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AOL re-invents its Bebo social networking website

America Online on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its social-networking website Bebo in a bid to make it a central gathering point for peoples online lives. Changes at Bebo include the addition of a social inbox that continuously gathers update ...

Time Warner-owned AOL bought Bebo earlier this year for 850 million dollars and it remains a distant third in a global social networking realm dominated by Facebook and News Corp's MySpace. Changes at Bebo include the addition of a "social inbox" Full Article at PhysOrg.com

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