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The acquisition of BEBO by AOL turned out to be a disaster because the social network did not live up to its price and its business was sinking. AOL had bought the Bebo in 2008 for $850 million in cash and ended up selling it to digital media investors Criterion Capital Partners in 2010 for $10 million.
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For those that could not write (So most), they carried a seal around either on a necklace or otherwise that they could use to stamp with ink to signify 'signing' something.