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The AOL owned social networking site Bebo has announced it has launched in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch as part of its continued international expansion.

Bebo says it has 22 million users globally with close to half of them in the UK. Previously Bebo was online available in English and Polish.

Nicole Vanderbilt

Bebo has introduced a "Share on Bebo" button for publisher sites in order to create a two-way conversation between the publisher and Bebo platform. When a user shares their media content, a status update will appear in the user's "sayings" and in their Lifestream, spreading the news to their entire network and driving traffic back to the publisher.

Bebo has also announced new media partners, including AlloCin, RTL's Clipfish, Telecom Italia owned Yalp!, Diagonal view and Preview Networks' Filmtrailer which will be incorporated into the sites Open Media platform.

"The proven success of our platform in the UK and Ireland positions us well to expand into these dynamic continental European markets," said Nicole Vanderbilt, VP International, Bebo.

"The social networking audience is growing rapidly and our new sites will allow local users to connect with other users, entertainment and brands, both globally and locally."