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Michael Birch, Bebo's CEO and co-founder, commented: "Whether online or offline, music is a defining part of our users' social networking experience, so it was important for Bebo Bands to be the most versatile and customizable service available. We're adding about 10,000 new bands each week and getting great feedback from our members, so we think that we've hit our target.
Features
Indeed, Bebo Bands offers unique features and distinct advantages for both artists and fans.
Artists themselves can use Bebo Bands to share more and better organized information with their 'groupies' by uploading an unlimited number of songs, arranging them into albums, and linking to individual band members� personal pages.
Meanwhile, Beboers can create an unlimited number of playlists of up to 20 songs each, share lists with their friends, and listen to their favorite songs from a separate browser window as they move through the site.
Birch added, "On other sites, artists can only upload four songs and can't collect songs that they find. But Beboers can use their playlists to listen to any music they find on the site no matter what page they're viewing at the time. It's a better way to stay connected to your music while you're connecting with your friends."
Bebo exclusives
Also successful has been Bebo�s push for exclusive content, which has seen major acts like The Killers, P. Diddy, Cassie and Panic! at the Disco gain promotion on the Bebo main homepage and atop the Bebo Bands page in exchange for songs, videos, or contest prizes found nowhere else.
And taking the web's egalitarian ethos to heart, Bebo Bands offers the same exclusive content deal to independent-label or unsigned acts as the site does to some of the music world's biggest names.
One of the independent artists featured on Bebo Bands, guitarist Ricky Graham said, "I offered five new songs on Bebo Bands before my latest CD release, and it helped generate a buzz with fans that I couldn't have gotten any other way.
The Beboys
Voted "Best Song" by the admittedly biased Bebo staff, The Beboys' "Bebo Craze" is perhaps the best example of how Bebo Bands gives smaller artists the chance to reach a huge audience of Beboers.
Created by four Irish university students as a tribute to their favorite social networking site, the Beboys have attracted over 400 groupies and have been viewed in excess of 8000 times (http://thebeboys.bebo.com).
The Beboys' Sean Doherty mused, "Me and my mates did this as a joke, but seeing how many people have played the song really shows how Bebo Bands can help real bands succeed. Maybe it's time for a career change!"
BEB0 BANDS GAINS 120,000 ARTISTS IN THREE MONTHS
October 16, 2006
San Francisco (October 16, 2006) - Bebo, the next generation social networking site, reported today that over 120,000 groups and artists have created profiles in the last three months, since the launch of Bebo Bands in July 2006.Michael Birch, Bebo's CEO and co-founder, commented: "Whether online or offline, music is a defining part of our users' social networking experience, so it was important for Bebo Bands to be the most versatile and customizable service available. We're adding about 10,000 new bands each week and getting great feedback from our members, so we think that we've hit our target.
Features
Indeed, Bebo Bands offers unique features and distinct advantages for both artists and fans.
Artists themselves can use Bebo Bands to share more and better organized information with their 'groupies' by uploading an unlimited number of songs, arranging them into albums, and linking to individual band members� personal pages.
Meanwhile, Beboers can create an unlimited number of playlists of up to 20 songs each, share lists with their friends, and listen to their favorite songs from a separate browser window as they move through the site.
Birch added, "On other sites, artists can only upload four songs and can't collect songs that they find. But Beboers can use their playlists to listen to any music they find on the site no matter what page they're viewing at the time. It's a better way to stay connected to your music while you're connecting with your friends."
Bebo exclusives
Also successful has been Bebo�s push for exclusive content, which has seen major acts like The Killers, P. Diddy, Cassie and Panic! at the Disco gain promotion on the Bebo main homepage and atop the Bebo Bands page in exchange for songs, videos, or contest prizes found nowhere else.
And taking the web's egalitarian ethos to heart, Bebo Bands offers the same exclusive content deal to independent-label or unsigned acts as the site does to some of the music world's biggest names.
One of the independent artists featured on Bebo Bands, guitarist Ricky Graham said, "I offered five new songs on Bebo Bands before my latest CD release, and it helped generate a buzz with fans that I couldn't have gotten any other way.
The Beboys
Voted "Best Song" by the admittedly biased Bebo staff, The Beboys' "Bebo Craze" is perhaps the best example of how Bebo Bands gives smaller artists the chance to reach a huge audience of Beboers.
Created by four Irish university students as a tribute to their favorite social networking site, the Beboys have attracted over 400 groupies and have been viewed in excess of 8000 times (http://thebeboys.bebo.com).
The Beboys' Sean Doherty mused, "Me and my mates did this as a joke, but seeing how many people have played the song really shows how Bebo Bands can help real bands succeed. Maybe it's time for a career change!"
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