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Headline: You've Got Friends

Website: http://www.myyearbook.com/

Blog: http://www.myyearbook.com/?mysession=YmxvZ3NfYmxvZyZ1c2VyaWQ9MTAzNjcyNyZibG9nX3ZpZXdfdHlwZT1wdWJsaWM=

myYearbook is a social network aimed at high school students. myYearbook was initially created by two high school students, David and Catherine Cook, and their older brother Geoff, during Spring Break of 2005. Catherine persuaded Geoff, who founded EssayEdge.com and ResumeEdge.com from a Harvard dorm in 1997, to invest $250,000 for their project.

Address: 280 Union Square Drive New Hope, PA 18938 Map it »

Founded: 2005

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Social Network

Legal Structure: Corporation

Ownership: Private

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Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
2005	Seed	0.25M	Unknown	Geoff Cook
01/2007	Series A	4.1M	Unknown	U.S. Venture Partners, First Round Capital
07/29/2008	Series B	13M	Unknown	Norwest Venture Partners, US Venture Partners, First Round Capital

Name:	myYearbook
Product URL:	http://www.myyearbook.com/
Description:	myYearbook is the best place to meet new people. We have more than 20 million people making friends, playing games, and even falling in love. And not just some people. myYearbook is for all ages, all nationalities, all backgrounds -- everyone!
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11/01/2009 04:43AM by limguine

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Bullish Opinions (4)	Author/Date
i like the nicheness of it Add Comment	jpaine 08/05/2008	75% 4 votes 3 25% 1
They are now the 4th most popular social network in the US Add Comment	tburger 07/30/2008	100% 8 votes 8 0% 0
They can become the Facebook for high school students Add Comment	clarity00 07/30/2008	89% 9 votes 8 11% 1
They've grown to 7M unique visitors per month according to Quantcast Add Comment	clarity00 07/30/2008	89% 9 votes 8 11% 1

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the design of the product is poorly executed and most high school kids are on myspace Add Comment	gameon323 08/31/2008		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
i remember facebook was a lot better and powerful even during high school Add Comment	irpip 08/05/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
Co-Founders are two high school students without much experience 1 comment Add Comment	tburger 07/30/2008		86% 7 votes 6 14% 1
They have since hired more experienced management team	kimura	07/30/2008