Comments on: Bebo make cuts in Irish operation

By: TUG

TUG — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:46:04 +0000

I never had a bebo. I have an old artist myspace account and was on blip for quite a bit, until they lost the rights…

I haven’t installed an application on FB in about a year, I liked the vampire one for a bit but at the minute, FB is only useful for the untag function after drunken nights out!

By: Damien Mulley

Damien Mulley — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:40 +0000

I’m going to install lots of crappy games and invite you to them so TUG. Keeping your Bebo though?

By: TUG

TUG — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:26:31 +0000

“Some companies are making a good few grand from Bebo each month in Ireland. Bebo should be too.”

Spam facilitation, nice!

I’ve “Delete my facebook profile” permanently bookmarked, I’m still just waiting for the right ad to send me over the edge… Or the right person, I guess…

By: Noel Rock

Noel Rock — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:58:11 +0000

Yeah, Bebo is absolutely still relevant to some – very easy to make sweeping identifications and say “god, my friends haven’t used it in years – who still does?” but, all the same, nobody in my brothers form group at school has a Facebook (he’s 15) because “it’s for adults”. For better or worse, he’s right.

By: Damien Mulley

Damien Mulley — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:50:31 +0000

Bebo is highly relevant to some demographics. Look at the lack of teenagers on Facebook. A lot of teens don’t like the structure and inability to play with identity that Facebook offers though some tweaks could change that.

By: Stephen O'Reilly

Stephen O'Reilly — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:45:19 +0000

in my opinion bebo is now irrelevant. nobody i know has logged into their bebo in many months. its complete crap compared to facebook.

By: Mark Tarbatt

Mark Tarbatt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:34:43 +0000

This was announced on Friday.

http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/gordons_republic/archive/2009/11/13/bebo-slashed-as-part-of-aol-cuts.aspx

That PMC got the chop would be a surprise because the Irish operation has always been uber profitable. Definately no reflection on his abilities.

Will be interesting to see what happens to Bebo next. Wonder what Michael Birch is thinking right now.

PMC he’ll be fine

By: Damien Mulley

Damien Mulley — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:34:48 +0000

Some companies are making a good few grand from Bebo each month in Ireland. Bebo should be too.

By: TUG

TUG — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:32:35 +0000

“Bebo really needs people on the ground in Ireland if they are to do business in the country”

Bebo is a business?

By: Quality Waffle

Quality Waffle — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:23:16 +0000

“Philip from Bebo announced on his Facebook Profile that he is to leave…mention this on their Twitter”….I think this is probably the reason Bebo are dropping staff.

Bebo just isn’t a sustainable networking platform, it has a certain agegroup which will use it for a short time and then drop it. I see Facebook, Twitter and MySpace as having way more loyalty and sustainability.

Or maybe it’s just me…..