America Online has rolled out a new version of its social-networking website Bebo in a bid to make it a central gathering point for people’s online lives. Bebo used technology from freshly-acquired Socialthing to give users easy access to pictures, status changes and other data routinely shared at communally-oriented websites. Bebo provides continuously updated local news feeds and lets users check Gmail, Yahoo mail or AOL mail without leaving the social networking website. A “recommendation engine” delivers video, music, and games tailored to Bebo users’ tastes.

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