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The Nostalgia Network: A Case Study of Friends Reunited

Laffey, Des (2006) The Nostalgia Network: A Case Study of Friends Reunited. Management Online Review, . ISSN 1996-3300. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10878)

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Abstract

In the early years of the new millennia Friends Reunited became a dramatic addition to the popular culture of the United Kingdom. Friends Reunited was launched with minimal funding from a back room in London in 2000 offering a website which put old friends back in touch with each other. After a slow start growth was dramatic and Friends Reunited received wide coverage in the UK media. By 2005 it had 12 million members and was sold to the UK broadcaster ITV for £120 million. The case study analyses the entrepreneurs behind Friends Reunited, its start-up and rapid growth, the challenges it has faced and its future prospects. Analysis of the case requires the use of theory from strategy, entrepreneurship, economics and e-commerce.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Desmond Laffey
Date Deposited: 11 Sep 2008 09:47 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10878 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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