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{{Infobox project
{{Infobox project
| title = Bebo
| image = Bebo_homepage_screenshot.png
| image = Bebo_homepage_screenshot.png
| logo = Bebo Logo new.png
| description = Bebo 2.0
| description = Bebo 2.0
| URL = http://bebo.com/
| URL = http://bebo.com/
| project_status = {{online}}
| project_status = {{online}}
| archiving_status = 1.0: {{lost}}<br>2.0: {{notsaved}}
| archiving_status = 1.0: {{lost}}<br> 1.5: {{notsaved}}<br>2.0: {{notsaved}}
| source = https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/bebo-grab
| tracker = http://tracker.archiveteam.org/bebo/
| irc = cockandballs
| irc_network = EFnet
| irc_abandoned = true
| data = {{IA collection|archiveteam_bebo}}
}}
}}
<blockquote>
<p>'''Bebo''' was a popular [[social network]] founded by Michael and Xochi Birch back in 2005. The platform celebrated its people, their friends, and creativity.</p>
<p>Here’s a short history on the company:</p>
* 2005 - Bebo, an early social network was founded by husband-and-wife team Michael and Xochi Birch in January 2005 at their home in San Francisco.
* 2005 (9 days after launching) - Bebo hits 1 Million Users.
* 2005 - After numerous questions about why the name is Bebo, Michael makes up an answer (Blog Early Blog Often). Real answer? Bebo was short, snappy, and utterly nonsensical.
* 2006 & 2007 - We built Bebo mobile, groups and the infamous whiteboard amongst other features.
* 2008 - Sold to [[AOL]].
* 2010 - Sold to Criterion Capital.
* Today - Bought back by the original Founders.
* Tomorrow - We start re-inventing Bebo.
</blockquote>


== Bebo 2.0==
== Bebo 2.0==


[[File:Bebo homepage js faq.png|thumb|left|100px|FAQ Screenshot]]
* [[:File:Bebo homepage js faq.png|FAQ Screenshot]]
* Relaunch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm9J8Glk0bE (NSFW)
 
=== Archive Site Structure (Bebo 1.5) ===
 
[[File:Bebo michael birch profile screenshot.png|thumb|Micahel Birch's Profile]]
 
* Michael Birch's
** archived profile: http://archive.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=1
** Wall: http://archive.bebo.com/Wall.jsp?MemberId=1 (NSFW)
*** &PageNbr=2
** Comments: http://archive.bebo.com/c/profile/comments?MemberId=1
** Blog: http://archive.bebo.com/Blog.jsp?MemberId=1
** Poll: http://archive.bebo.com/Polls.jsp?MemberId=1
 
A sampling of 1000 random IDs between 1 and 11100000000 revealed 0% of profile IDs are valid with a margin of error of 3%. This test appears to be correct as Wikipedia states there are ~11 million registered accounts which means 0% of profile IDs are valid.
 
== How can I help? ==
 
The project can be run in the [[Warrior]] VM.


* Relaunch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm9J8Glk0bE (NSFW)
The scripts also can be run manually. Instructions are located at [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/bebo-grab github.com/ArchiveTeam/bebo-grab].
* Michael Birch's archived profile: http://archive.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=1
 
== Archives ==
 
A project began to save some profiles but it was stopped because they kept banning us from brute-forcing all the profiles. But what was saved was uploaded to archive.org however: [https://archive.org/details/archiveteam_bebo archiveteam_bebo]


== See Also ==
== See Also ==


* {{w|Bebo}}
* {{w|Bebo}}
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Latest revision as of 02:53, 15 November 2021

Bebo
Bebo logo
Bebo 2.0
Bebo 2.0
URL http://bebo.com/
Status Online!
Archiving status 1.0: Lost
1.5: Not saved yet
2.0: Not saved yet
Archiving type Unknown
Project source https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/bebo-grab
Project tracker http://tracker.archiveteam.org/bebo/
IRC channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint)
(formerly #cockandballs (on EFnet))
Data[how to use] archiveteam_bebo

Bebo was a popular social network founded by Michael and Xochi Birch back in 2005. The platform celebrated its people, their friends, and creativity.

Here’s a short history on the company:

  • 2005 - Bebo, an early social network was founded by husband-and-wife team Michael and Xochi Birch in January 2005 at their home in San Francisco.
  • 2005 (9 days after launching) - Bebo hits 1 Million Users.
  • 2005 - After numerous questions about why the name is Bebo, Michael makes up an answer (Blog Early Blog Often). Real answer? Bebo was short, snappy, and utterly nonsensical.
  • 2006 & 2007 - We built Bebo mobile, groups and the infamous whiteboard amongst other features.
  • 2008 - Sold to AOL.
  • 2010 - Sold to Criterion Capital.
  • Today - Bought back by the original Founders.
  • Tomorrow - We start re-inventing Bebo.

Bebo 2.0

Archive Site Structure (Bebo 1.5)

Micahel Birch's Profile

A sampling of 1000 random IDs between 1 and 11100000000 revealed 0% of profile IDs are valid with a margin of error of 3%. This test appears to be correct as Wikipedia states there are ~11 million registered accounts which means 0% of profile IDs are valid.

How can I help?

The project can be run in the Warrior VM.

The scripts also can be run manually. Instructions are located at github.com/ArchiveTeam/bebo-grab.

Archives

A project began to save some profiles but it was stopped because they kept banning us from brute-forcing all the profiles. But what was saved was uploaded to archive.org however: archiveteam_bebo

See Also