AOL names Stephane Panier head of Bebo’s global operations, responsible for scaling the social media network’s operations, advancing its global reach, and delivering an exemplary user experience to the company’s 24 million global consumers. Panier was previously VP and COO of Bebo. In his new role, Panier will report directly to Jon Brod, Executive Vice President, AOL Ventures. “The past nine months have seen us create and deliver a more relevant and open social experience for our users across both new and existing markets, and I look forward to building on this foundation,” said Stephane Panier. “He is the ideal ... Read More »

Bebo‘s newest web show, b-box, has been viewed more than 4 million times via the Ooyala Video Player, a key component included in the Ooyala Backlot online publishing platform. The weekly magazine style show, a Bebo Original production, launched early this year on the Bebo social media network. Since then, it has quickly gained a loyal following for its energetic hosts Alice Levine and James Cooper and their segments covering the hottest content in entertainment and across the Bebo network. Ooyala‘s Flash-based video player has been the video player of choice for all of Bebo’s original productions since 2007, due ... Read More »

In May of this year AOL announced that Bebo would form the centerpiece of its newly created People Networks business unit, uniquely positioning it to capitalize on the exploding social media space by providing a more personal experience for consumers. And ‘Social Inbox’ marks a significant move in delivering on this promise to users and is the first in a series of planned announcements scheduled for early 2009. Bebo made it easier for users to manage their online life by providing with a one-stop “Social Inbox” that combines e-mail, social networking and media recommendations in one easy-to-use interface. Designed to ... Read More »

The Brightcove Alliance launches with more than 90 partners, spanning a variety of online video needs, including creative and interactive design, advertising networks and server technologies, delivery and distribution, analytics and audience measurement, social media and community building. Through the Brightcove Alliance, organizations worldwide have access to a broad range of expert partners, pre-integrated technologies and services to support online video initiatives of any size and scope in every market. “Our fast-growing network of Brightcove Alliance partners extends the possibilities of online video for organizations regardless of their size or market. The Brightcove Alliance helps our customers grow their businesses ... Read More »

This election year, record numbers of voters have turned to social networking sites to learn about potential presidents and express their political opinions. As the election winds down, we thought you might be interested in seeing what Bebo’s worldwide community of over 45 million users think of the candidates. Bebo, the leading global social media network, asked its users “Who do you want in the White House and Why?” offering McCain/Palin, Obama/Biden, and a humorous write-in for Paris Hilton and her dog Tinkerbell. From over 23,000 respondents, Obama/Biden won by a landslide with 64% of the vote, Paris/Random Pooch came ... Read More »