Can Classmates come back? CEO says ‘major progress being made’

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Founded in 1995 by a former Boeing employee, Classmates.com was one of the original social networks. The Seattle company, which was sold to United Online in 2004 and continues to maintain a presence along Elliott Avenue, was later decimated by Facebook (which now boasts more than one billion active monthly users). But United Online CEO… Read More…

Classmates users to split $2.5M in suit over phantom friends

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See who’s signed your guestbook! Classmates.com users will be splitting $2.5 million among themselves in the latest proposed legal settlement over those email marketing tactics used by the Seattle-based social network to get people to pony up for premium subscriptions. Under the deal, Classmates users will be eligible for part of the money if they… Read More…