• Social site rejects mad money: Facebook's not the only social site hubristically turning down generous offers. International site Bebo just said no to a $550 million buyout, according to the blog TechCrunch. The company's holding out for a billion-dollar offer, which it just might get — unless the market tanks this year. Then Bebo will have to wait for a lowball offer, just like Tribe Networks. [TechCrunch]
• More free VoIP services: Skype, which is already providing free domestic computer-to-phone calls on its network, now offers free international calls. The company says it will profit from add-ons like headset purchases — until it starts giving those away. No wonder eBay's market cap has dropped ever since it bought Skype. [Skype]
• Lively dot-com gets a lifeless competitor: See, old-school pet site Dogster is cute, friendly, and human. Newcomer pawspot is cold and forgettable. Guess which one will get more VC funding. [TechCrunch]

Graphic designer?
Lives around New York City?
Neuroses are charming from a distance?
Whoring himself online so millions of people tell him what to do?

Yeah, last year we called that Jason Kottke.

ODDBALL PUTS HIS LIFE ONLINE [NY Post]