Bebo
Bebo is leaving the balls behind, says founder – video
Bebo's founder Michael Birch appears in a spoof corporate video after spending $1m buying back the social network, which had long since fallen out of favour among fickle web consumers
Bebo and the other mega-deals that proved to be spectacular flops
The man who sold Bebo for $850m has just bought it back for $1m, meaning an $849m loss for its original buyer AOL. But it's not the only example of such a disaster in the business world
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Bebo founder pays $1m to buy back site sold for $850m
Michael Birch aims to reinvent site that has lost most of its users since its sale to AOL in 2008
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Bebo's co-founders need to reinvent the site after a bargain buyback
Jemima Kiss: AOL bought the site from Michael and Xochi Birch for $850m in 2008 – now they have it back for $1m and a mess to sort out