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{{Infobox project | {{Infobox project | ||
| 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== | ||
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* Relaunch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm9J8Glk0bE (NSFW) | * Relaunch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm9J8Glk0bE (NSFW) | ||
=== Archive Site Structure === | === Archive Site Structure (Bebo 1.5) === | ||
[[File:Bebo michael birch profile screenshot.png|thumb|Micahel Birch's Profile]] | [[File:Bebo michael birch profile screenshot.png|thumb|Micahel Birch's Profile]] | ||
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** Poll: http://archive.bebo.com/Polls.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. | |||
The scripts also can be run manually. Instructions are located at [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/bebo-grab 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: [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 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
- FAQ Screenshot
- Relaunch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm9J8Glk0bE (NSFW)
Archive Site Structure (Bebo 1.5)
- 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.
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