valleywag.gawker.com - 10/7/2009
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In 2003, social networking was not yet faddish. Michael Birch sold his self-admitted Friendster clone, Ringo, to online dating site Tickle for a pittance. He came to see that as a mistake , and went on to found Bebo, which he sold to AOL for a giggle-inducing $850 million. A cautionary ...
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Inside the Nerd Mansions of San Francisco
Valleywag —
... , who with wife Xori sold the social network Bebo to AOL for a ridiculous $850 million, gave Fulk an "elastic budget" for re-doing their $30 million Pacific Heights mansion, specifying only that Michael wanted a full-service pub imported from London. ...
Inside the Nerd Mansions of San Francisco
Gawker: valleywag —
... , who with wife Xori sold the social network Bebo to AOL for a ridiculous $850 million, gave Fulk an "elastic budget" for re-doing their $30 million Pacific Heights mansion, specifying only that Michael wanted a full-service pub imported from London. ...
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