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture? John Morris: AMD ships triple-core Phenoms    EIC podcast: AOL and Bebo; Yahoo talks; Spitzer and IT; Semantic Web    Michael Krigsman: 5 ways to fail at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:09:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EIC podcast: AOL and Bebo; Yahoo talks; Spitzer and IT; Semantic Web]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8227]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week's EIC squared Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of News.com, and I touch on AOL's plans for Bebo and whether it can the portal can monetize the social network.  Meanwhile, Yahoo is holding informal talks with Microsoft. Why is this happening? Oh yeah the clock is ticking on Yahoo...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:47:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thoughts on AOL's Bebo acquisition]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thoughts on AOL's Bebo acquisitionthe audience is differenti doubt this acquisition is suitable for Aol - considering their positioning in the online media scape as more adult - upmarket, while Bebo audience counts on a very young and active online population, i wonder whether this will make more harm than...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thoughts on AOL's Bebo acquisition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=419]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumors of Google or News Corp.-owned MySpace buying Bebo have proved to be a smokescreen for the social networking site's new owner: Time Warner Inc.'s AOL.    In a statement released this morning, AOL said it had acquired Bebo for $850 million in cash (pending U.S. and EU...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:01:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million; Social networking field narrows]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=45460&messageID=840061&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million; Social networking field narrowsGood for BeboYahoo was eying Bebo very VERY closely at one point.  A lot of people were saying that Bebo was actually the one Yahoo wanted more than Facebook (not sure how much I believe that, but there was definitely...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million; Social networking field narrows]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8221]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AOL has made its social networking move, acquiring Bebo and getting access to its membership of 40 million worldwide.    In a statement Thursday, AOL said Bebo is a "perfect complement to AOLâ€™s personal communications network and puts us in a leading position in social media."  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:26:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bebo downtime increases tenfold - third-party apps to blame?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=395]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Downtime for the social networking site Bebo has increased tenfold from December to January, and continues an upward trend, reports the website monitoring service Pingdom.    According to Pingdom's official blog:  The popular social networking service had only five minutes of downtime in November and 30 minutes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:07:58 -0800</pubDate>
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