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December 12, 2007

Yahoo! Gets More Social with Applications for Bebo

Socializing isn't quite what it used to be. For many people, it's no longer just about catching up with your pals at an evening happy hour; it's also about staying connected to a wider group by using the web as a networking tool. Not only do social networking sites help keep us in contact with connections near and far, they also make it easy for us to share our daily lives, interests and personality with friends and family. And today, Yahoo! UK & Ireland is helping to improve the socializing experience for users on the leading UK social networking site, Bebo, with the integration of Yahoo! Answers and Yahoo! Music.

With the addition of Yahoo! Answers to Bebo's new application platform, Bebo users are now able to tap into each other's knowledge and expertise, benefiting themselves, their friends and the wider Yahoo! Answers community of millions of users. Bebo users can publish and share their Q&As with their friends and promote their reputation and participation in the Yahoo! Answers community via a module displayed on their user profile. They can also ask and answer questions directly within Bebo, and view Q&As from their Bebo friends.

We've also launched three new Yahoo! Music video channels -- Top Music, Rock and Urban -- so users can subscribe to the latest videos or add their favorite songs to their Bebo profile for all their friends to enjoy.

By making Yahoo! products and services more accessible off of the Yahoo! Network, we hope you find it easier to interact and share interests with your own communities. Don't forget to let us know what you think by commenting here.


Dan Peters
Yahoo! UK

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Comments

Hi Dan.

I'm wondering if other social networking sites could also be a partner for Yahoo Answers or Yahoo Music or is it just handpicked by Yahoo.

Thanks.

Posted by: GA | December 12, 2007 11:10 PM

I think its a good idea from Yahoo but it would be better to see it broadly available on other networking sites.

Posted by: Rooms in Scotland | December 18, 2007 05:24 AM

Thanks, this information it was very useful to me.

Posted by: Porscher | December 26, 2007 04:37 AM

hi Dan -
thats a really good news. But I agree that probably Y!Answers and Y!Music should be more broadly available, perhaps in the form of widgets.

Posted by: tobto | December 28, 2007 01:49 AM

Good to hear this! I agree with tobto that Answers and Music should be more broadly available. The suggestion to become available in widgets makes sense!

Posted by: product design | January 3, 2008 05:32 AM

thanks

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Posted by: 2.el | February 9, 2008 03:28 AM

Hi Dan.

I'm wondering if other social networking sites could also be a partner for Yahoo Answers or Yahoo Music or is it just handpicked by Yahoo.

Thanks.

Posted by: kız oyunları | April 1, 2008 01:14 PM

I'm wondering if other social networking sites could also be a partner for Yahoo Answers or Yahoo Music or is it just handpicked by Yahoo.

Posted by: glitter pictures | April 3, 2008 05:45 AM

I think its a good idea from Yahoo but it would be better to see it broadly available on other networking sites.
Yahoo has to make different things

Posted by: kız oyunları | April 3, 2008 12:53 PM

I'm wondering if other social networking sites could also be a partner for Yahoo Answers or Yahoo Music or is it just handpicked by Yahoo.

Posted by: msn nickleri | April 6, 2008 11:43 AM

thats a really good news. But I agree that probably Y!Answers and Y!Music should be more broadly available, perhaps in the form of widgets.

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I think its a good idea from Yahoo but it would be better to see it broadly available on other networking sites.

Posted by: you tube | April 7, 2008 12:21 PM

I'm wondering if other social networking sites could also be a partner for Yahoo Answers or Yahoo Music or is it just handpicked by Yahoo.

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Posted by: Türkische Chat | April 18, 2008 09:34 AM

I would like to see more social networking sites dealing with legal issues.

Posted by: Hit and Run | April 19, 2008 06:47 AM

Yahoo is always expanding

Posted by: Mark | April 27, 2008 12:51 AM

Thanks for the article. Social Media is indeed getting popular. Thanks for your time and effort!!

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Posted by: Yarış Oyunları | May 22, 2008 01:13 PM

The problem with networking over the internet is that the drinking isn't the same!!

Posted by: Peter Bland | May 26, 2008 12:22 AM

Thank you very much for the article.

Posted by: szita kalman | May 27, 2008 12:12 AM

Thanks for infos. good works.

Posted by: Yemek Oyunlari | May 29, 2008 01:24 PM

I love Yahoo! Answers and bebo both. My score on Yahoo Answers is 60,000 with 80% best answers :D

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