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Edinburgh online dating business Cupid strikes a deal with Dundee-based Friends Reunited

The first social network to impact on popular consciousness in the UK, at least was conceived around a kitchen table in Barnet 15 years ago. The newspapers of the time were filled with stories of jilted husbands and wives blaming the site for their divorce , and at its height, in , Friends Reunited claimed 55 per cent of all British adults were members. Longtime users fled. So here, in their own words — and those of Michael Murphy, the CEO who took it from a bedroom in Barnet to a multi-million pound brand — is the story of Friends Reunited:. We were programmers, [but] we always had this entrepreneurial spirit, you know, always coming up with ideas, making stuff for people. This was when the internet was really in its first boom, so we packed that job in with the idea of trying out some internet ideas. But I guess we knew how to do it. That was actually going quite well. Another one was a kind of dating site, a kind of precursor to the speed dating of today. And the other was Friends Reunited.

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We have more newsletters. Friends Reunited Dating operates as a separate business from the social network of Friends Reunited. In return Cupid will retain 95 per cent of profits for the first two years and per cent beyond that. The agreement covers Friends Reunited Dating, as well as spin-offs Friends Over Fifty and Swoon, which collectively generated first half revenues of half a million pounds to September As part of the agreement with Cupid, Friends Reunited will also continue to cross market the Friends Reunited Dating brand.

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Friends Reunited was a social media network that focused on helping users to get in touch with old friends and family members. The website worked just like any other social network, enabling users to set up dedicated profiles of themselves and enrich them with photos, contact information, and more. At its core, Friends Reunited was focused on helping users to find other people. As such, users were able to search for others based on their name as well as the place they first connected. It, furthermore, enhanced discoverability by adding various categories such as college, neighbors, workplaces, teams or clubs, armed forces, and more. Friends Reunited also had a dedicated message board in which users could discuss different topics such as sports or politics.

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Tales In Tech History: Friends Reunited

Friends Reunited has a special place in the tech history of the United Kingdom, as it was the first social network to find success in this country. When it was first launched in the summer of , the world back then was a much different place. The creation of the Friends Reunited website by a husband and wife team in their spare bedroom took place in the middle of the dotcom bubble generally agreed to be between to Whilst Julie was pregnant, she wondered how many of her friends from the local school had already had babies.

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