references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message united online united online logo type subsidiary traded as formerly untd on nasdaq founded 2001 headquarters woodland hills california key people robert j. taragan ceo brands netzero juno mypoints stayfriends owner b. riley financial website www.unitedonline.com united online inc. was an independent public company formed by the 2001 merger of netzero and juno online services . 1 it is currently a subsidiary of investment bank b. riley financial . 2 the company s range of products and services has evolved significantly since its inception as a provider of dial up internet access . this has been aided by a series of acquisitions that have included classmates online 2004 3 mypoints 2006 4 and ftd group inc. 2008 . 5 it is headquartered in woodland hills california united states . united online claims to have more than 100 million registered accounts . the company s content & media segment provides networking services and products classmates and stayfriends and loyalty marketing mypoints . its primary communications segment services are internet access and services and devices netzero and juno . united online operates through a global network of locations in the u.s. germany and india . on july 1 2016 b. riley financial completed its acquisition of united online for 11.00 per share in a transaction valued at approximately 170 million . 2 contents 1 products 1.1 isp 1.2 mobile broadband 1.3 mobile phone 1.4 classmates.com 2 spinoff of ftd 3 new leadership 4 references 5 external links products edit faced with the introduction and rapid expansion of broadband internet access services united online has diversified its products and service offerings both via acquisitions and by evolving its current brands . isp edit in september 2007 netzero launched its first broadband access service netzero dsl . in may 2008 it launched juno dsl . together netzero dsl and juno dsl provided almost 30 percent of united online s isp customers and provided those customers with the ability to upgrade to broadband while maintaining their netzero or juno email addresses . mobile broadband edit in march 2012 netzero expanded into the wireless internet access market with the debut of netzero mobile broadband a value priced mobile broadband service using the clearwire network . netzero mobile broadband was available in over 80 cities and allowed subscribers to choose from four monthly data plans . it also offered a one year free trial with the purchase of a netzero connection device . netzero mobile broadband has since rolled out the service across the nationwide using the sprint 3g network expanding its coverage to more than 276 million people . netzero also offers a home wireless broadband service which is intended to provide limited wireless access in the home or office . in 2013 it debuted netzero datashield a personal vpn which encrypts and protects users data when they connect to the internet via any wifi connection including public wifi hubs . mobile phone edit at the end of 2014 uol rolled out a mobile phone service to their netzero brand . the service provides 3g coverage and features refurbished equipment such as an iphone 4 or samsung galaxy siii for the price of 199 each and limited monthly data . classmates.com edit united online s classmates subsidiary began digitizing high school yearbooks in 2010 giving members the ability to view more than 30 000 high school yearbooks at classmates.com . the classmates yearbook initiative has since grown to over 250 000 yearbooks . citation needed spinoff of ftd edit in november 2013 united online spun off its floral delivery subsidiary ftd which became a separate nasdaq traded company called ftd companies inc. under the symbol ftd . 6 new leadership edit directly following the spin off of ftd long time ceo mark goldston who had been with the company for 14 years taken it public and presided over the acquisitions and growth left the company . francis lobo who had spent the last 10 years at aol while rising to the position of president of aol services was selected to take his place . 7 following an acquisition by the investment bank b. riley financial on july 1 2016 robert j. taragan became the new ceo of the subsidiary . 2 references edit united online . unitedonline.com . a b c b. riley financial completes acquisition of united online . pr newswire . retrieved july 3 2016 . no. 2 internet service provider buying classmates online . the seattle times . october 26 2004 . united online acquires mypoints.com from ual corp . http www.sec.gov . april 10 2006 . external link in publisher help united online web site ftd spinoff from united online complete . yahoo finance . retrieved february 3 2014 . francis lobo external links edit official website los angeles portal companies portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w 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