I haven't logged into my Bebo account much over the last couple of years. I did login earlier this year almost by accident. I logged back out again within a couple of minutes. Last night, however, the site seemed to go offline completely. Looking into it further it's pretty clear that either something is wrong or they've pulled the plug: dig +trace bebo.com ; … [Read more...] about Is Bebo Gone?
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Since I wrote this article for the Sunday Business Post supplement and it's currently not available online I thought I might as well republish the unedited version. (The edited version might make more sense!)Here it is...Every time you open a newspaper of magazine these days there seems to be articles encouraging you to use various "social networking" websites to improve your … [Read more...] about LinkedIn
The Ups and Downs of Social Networking Sites – Bebo vs Vaveeva
Social networking sites were in the news this week again with AOL's purchase of Bebo for $600 million. Maybe the new owners might get round to fixing bebo.ie, which is still pointing at the "cover story" used by its previous owners.Closer to home Vaveeva is reported to be in trouble and looks like it will be shutting its doors permanently. The site is currently unavailable, so … [Read more...] about The Ups and Downs of Social Networking Sites – Bebo vs Vaveeva
Bebo.ie Updated
It looks like Bebo.ie is returning to its rightful owners! … [Read more...] about Bebo.ie Updated
Nimble.ie Relaunched
Irish social networking site Nimble has just relaunched with a fresh new design. It's also loading a LOT faster!I'm still not 100% sure if I like or hate these social networking sites. I'm also not convinced that there's enough space in the market for ALL of the new ones that keep cropping up, but it is nice to see a "home grown" alternative to Bebo and MySpace(Disclosure: We … [Read more...] about Nimble.ie Relaunched