Bebo | AOL

It…

in 2008, the march of that year, people applauded, many did cheer, of a joining, a partnership, an acquisitional marriage, by aol to bebo; nary but i did so (most presciently) disparage

…Again

i wrote of expected un-bliss, missteps so made, foreboding abyss. at the time bebo was strong, growing in popularity, founded in the town of maindenhead of the uk. but as was clear to me, and very few others, that which aol frequently touched… it smothers; or perhaps from neglect, it matters no more, for aol has now said of bebo it will soon be closing the door

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It was a company of such great promise,
It was a company that will surely be missed.
Oh and alas… BE-BO!

Oh Bebo – a social network it is said,
Its end is near… It’s nearly dead.

A-O-L has bought this company,
A-O-L has a long-long history,
Oh and alas… BE-BO!

Oh Bebo a social network it is said,
Enticed and seduced the great big AOL head.

It will not be for too much more from now,
It will not be long before they do disavow,
Oh and alas… There was B-E-B-O!

originally conceived March 13, 2008

Reminder: insights and solutions to mysteries within will be posted next week. in the meantime, I would love to know your thoughts and what meaning, puzzle, riddle, hidden or otherwise you are able to glean from this piece

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The group
Keeps on growing,
The area is showing,
The pics,
The heads,
Of people
Crowding
’round me.

United —
To a point —
From afar —
Facebook,
Myspace,
Hi5,
Orkut,
And more.

Over here,
From a tweet,
To somewhere,
On the Earth,
I am here,
To share,
And to gather.

With friends,
New and old,
Throughout,
The social world,

We vote,
And we share,
From most everywhere,
And especially,
Most notably,
From here.

It was a company of such great promise,
It was a company that will surely be missed.
Oh and alas… BE-BO!

Oh Bebo – a social network it is said,
Its end is near… It’s nearly dead.

A-O-L has bought this company,
A-O-L has a long-long history,
Oh and alas… BE-BO!

Oh Bebo a social network it is said,
Enticed and seduced the great big AOL head.

It will not be for too much more from now,
It will not be long before they do disavow,
Oh and alas… There was B-E-B-O!

It was a company of such great promise,
It was a company that will surely be missed.
Oh and alas… BE-BO!

Oh Bebo – a social network it is said,
Its end is near… It’s nearly dead.

A-O-L has bought this company,
A-O-L has a long-long history,
Oh and alas… BE-BO!

Oh Bebo a social network it is said,
Enticed and seduced the great big AOL head.

It will not be for too much more from now,
It will not be long before they do disavow,
Oh and alas… There was B-E-B-O!