Classmates.com Celebrates Canada Day with Benefits and Programs Tailored Exclusively to Canadian Members
Leading Online Service Connects More Than Two Million Canadians Including Members from Every Province
RENTON, WA -
Jun 26, 2003 -
Classmates.com, the leading online community that connects more than 35 million members with friends, family, military and work colleagues, today announced new services and benefits available for its more than two million Canadian members at www.classmates.com/canada.
"Millions of Canadians, from British Columbia to Labrador, have joined Classmates.com to reconnect with past friends and acquaintances," said Marco Menato, Vice President of International Operations. "Now, with a tailored user experience, including Canadian Member Rewards, Canadian directory listings and the Classmates.com/Canada site, our customers have more ways than ever to connect with the people and places from their past which matter the most."
Now all Canadian Classmates.com members can enjoy a streamlined interface with listings sorted by province, making it easier for people to find others as well as be found. Members can also access message boards that are solely for their Canadian schools and groups.
Canadians subscribing to Classmates.com's Gold Membership offering now receive valuable Member Rewards that provide savings on travel, entertainment and merchandise from trusted brand name partners including Best Western, Choice Hotels, Days Inn, Hertz, Howard Johnson, Knights Inn, Ramada, Super 8 and Travel Lodge.
Classmates.com Service Highlights
Canadians can sign up for a free basic membership at www.classmates.com/canada and discover how easy it can be to learn about and reconnect with old friends. The service already includes more than 40,000 Canadian schools and more than two million members from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon Territory.
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