Press Release

WSA Names Classmates Workplace Consumer Product of the Year

8th Annual Industry Achievement Awards recognize innovation of company's newest directory

RENTON, WA - Feb 6, 2003 - Classmates Online, Inc., an online community connecting friends, family, military and work colleagues, today announced that the WSA named Classmates Workplace "Consumer Product of the Year" at the 8th Annual Industry Achievement Awards. The WSA, founded in 1984, is the oldest and largest statewide technology trade association focused on helping Washington State technology innovators succeed. The WSA's Industry Achievement Awards celebrate companies and agencies which best demonstrate innovation and excellence in technology. The WSA's "Consumer Product of the Year" award nominees were judged on innovation, unprecedented benefit to the customer, performance against metrics, effectiveness and overall technical quality. WSA judges, including local technology executives, academic and government technology experts, and venture capitalists, selected Classmates from a field of three finalists, which were previously selected from dozens of award applicants.

Classmates Workplace allows people to find and network with former co-workers from nearly 1 million companies across North America for personal and professional purposes. Members can list themselves under multiple places of employment providing the opportunity to connect with business associates from all past work experiences. Members find former co-workers by company, location, department, job description, first and last name during employment; and communicate via email, message boards, chat, interest groups and photo sharing.

"We're honored to be named 2003's best consumer product of the year by the WSA," said Mike Smith, Classmates' president and chief executive officer. "Recognizing the importance of networking, we created the Workplace directory to reconnect members with former colleagues and help identify potential employment opportunities. In less than one year the directory has generated over 1 million affiliations and is experiencing impressive growth. This year Classmates will continue delivering award-winning products that will bring people together and increase our community of over 34 million members."

"The theme of this year's awards was the celebration of Innovation Excellence, and Classmates demonstrated these characteristics through the creation of the Workplace directory," said Kathleen P. Wilcox, president and chief executive officer of the WSA. "Classmates established a nationally recognized brand and has contributed to Washington State's reputation as an exemplary technology innovator."

Profitable since October 2001, Classmates is recognized as one of the largest paid membership communities on the Web, and was recently named the fastest-growing private company in Washington State by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

About the WSA
Founded in 1984, with over 1,300 members representing a range of software, Internet and technology companies, the WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance) is a statewide trade association focused on helping Washington state technology companies succeed. The WSA is a catalyst for setting new industry directions, sharing expertise, delivering key business services, and leading the advocacy of issues necessary to keep Washington a leader in the digital economy. For more information, including the benefits of membership in the WSA, visit www.wsa.org.



About Classmates Online, Inc.

Classmates Online, Inc., founded in 1995 and based in Renton, WA, is a leader in online social networking. The company operates Classmates.com (www.classmates.com), connecting millions of members throughout the U.S. and Canada with friends and acquaintances from school, work and the military. Its Classmates International subsidiary also operates leading community-based networking sites in Sweden, through Klassträffen Sweden AB (www.stayfriends.se), and in Germany, through StayFriends GmbH (www.stayfriends.de). Classmates Online is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTD). For more information about United Online and its Internet subscription services, please visit www.untd.com.

Press Contacts:

John Uppendahl,
Vice President of Public Relations & Community Affairs
john.uppendahl@classmates.com, 425.917.4933

Joanne Petitto,
Senior Public Relations & Community Affairs Manager
joanne.petitto@classmates.com, 425.917.4927

Online pressroom: www.classmates.com/cmo/about