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Social Networking with Alien Friends via Bebo

Your potential friend network is about to expand as Social Network Bebo hopes to reach out to extraterrestrial civilizations. Bebo has asked users, celebrities and politicians to post messages that “consider the planet from a fresh perspective” to raise awareness of environmental pressures on Earth. In true Social Media “Digg” fashion, users will vote the top 500 messages to be transmitted to a small red dwarf star planet, Gliese 581 in the hopes of making a few new friends. Read more