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Reunion.com Offers Members Patented Software to Strengthen Social Network
June 7, 2006'Reunion.com for Outlook' Connects Leading Social Network Site to Member Desktops
Los Angeles, Calif. – June 7, 2006 – Reunion.com, the leader in keeping people in touch online, today announced the launch of the latest version of its free, patented 'Reunion.com for Outlook'™ software enabling its Members to build a social network and stay in touch with the lives of their friends, relatives and all their important relationships as life changes. GoodContacts™ integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Outlook® and Outlook Express®, linking Members' Address Book contacts to their Reunion.com profiles, and providing a simple, automated solution for keeping up with constantly changing life events and contact information.
When Members download GoodContacts™, it automatically discovers which of their contacts are among the over 25 million Reunion.com Member profiles. The 'Reunion.com for Outlook' software then adds icons to Outlook® contact records to indicate whenever a contact changes jobs, gets married, posts new photos, has an upcoming birthday or updates anything within their Reunion.com profile. As a result, Members can glance at their Outlook® address book to find out what's going on in the lives of their friends and relatives.
"We are thrilled to provide this innovative software so that staying in touch becomes easier and integrated into our Members' daily lives," said Jeffrey Tinsley, CEO of Reunion.com. "With GoodContacts™ and our web-based address book services, our goal is to make sure people never lose touch with their important relationships again."
To build a larger social network and update their Address Book, Members select contacts and send an Update Request message. Recipients of Update Requests can review and edit their contact information and they can choose to join the senders' social network. Any new or updated contact information provided is then automatically reflected within the senders' Address Book.
"Starting with 25 million Members is a huge advantage for us," commented Tinsley. "Now that GoodContacts™ is available to all of our Members and includes such powerful and unique features, we anticipate significant adoption which will dramatically boost our membership growth."
In addition to updating information for existing contacts, 'Reunion.com for Outlook' helps users find people they've lost touch with by tapping into Reunion.com's existing network. Members can locate others by using Reunion.com's powerful People Search feature which is accessible through the GoodContacts™ toolbar.