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…

United Online buys fast-growing Facebook app SchoolFeed

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SchoolFeed, a popular Facebook app that connects high school classmates, has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by United Online. The new unit will be combined with United Online’s Classmates.com and StayFriends business, bolstering their presence on Facebook. It will be operated under Seattle-based Memory Lane, formerly Classmates.com. Founded by RockYou creator Lance Tokuda,… 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…