Userplane was a

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used primarily for

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s and language learning sites.

History

Userplane was founded in 2001 by Mike Jones, Nate Thelen, and Javier Hall. In April 2005, the company partnered with date.com. In 2006, Userplane was acquired by

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for $40 million. In August 2008, CEO Mike Jones left Userplane. In 2009, he joined MySpace as CEO. In October 2008, JS-Kit partnered with Userplane to distribute chat widgets. Userplane shut down on August 1, 2013.

References

{{Reflist Companies established in 2001 Internet properties established in 2001 Internet properties disestablished in 2013