AOL named Stephane Panier as head of Bebo’s global operations where he is responsible for scaling the social media network’s operations, advancing its global reach and delivering an exemplary user experience. Panier was previously VP and COO of Bebo, and also spent six years at Google in senior Finance and Operations positions.

AOL's MediaGlow sites reached more than 75 million monthly unique visitors in June, an increase of 5% over the previous year, according to the June 2009 comScore Media Metrix report. Other June highlights include AOL.com, which grew unique visitors by 26% over the previous year to 40 million, AOL Music, which increased 34% year over year and leads its category for unique visitors, and BlackVoices and AOL Television, whose unique visitors increased 34% and 23%, respectively, over the previous year. Additionally, more than 20 MediaGlow properties ranked in the top 5 of their respective categories for unique visitors.