sank Monday after posting a third-quarter profit and agreeing to pay $100 million in cash for Classmates Online. For its third quarter ended Sept. 30, the Woodland Hills, Calif., Internet service ...

With 35 million members, 1.8 million paid subscribers and about $70 million in annual sales, Classmates Online Inc. has built one of the most successful online communities. Now the Renton company, ...

After making two acquisitions of its own over the past few months, Classmates Online is selling its assets to United Online for US$100 million in a move that will boost United’s subscriber base.

Shares in United Online Inc. gained nearly 10 percent Wednesday after the company reported late Tuesday that paid accounts at its Classmates.com Web site gained 22 percent. United Online reported net ...

Classmates also has made forays into television, launching “Classmates” with Fox in 2003. The show documented reunions facilitated through the site and ran for 95 episodes. With plans to expand the ...