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May 26, 2016 : StayFriends Sold by United Online
📅 - Recently, United Online announced the sale of the StayFriends business. They made it clear they were looking to sell the business in March of this year because they wanted to exit the social media space. This sale came right after the company sold their Classmates business.
United Online, Inc. offers many products including web hosting, email, internet security, DSL and broadband. They are headquartered in Woodland Hills, California and have been responsible for brands, such as Juno, NetZero and many others. .
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