A work reunion? I’ve been naked in front of some of these people – I’m not sure
Dave Berry
When I was invited to a get-together with old colleagues on MTV, I was apprehensive. I’ve never been to a reunion before, but how bad can they be?
January 2016
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RIP Friends Reunited – but what else is lurking in the social media graveyard?
Once worth £175m, the networking site has now closed. But what became of MySpace? When did we say goodbye to Ello? Not to mention Menshn …
Farewell Friends Reunited – the site that offered time travel and sexual infidelity
Flic Everett
Logging on to the site allowed us to cruise fading memories, enjoy virtual school reunions and maybe ignite past loves. But then along came Facebook
Friends Reunited website to close after 15 years
Though it has been around since Mark Zuckerberg was just 15 years old, one of the original social networking websites is to close
September 2014
The ultimate internet glossary: from 4chan to Zynga
Know your lolz from your lulzsec, and your belfies from your selfies? Hannah Jane Parkinson is here to help with an almost definitive list of digital geekery
October 2013
Friends Reunited to be restructured
DC Thomson will run site as a standalone business with possible outside investment as digital division focuses on genealogy. By Mark Sweney
July 2013
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Bebo and the other mega-deals that proved to be spectacular flops
The man who sold Bebo for $850m has just bought it back for $1m, meaning an $849m loss for its original buyer AOL. But it's not the only example of such a disaster in the business world
March 2012
Friends Reunited pins hopes on nostalgia
School's out for site once valued at £175m: now it wants people to collect and share their most cherished moments
June 2010
Big media's losses on social networking sites break through £1bn barrier
Facebook is still a winner but Bebo, MySpace and Friends Reunited show the high price of investing in fickle trends
March 2010
ITV's Friends Reunited sale cleared
Competition Commission rules that ITV's £25m sale of social network Friends Reunited to DC Thomson not a threat to consumers. By Mark Sweney
December 2009
2000 to 2009: reviews of the decade
High points of the noughties
How was it for you? Did you Twitter in Ugg boots while watching Big Brother? Or did you read Austerlitz, listen to Barenboim and watch Hidden? Here our critics pick the defining trends of the last 10 years…
November 2009
Competition watchdog to look into ITV's Friends Reunited sale
Fears over DC Thomson dominating UK online genealogy market lead to Competition Commission inquiry. By Mark Sweney
October 2009
The internet at 40
Internet: the early years
Remember dial-up? Memories of the early years of the internet
September 2009
Six months on and ITV is back to square one
Steve Hewlett
The odds are stacked against a company still trying to find a chief executive while tackling a digital revolution it isn't prepared for. By Steve Hewlett
August 2009
Beano and Friends could hit the family jackpot
New Friends Reunited owner plans over-50s dating website
Viewpoint column
Steady hand on the money taps
Deborah Hargreaves
The tweet goes on
Matt Wells
Media Monkey
Looking back through Michael Grade's crystal ball
ITV's Michael Grade: £25m 'best price we could get' for Friends Reunited
