ClassMates.com
It is summertime, at least according to the calendar that is, and that marks the time for most school reunions. A time for classmates to get together and relive old times, and find out what life has brought to each of them. Today’s FamSite is one that can help make those reunions easier to plan, as well as staying in touch with old school mates.
The site is called ClassMates.com, and is an online site that specializes in listing students from all over the United States and Canada. There is even a section for American schools overseas. From the oldest class to the newest, they attempt to list every school old and new. For my graduating school, it goes back to 1945. You can register and make contact with old classmates via email, as well as put on details about what your life has been like since leaving school for the cold, cruel world. There is even a section for military personel.
This is a wonderful site full of nostalgia. I have found people that I haven’t heard from in over thirty years. Enjoy your stop here, and come back often.
http://www.classmates.com/
I’m the reunion planner for my class. I was a gold member for 2 years prior to that it was FREE for me to send emails etc. and was GREAT when people replied to me I had their email addresses. I didn’t mind paying a small fee but they said the $20 I paid was for a life time membership that fee lasted 1 year. The next year it was $30 I think. As I said as a reunion planner the service was great and did give me a lot of useful advice. Luckily my school has it own private website that is paid for by donations from the alumni so I don’t need to send mails via Classmates.com
After 9-11 I found their interest groups on their site as I live in one of the areas that was attacked on that day and have friends that were directly effected therefore it deeply effected me. That board was great when I first found it – very supportive for those of us that were hurting. Gave us a place to vent. I’ve met some WONDERFUL people in real life because of that board. BUT Classmates.com’s membercare did not enforce their own terms of service so now there are people there that take pleasure in forming fake identities and spending their money to join the service simply to harass others that have a better life then they do. About half the identities on the 9-11 board, the relationship board and the proms board are fake. It’s truly sad and certainly not worth the $39 they are now charging for membership. I suggest keeping your money and using switchboard.com or whitepages.com to look for your missing friends – join the site for free and edit your profile so that you don’t receive the junk mail. The only thing that you won’t stop getting is how many new people have joined your class.
Good luck – have fun and enjoy life that is the most important thing in life and the Internet, but don’t waste your money on Classmates.com