March 13, 2008

AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million

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In a surprising move, AOL has just purchased Bebo, the third-largest US social network, for $850 million. There were rumors that Yahoo and others were looking to purchase Bebo, so this move was a stunner to some.

The price seems to be a pretty good deal. Microsoft bought 1.6% of Facebook last year for $240 million, creating a valuation of $15 billion. MySpace also tends to be valued around $15 billion.

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