Bebo

Michael Birch <michael>

"I like traffic lights, but only when they're green."

	New Feature!	438 weeks ago
	This is the first ever post to Bebo Journals, I think...
	posted by Michael Birch

63 Comments:

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	Michael Birch said...	1/22/05
	Darn, someone else beat me to it.
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	Xochi Birch said...	1/22/05
	You are just too slow
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	Ivan said...	1/30/05
	Unlucky!
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	Dave BCcanada said...	2/6/05
	. Darn! If I had known you were starting this site I woulda baked a cake! Good to see you again, my friend.
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	Anne H. said...	2/6/05
	. Hi Michael, Yes I agree with My Dave on the Cake and being good to see you and your Family again. :-) But anxiously waiting to see what your plans are on building Bebo. LOL! :-) :-) *Smile* P.S. Keep up the Good Work. :-) *Smile* .
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	Dave BCcanada said...	2/9/05
	I got a question for you, Michael. How have you introduced bebo.com to the market? Have you started it in many locations throughout the world like ringo and can we expect one day to link up with others? Which leads me right into another question... Will we one day be able to see how many friends our friends have? Is that planned for the bebo site? ~ Dave
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	Michael Birch said...	2/9/05
	Hi Dave Bebo is different to the original Ringo in that it is not currently designed for friends of friends, just for direct friends. Being all about direct friends means people are more open about themselves, social networks are fun for a lot of people but many are scared about who sees the things they post. People don't put contact info on social networks for example. Bebo is about closely managing relationships with people you already know and trust. Eventually we may add some friends of friends things but it will have to be opt-in only so that people stay private by default. Meanwhile we'll develop more features that enable members to manage their direct friend connections closely. You can't really compare it with a social network since they are very different things. Initially we just promoted it on BirthdayAlarm, it spreads by word of mouth around the world, with the initial Ringo we didn't intend to launch in certain parts of the world first, that's just how it spread. Michael
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	Peter Birch said...	2/13/05
	Just testing before I become too bold
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	Anne H. said...	2/14/05
	. Hi Peter, It is good to meet you and hope to see more of your Journals in here. :-) My Dave and I are just loving Bebo and anxious to see what else Michael has planned for this Site. :-) *Smile* ~Anne~
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	Peter Birch said...	2/15/05
	Hi Anne Nice of you to contact me. How do you know Michael and Xochi? As the father of the father of BeBo, I too am interested to see what happens next so I guess we will both be watching this space.
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	Anne H. said...	2/16/05
	. Hi Peter, My Dave and I know them, so to speak, in a round about way, from the Old Ringo Days. :-) Davebc and I helped to move the members from Ringo to Tickle, and we are trying and doing our best to have them join us in here also, and to be with us to watch Bebo grow. :-) *Smile* ~Anne~ .
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	Dave BCcanada said...	2/16/05
	. Ahaaa Peter, you got her gabbing now. LOL It's nice to meet you, sir. I have another question for my friend, you son. Michael, could we possibly view our 'friends journals' by most recently responded to rather then most recently created? Perhaps as an option or in combination with what we have?
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	Peter Birch said...	2/17/05
	Hi Anne & Dave Nice to hear from you so promptly so I will return the compliment by posting you today. Interested to hear how you both got to know Michael and of your interest in BeBo which is going very well although we hope he is not over doing the work ethic thing. Let's see if Michael responds to Dave's request so we can then tell if he is reading the very journal that he set up himself or if he is just expecting everyone else so to do! All the best Peter
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	Anne H. said...	2/17/05
	. Hi Peter, Hahahahahahahahaha! on seeing if Michael is reading his posts in here, oh My LOL! :-) Yes, I too hope that he is not overtaxing himself. :-) My Dave and I have not met Michael in person, but got to know him and Xiochi, thru Old Ringo. :-) We were invited to Join Ringo by a Friend, and we really got to like it, and then poof! Michael was moving us to Tickle. LOL! :-) He asked My Dave if he would help in letting other Members know of it being sold and to move to Tickle, I helped him on this, and it was a bit rough making the Members believe us. Oh My! :-) But, we got quite a few to come with us to Tickle. :-) When we learned that Michael had started Bebo, we jumped at the chance to join him in here. :-) Him and Xiochi, were always very upfront and honest with the Members in Ringo. :-) If there is anything I forgot I am sure My Dave will add a post, to say his viewpoint on all. :-) We really do like Bebo so far and what Michael has done with it and are anxious to see what other features he may add in here. :-) Now I will quit writting, LOL! :-) *Smile* ~Anne~ .
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	Michael Birch said...	2/19/05
	Hi All I do read them, and now I've finally gotten around to replying! In answer to Dave's question, it is a good idea to be able to see most recent posts by replies, I am going to do some more work on Journals soon and will try and include the change in that batch of work. Have been busy trying to keep the performance up, the number of photos being uploaded was having its toll on our poor old servers! Should all be fixed now though. Michael
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	Dave BCcanada said...	2/20/05
	. Thanks for the response, Michael. Just out of idle curiosity, how many members do you have so far in bebo.com? And by the way, I have another suggestion for you. Many of our friends are just checking in, filling in their particulars and signing out. To encourage them to get full use of the site I suggest it maybe should be included in the acceptance letter where you say, "Yes, I know this person and want them to join me." If you added into that letter, "Click on Journal and see what all your friends are writing about. You can even create a journal of your own." I think that would help. .
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	Dave BCcanada said...	6/5/05
	I have another suggestion (actually I am checking to see if you read this thing - LOL). Since you show in our address book each member's pics and journals how about adding any quizzes they might have created? ~ Dave
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	Julia-X said...	7/18/06
	i have a suggestion u no how u made bands at the top of the homepage why dnt u wrtite celebrites so that we can tell hoos a fake n hoos not!!(if u use this can u add my name 2 the bottom or sommin) thanks julia platten
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	Julia-X said...	7/18/06
	i have a suggestion u no how u made bands at the top of the homepage why dnt u wrtite celebrites so that we can tell hoos a fake n hoos not!!(if u use this can u add my name 2 the bottom or sommin) thanks julia platten
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	Emmet Farrell said...	8/31/06
	i feel so stupid commentin like 50 years after evryone else but i didnt evn no bebo woz around dat long, fair play mr. birch (and associates )
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