Read more Bebo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12384/bebo.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:52:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65877/facebook-bad-for-teens-warns-archbishop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacebook and MySpace are degrading our ability to relate to one another and pushing young people to suicide, the head of the Catholic Church in England tells the Telegraph . Archbishop Vincent Nichols is concerned that social-networking websites encourage teens to form only “transient relationships,” which can leave them feeling hopeless...http://www.newser.com/story/65877/facebook-bad-for-teens-warns-archbishop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 13:09:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54298/i-say-old-chap-big-brother-is-watching-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe British government wants to keep an eye on what people are doing on Facebook. On the lookout for terrorist plots, the Home Office has provoked an outcry from civil libertarians by floating a plan to track users of social networking sites, which were previously free of government monitoring, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/54298/i-say-old-chap-big-brother-is-watching-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 9:53:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51770/lookin-for-love-1-in-4-turn-to-arms-of-networking-sites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor those looking for love in all the wrong places, the right place might just be Facebook, reports the Telegraph , citing a new poll that shows one in four Britons are dating or have dated a person met through a social-networking site such as MySpace or Bebo. And in further...http://www.newser.com/story/51770/lookin-for-love-1-in-4-turn-to-arms-of-networking-sites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Feb 2009 12:52:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49122/aol-explores-sale-of-bebo-sources.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than a year after shelling out $850 million to acquire Bebo, AOL is looking to sell, sources tell TechCruch—though both AOL and the social-networking site are denying it. Bebo, with underwhelming numbers and buffeted by the spiraling economy, could go for $200 million.http://www.newser.com/story/49122/aol-explores-sale-of-bebo-sources.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 15:56:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40038/uk-aims-to-mine-facebook-in-fight-on-crime-terror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith social-networking, gaming, and video sites offering stealth chatting that criminals and terrorists exploit, the British government is moving to require such websites to collect and provide user data to authorities. Accessing chat contents would still require a specific warrant, but demographic information could help find pedophiles, kidnappers, drug traffickers,...http://www.newser.com/story/40038/uk-aims-to-mine-facebook-in-fight-on-crime-terror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Oct 2008 14:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37100/aol-brings-in-outside-help-with-homepage-redesign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAOL is overhauling its portal page, incorporating third-party email services and social-networking sites into AOL.com, paidContent reports. The redesigned site allows users to perform global status updates, so a message sent from AOL would show up on Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and more; users will also be able to view...http://www.newser.com/story/37100/aol-brings-in-outside-help-with-homepage-redesign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 13:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33227/booming-facebook-closing-gap-on-myspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacebook may be No. 2 in the social networking industry, but its 40% growth from June 2007 to the same month this year is closing the gap between it and market leader MySpace. MySpace—which has 72% of the market—showed negative growth in visits for the year, says BizReport....http://www.newser.com/story/33227/booming-facebook-closing-gap-on-myspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jul 2008 11:30:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30078/networks-social-indeed-but-ad-dollars-remain-elusive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA makeover planned to begin Wednesday for MySpace is the latest sign of the continued struggle to make social networking the cash cow many thought it would be when News Corp. bought the site three years ago, the New York Times reports. MySpace's user base has grown from 16 million...http://www.newser.com/story/30078/networks-social-indeed-but-ad-dollars-remain-elusive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Jun 2008 10:07:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21487/aol-goes-social-buys-bebo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAOL will buy Bebo.com for $850 million in an attempt to enter the social networking market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bebo has 22 million unique visitors a month, well behind MySpace's 109 million, but the site’s strong European presence will give AOL access to key youth demographics outside...http://www.newser.com/story/21487/aol-goes-social-buys-bebo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Mar 2008 13:46:00 CDT