FACEBOOK has joined forces with a British child protection agency to create a “panic button” application on its site, it was announced yesterday, as the social networking giant finally gave in to calls to do more to protect youngsters online.

AOL has announced that it has completed its acquisition of online social networking phenomenon Bebo.

NewBay Software, the leading provider of mobile multimedia and social networking solutions, today announced that its UGC Gateway now supports interaction with Bebo, one of the world’s largest social networks.