Bebo is to use Microsoft MSN Live Messenger for its IM functionality
Bebo is partnering with Microsoft in order to use its Windows Live instant messaging service throughout the Bebo network. This marks the first time Microsoft has partnered with a social network to provide IM tools.
Full article on Mashable here.
What’s interesting is that Bebo, with all its developer might is choosing to outsource this technology. I think its smart and its a strategy I’ve been talking about for a long while: why re-invent the wheel? If you can deploy quicker and better with a partner product, especially if it already has mass user adoption, it adds value to your core. It makes perfect sense.