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Classmates.com is a social networking service founded in 1995 by Randy Conrads as Classmates Online, Inc.〔CBS News, August 30, 2003. ''(In Search of the Past )''.〕〔Classmates, 2006. ''(About Classmates Online, Inc )''.〕 It originally sought to help users find classmates and colleagues from kindergarten, primary school, high school, college, workplaces, and the U.S. military. In 2010, CEO Mark Goldston described the transition of the website "to increasingly focus on nostalgic content" such as "high school yearbooks, movie trailers, music tracks, and photographic images".〔( "United Online Reports Third Quarter Results" ), United Online, Inc.〕 To this end, and to appeal more to older users, the website name was changed to Memory Lane, which included a website redesign. ==Corporate information== United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTD) acquired Classmates Online in 2004〔"(No. 2 Internet service provider buying Classmates Online )", ''Seattle Times'', October 26, 2004.〕 and continues to own and operate the company as part of its Classmates Media Corporation subsidiary. Classmates Media operates online social networking and loyalty marketing services under the Classmates.com and MyPoints〔(mypoints.com )〕 brands. Classmates Media also operates the following international sites designed to enable users to connect with old friends: * StayFriends.de (Germany) * StayFriends.se (Sweden) * StayFriends.at (Austria) * Trombi.com (France) Classmates Media Corporation's business model is based on user-generated content and revenue from paid subscriptions and advertising sales.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Classmates.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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