classmates.com
Classmates.com
Typical Classmates.com Member Homepage |
| URL |
http://classmates.com |
| Commercial? |
mixed |
| Type of site |
social network |
| Owner |
United Online, Inc., Nasdaq UNTD |
| Created by |
Randy Conrads |
Classmates.com is a social networking website created in 1995[1] by Randy Conrads who founded Classmates Online, Inc[2]. The website helps members find, connect and keep-in-touch with friends and acquaintances from throughout their lives – including kindergarten, primary school, high school, college, work and the United States military. Classmates.com has more than 40 million[3] active members in the United States and Canada, and an Alexa Internet traffic ranking of 499[4].
It is free for people to register as a Basic member of Classmates.com, for them to list themselves to be found, search the entire database for friends. Members may also post photographs, announcements, biographies, read community message boards and be informed of upcoming reunions. Gold members, who pay an annual fee, can also initiate sending email to any member, use website tools for planning reunions and events, and form private groups and use My Network to communicate with friends. The annual fee defaults to automatically renew itself.
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Contents
- 1 Privacy
- 2 Ownership
- 3 Business model
- 4 References
- 5 See also
- 6 External links
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Privacy
Classmates.com members use real names, not screen names. Member privacy is protected through a double-blind email system, so email addresses and contact information are never revealed unless self-disclosed by members one-on-one.
Ownership
Classmates International, Inc., a subsidiary of Classmates Online, owns and operates StayFriends.de, the number one website in Germany for reconnecting with school friends[5]. It also owns and operates StayFriends.se, the largest site in Sweden for reconnecting with school friends[6].
United Online, Inc. acquired Classmates Online in 2004[7] and continues to own and operate the company as a wholly-owned subsidiary. The north-American based Classmates.com is similar to British website Friends Reunited.
Business model
The company’s business model is based on user generated content and revenue from paid subscriptions and advertising sales. Remarkably, Classmates Online has been profitable since 2001[7] and according to the Online Publishers Association Paid Content U.S. Market Spending Report, Classmates.com was Number 4 among the Top 25 Web Destinations Ranked by Consumer Content Revenue in both 2002 and 2003[8] (the last years individual site rankings were broken out).
References
- ^ CBS News, August 30, 2003. In Search of the Past.
- ^ Classmates, 2006. About Classmates Online, Inc.
- ^ The View, February 1, 2006. Take a Second Chance with that First Love.
- ^ Alexa Internet, April 10, 2006. Alexa Traffic Ranking for Classmates.com.
- ^ Hamburg News, April 10, 2006. Klassentreffen: Auf Zeitreise mit alten Schulfreunden!. (German)
- ^ StayFriends.se, 2006. Press Coverage and Membership Counter. (Swedish)
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- ^ Online Publishers Association, May 2004. Paid Content U.S. Market Spending Report (PDF file).
See also
- List of social networking websites
External links
- Classmates.com official website
- StayFriends.de (German)
- StayFriends.se (Swedish)
Categories: Community websites | Social networking | Virtual communities | 1995 establishments |
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The Star-Ledger - Nov 16 10:32 PM Summit High School class of 1996 will hold its reunion on Nov. 24, 8 to 11 p.m., at the Beacon Hill Club, Summit. The cost is $50 per person. Call Lindsay Corbett at (212) 908-0306.Save
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The Times of Northwest Indiana - Nov 16 10:42 PM A reunion for the class of 1977 from Bishop Noll Institute is being planned for next year. Those who wish to help can contact bniclassof77@comcast.net . Class members of 1975 and 1976 are also invited.Save
From crush to crash
The Flint Journal - Nov 16 7:57 AM FLINT - Ronald Williamson dabbed his eyes with a bleached white hospital sheet while reciting his wedding vows Wednesday. "I was in pain, but mostly I cried because I was so happy," Williamson said. "She's the love of my life. When you get older, you realize what true love is."Save
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Couple linked in Classmates.com ad, but not in life
Pioneer Press - Nov 07 1:15 AM SHE MARRIED HIM??!! AND THEY'VE GOT 7 KIDS?? That Classmates.com online ad, complete with its hyperactive punctuation, is so ubiquitous — more than 1 billion Web-site displays — that folks around the world know those faces: the serious, bespectacled young woman and the fresh-faced young man, forever linked in cyberspace.Save
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