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Posted By Dakota 1 year, 6 months ago in News
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When AOL announced in March that it would acquire social-networking service Bebo for $850 million, there was a collective gasp from those watching the company.

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    walkingpeas1 year, 6 months ago

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    It's about time. There is a definite need for an alternative to MySpace and Facebook. Bebo is pretty decent now, but this should help it become even better. (And "no", I don't work for AOL. This is just an opinion.)

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      gamahuche1 year, 6 months ago

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      FTA

      "We're not going to care where the content comes from. We're just going to put the right stuff in front of the right people."

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      Grant's remarks were the subject of some animated discussion at the concluding cocktail party.

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      It took a few drinks before it sank in and before someone had the courage to ask, rhetorically: "So you really don't give a flying f*** what the heck is in there as long as someone buys it?"

      Did anyone hear cutting-edge, creativity, excellence, ground-breaking or was it cookie-cutter, same-old, business-as-usual?

      850 mill.. jeez - I could get you a very decent brewery for that and we could offer free REAL beer for propellerites for a year.

      Now that would create some customer loyalty and satisfaction!

      Nothing like a bit of jolly diversification..

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