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Why investing in the classmates.com IPO is a bad move and other commentary about the social networking bubble. http://www.classmatessucks.net/?p=6If you thought the Classmates.com IPO was your opportunity to ride the social networking boom to riches (you're not only an idiot, but ...), you're going to http://mashable.com/2007/12/12/classmates-ipo-withdrawn/I think it's fair to say Classmates.com was the first social network is any real sense: launched in 1995, it came 2 years before SixDegrees, 4 years http://mashable.com/2007/08/13/classmates/On August 13, 2007, Classmates Media Corporation filed for a potential subsidiary Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates_Online%2C_Inc.Classmates.com on Friday set the terms of its initial public offering at 12 million shares, with an estimated price range of $10 to $12 per share in a bid to raise as much as $144 ... http://www.redherring.com/Home/23193The IPO market is pretty shaky right now, but that's not stopping Classmates.com from trying to capitalize on the social networking mania. The company, which helps people hook up ... http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/11/is-classmatesco.htmlAfter a brutal day in the market yesterday, United Online, parent company of Classmates.com, got some very cold feet and canned its planned IPO for the social networking site. http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/12/classmatescom-c.htmlUnited Online, parent company of Classmates.com announced that they are withdrawing their IPO for the school reunion-focused social networ. Currently Classmates.com is facing a ... http://pulse2.com/category/classmatescom/United Online, parent company of Classmates.com announced that they are withdrawing their IPO for the school reunion-focused social networ. Currently Classmates.com is facing a ... http://pulse2.com/2008/02/21/classmatescom-ipo-officially-postponed/Classmates Media is expected to issue a public offering of its stock this week. The company offers internet social networking and loyalty marketing services under the Classmates ... http://seekingalpha.com/article/56663-internet-ipo-classmates-com-competes-with-myspace-comEveryone is trying to cash in on social networking these days. The latest attempt comes from Classmates Media, which just filed to go ... http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/26/classmates-ipo-tries-to-cash-in-on-social-networking-craze/Classmates.com Parent Updates IPO Prospectus - 11/27/2007 ... Classmates.com Parent Updates IPO Prospectus: by Mark Walsh, Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007 7:00 AM ET http://www.mediapost.com/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=71579&Nid=36716&p=222600Classmates.com Proposed IPO Stalls - 12/13/2007 ... Classmates.com Proposed IPO Stalls: by Mark Walsh, Thursday, Dec 13, 2007 7:00 AM ET http://www.mediapost.com/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=72630&Nid=37348&p=387769Occasional ruminations on the convergence of content and technology. ... Classmates.com, one of the early entrants in the social networking space, has updated its S-1 filing for an ... http://www.contentmatters.info/content_matters/2007/11/classmatescom-f.htmlOccasional ruminations on the convergence of content and technology. ... Via PaidContent comes news that Classmates.com, an early player in the social networking space, plans a ... http://www.contentmatters.info/content_matters/2007/08/classmatescom-f.htmlThe company will hit the public market with sluggish site traffic and growing competition. ... Attention, fellow classmates of Skyline High School: If you want to contact me, use ... http://www.thestreet.com/_rms/s/classmates-ipo-least-likely-to-succeed/newsanalysis/technet/10379041.htmlThe Motley Fool - United Online unit Classmates Media cancels proposed IPO, citing market conditions http://www.fool.com/news/associated-press/2007/12/12/classmates-media-cancels-proposed-ipo.aspxMarket Still Not Totally Crazy: Classmates.com IPO Shuttered from the a-little-sanity dept. In all the talk about a "new" internet bubble, the one thing that many people have ... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071212/110017.shtmlSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The parent company of Classmates Media Corp., which runs the popular Classmates.com site, has pulled the plug on the company's planned IPO, which had ... http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/classmates-ipo-canceled-appetite-tech/story.aspx?guid=%7BE35FA39F%2DCA70%2D4119%2D9B67%2DB7D87AF7FC9D%7D&dist=hplatest&dist=dist_smartbrief&dist=dist_smartbriefSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- You cannot go anywhere in Silicon Valley these days without encountering chatter or hype about social networking, especially Facebook. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/classmates-ipo-try-ride-social/story.aspx?guid=%7B6E760160%2D1B37%2D4CD6%2DAF25%2D94D4F4E8415F%7DOur intrepid hedge-fund correspondent has been hard at work dissecting the erstwhile Classmates Media deal. She saw through the marketing hype and predicted that the deal would be ... http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/12/classmates-media-ipo-clas-a-lipsticked-pig.htmlNews, blogs and analysis about technology, deals, mergers, acquisitions, venture capital, startups, entrepreneurs and dealmakers published by TheDeal.com http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/archives/ipo/classmatescom-to-connect-with.phpClassmates.com Cancels IPO. December 13, 2007. The New York Times reports that United Media has withdrawn its proposal to IPO its Classmates.com unit. http://dannythorpe.com/2007/12/13/classmatescom-cancels-ipo/Innovators Network Blog ... With plenty of breaking news hype surrounding the now-defunct IPO efforts of C lassmates.com, cooler heads at Silicon Alley Insider report on previous ... http://blog.innovators-network.org/2007/12/macnn-explicate.htmlWoodland Hills-based Classmates said Friday in a filing with the SEC that it will offer 12 million shares of its stock at between $10 and $12 per share. The firm, which is looking ... http://www.socaltech.com/classmates_sets_ipo_terms/s-0012423.htmlWoodland Hills-based United Online said today that it has withdrawn its S-1 registration for its Classmates unit. According to United Online, the firm is withdrawing its IPO ... http://www.socaltech.com/united_online_cancels_classmates_ipo/s-0012722.htmlDear readers: You've likely noticed that coverage on Tech Tracks in the past five months has emphasized Microsoft. Now, we're formalizing the Microsoft focus with a new name: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techtracks/2007/12/classmatescom_dropping_out_of_ipo_1.htmlHere's the latest action: 1) Classmates.com IPO called off 2) Microsoft buys Multimap for $50M 3) StyleHive picks up StyleDiary ... http://venturebeat.com/2007/12/12/roundup-the-classmatescom-ipo-flop-two-acquisitions-and-more/What do you do if you are the granddaddy of social networks having been around for more than a decade http://valleywag.com/tech/social-networks/classmatescom-hopes-for-an-ipo-boost-289470.phpIf you thought the Classmates.com IPO was your opportunity to ride the social networking boom to riches (you're not only an idiot, but . Find Classmates Alumni Associations ... http://bclassmatescomkcq.blogdrive.com/ |
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