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New look Friends Reunited site!

friendsreunitedblog — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:34:36 +0000

We’ve given Friends Reunited a new lick of paint for the New Year!

We’ve tried to make the site clearer and easier to use for all our members.

Check out the site and see what you think – Go to homepage >>

Let us know which bits you like, and which bits you don’t by leaving a comment below; it’s much appreciated and will really help us improve the site for all our members.

Thanks to everyone who’s left feedback so far, we’re working hard to fix the one or two teething problems you’ve experienced.

Hope you enjoy the new design,

The team at Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk/Team

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St. Andrew’s Day Email

friendsreunitedblog — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:00:39 +0000

Sincere apologies to any members who received a St. Andrew’s Day email from us yesterday. A small technical hitch meant a few people were sent this accidentally.

Hope you enjoyed St. Andrew’s Day, and sorry again for the inconvenience,

The team at Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk/Team

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Seen something you like? Share it with friends!

friendsreunitedblog — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:35:41 +0000

Imagine you’d just spotted an old school friend’s profile with some amazing news -”I’m having another baby!” – and you wanted to share it with friends…

Well now you can, even if they’re not on Friends Reunited

Click the “Share this page” link (top right of the page), and choose who you want to share it with. Select either from your friends on the site, or if they’re not registered, just enter their email address.

Start sharing >>

The team at Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk/Team

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New and improved Photos section

friendsreunitedblog — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:36:19 +0000

Recently, we’ve completely redeveloped the Photos & Videos section on Friends Reunited.

Swing by your profile and you’ll notice some huge improvements, with some great new features designed to make sharing and uploading photos easier and more fun.

Go to My Photos & Videos >>

Browsing and finding a photo you’ve added is now much easier. Just pick the album you want, and use the blue left or right arrows to scroll through the photos one by one. You can also use the scroll bar below to navigate through the whole album more quickly.

The top panel has some new icons, allowing you to zoom in, delete, add a tag, or comment on each photo. And don’t forget, you can share your albums with anyone, just chose a username here and email your profile to friends.

Upload a new photo here >>

Give it a try and let us know what you think by commenting below,

The team at Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk/Team

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Win £500 towards your next school reunion

friendsreunitedblog — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:31:42 +0000

[UPDATE - Unfortunately the competition is now closed! Check back here soon to see who won]

To celebrate the launch of a brand new Reunion Organiser on Friends Reunited, we’re giving away £500 to one lucky reunion.

All you have to do is create a new reunion for you and your old school friends in October, and you’ll be in with a shot of winning.

Find out more here

To set up a new reunion, visit your old school, and click on the reunion tab.

Read more about the new and improved reunion organiser here

Good luck getting your old friends back together,

The team at Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk/Team

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Latest Updates to Friends Reunited

friendsreunitedblog — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:38:27 +0000

Today, we launched a brand new design for the site navigation. We think it looks a lot smarter, and hopefully you will too.

The main navigation is now colour coded, splitting up the different areas of the site and making it easier to tell where you are. We’ve also neatened up the tabs linking to Genes Reunited and Friends Reunited Dating, to give them a nice new look.

This new navigation is the first step towards a completely revamped design, which we hope to roll out in the coming months.

We love hearing you’re feedback, so share your opinion on the new design by commenting on this post below.

Hope you enjoy the changes,

The team at Friends Reunited
www.friendsreunited.co.uk/Team



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Latest Updates to Friends Reunited
friendsreunitedblog — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:21:25 +0000
Hi everyone,
We’ve just added a few more improvements to Friends Reunited, to try and make the site more useful and easier to use.
Here’s a summary of what we’ve done:

Groups

The “Find a group” page has made been improved to make it much easier and more fun to find a group that you love. With categories like Recommended, Recently Created and Most Popular, you’re bound to find something that takes your fancy.
Try it here


Member lists

We’ve improved the member lists in your places to make it easier to browse and find friends. This includes showing when people have updated their profile and are online now. We’ve also improved the search bar, so you can find old classmates quicker and more easily.
Visit My Places

Teams and Clubs

We’ve split teams and clubs into 3 new sections to make it more specific and easier to browse. The new categories are below:
Sport and Activities – Find old friends from sport and activities



Pubs – Find old friends from pubs



Clubs, Associations and Charities – Incl. Round Table, Young Farmers, Rotary and more





Hope you enjoy the improvements
The team at Friends Reunited











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Latest Updates to Friends Reunited
friendsreunitedblog — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:33:00 +0000
You may have noticed a few changes to the site over the last couple of days – here’s a quick overview of some of the changes we’ve made:

Newsfeed

We’ve amended the newsfeed so that it now shows you more of what’s happening on your Friends Reunited; including your comments, newsflashes and photos. You can control exactly what other people see easily using your  Privacy Settings.
 

Photo Tagging

Photo Tagging allows you to identify who’s pictured in your photos, and share them with friends. Read more on this great new feature here.
 

Your Places and Groups

To make it easier to find your schools, teams or workplaces, you can now go directly to a full list of those you’ve joined, simply by clicking the Places tab. We’ve done the same for your Groups, so just click on the Groups tab and you’ll go straight to a directory of the groups you’ve joined. Why not bookmark these pages to make it even easier to find and get back to quickly?

Edit your message board posts

We know how frustrating it is to write a long message only to notice you’ve made a spelling mistake. So with this in mind, you can now edit a post that you’ve written by clicking the “edit” link below your message.

Hope you enjoy the updates!
The team at Friends Reunited


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Try our new travel groups
friendsreunitedblog — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:27:40 +0000
Recently, we’ve made some big improvements to our travel groups section.
We’ve partnered with Dorling Kindersley to bring you exclusive content from their DK Eyewitness Top 10 series.
Alongside the groups our members have created, there are now 20 specially created groups, dedicated to helping you get inspiration and information on 20 of the world’s most popular cities and areas. Each group has a range of useful information, so you can discover the highlights; including the top 10 events, restaurants, hotels, museums and historic buildings.
Visit the travel groups here >>

As usual, you’ll find a message board section to share advice, experiences and chat to other travellers, alongside an area to share your photos and special memories with others.
Here are a few of our favourite Travel Groups:
Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Costa Blanca, New York
Go explore!
The team at Friends Reunited



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Latest changes to Friends Reunited
friendsreunitedblog — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:42:25 +0000

We’ve just made some change to help improve Friends Reunited for our members.
The first thing you’ll notice is changes to your homepage. We’ve tried to make it easier to stay in touch with your friends by simplifying the layout, making your newsflash bigger and your friend’s activity more visible.
Your profile is now easier to use and complete, so make sure you keep your friends up-to-date with your life and get your profile to 100%!
We’ve also reintroduced the option to browse for schools, workplaces, teams or armed services. You can still search by country, region and county to find a place that you’ve spent time at but it’s now easier to find similar places in the local area.
We hope you enjoy the changes, check back for more updates soon. If you’ve got any comments, please add them to this post.
The team at Friends Reunited


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Welcome to the new Friends Reunited
friendsreunitedblog — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:28:08 +0000


Hello and welcome to a brand new chapter for Friends Reunited.
If you’ve got this far you’ve probably noticed things feel a bit different. That’s because we’ve added a new, more sociable dimension to the website. So rather than just a school reunion, also think of us as a visit to your local, where everyone you’ve ever wanted to stay in touch with is sitting around the one table. 
If you’re like us, you probably don’t see your friends and family as much as you’d like to. Now you no longer need to feel like you’re out of touch with what’s happening in their life. It’s like sending a text or having daily phone chats but easier. Have a look around a bit and you’ll see what we mean.
Before you shoot off we’d recommend you do 3 quick things. They take no time at all and will really start bringing the site to life for you:
1. Start putting stuff on your profile page
2. Add at least one photo
3. Start inviting friends to your Friends list
Finally, we’d like to thank you for your support! Now dive in and explore…
The Friends Reunited Team
P.S. There are lots of new bits and everything should be running smoothly. But as you’re one of the first people to visit, you could well discover there are a few gremlins. We’ll be ironing these out over the next few days, but thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.