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United Online

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Internet service provider

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded¹

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TickerUNTD on NASDAQ¹
IndustryInternet¹
HeadquartersLos Angeles¹
Websitewww.unitedonline.com
Legal formDelaware corporation¹
Incorporated inDE⁶
Business address21255 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, Ca 91367⁶
Filer categoryAccelerated filer⁶
LEI549300WPS4ZNLL19Q678⁴
StatusActive⁴
LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)⁴
Registered addressC/O National Registered Agents, Inc., 19904 Dover, United States⁴

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United Online, Inc. was an independent public company formed by the 2001 merger of NetZero and Juno Online Services. It is currently a subsidiary of investment bank B. Riley Financial. 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), MyPoints (2006), and FTD Group, Inc. (2008), the latter of which was spun off as its own company in 2013. United Online is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, United States.³

Corporate structure

United Online is part of a group headed by BRC Group Holdings, Inc. 150 entities, 19 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

BRC Group Holdings, Inc Los Angeles, California
- United Online Los Angeles, California, United States
  - Classmates Subsidiary
- B. Riley Acquisition Corp. I Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Corp. II Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Corp. III Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Corp. IV Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Corp. V Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Sponsor Co., I, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Sponsor Co., II, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Sponsor Co., III, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Sponsor Co., IV, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Acquisition Sponsor Co., V, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Advisory Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Advisory US, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Brand Management, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Capital Management, LLC Subsidiary · New York, United States
- B. Riley Commercial Capital, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Corporate Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Environmental Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Environmental MIP, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley International, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Principal 150 Sponsor Co., LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Principal 175 Merger Corp. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Principal 175 Sponsor Co., LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Principal 200 Merger Corp. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- B. Riley Principal 200 Sponsor Co., LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- and 123 more

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What United Online reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$82.1M⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$87.1M⁸ Dec 31, 2014	−5.8%
Accumulated depreciation	$68.8M⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$72.1M⁸ Dec 31, 2014	−4.5%
Property and equipment, net	$13.3M⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$15.0M⁸ Dec 31, 2014	−11.9%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$78.8M⁹ Dec 31, 2014	$68.3M⁹ Dec 31, 2013	+15.3%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$46.7M⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$46.9M⁸ Dec 31, 2014	−0.4%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)	$335.0K⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$734.0K⁸ Dec 31, 2014	−54.4%
Accumulated amortization	$83.3M⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$83.0M⁸ Dec 31, 2014	+0.4%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$335.0K⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$9.4M⁹ Dec 31, 2014	−96.5%

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$6.9M⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$5.4M⁸ Dec 31, 2014	+27.1%
Work in process	$411.0K⁸ Dec 31, 2014	$2.1M⁹ Dec 31, 2013	−80.4%
Finished goods	$6.9M⁸ Dec 31, 2015	$5.0M⁸ Dec 31, 2014	+37.5%

The story

United Online, Inc. was formed in June 2001 by the merger of Internet service providers NetZero and Juno Online Services. The two merged companies were to be independent subsidiaries of United Online, and the resultant company was the United States' second largest internet service provider at the time.

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.

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 10 years with AOL, eventually rising to the position of president of AOL Services, was selected to take Goldston's place as CEO. The company continued to struggle, and Lobo eventually resigned. Following Lobo's exit, the investment bank B. Riley Financial acquired the remnants of UOL on July 1, 2016, naming Robert J. Taragan the new CEO of the subsidiary.

In April 2016, United Online sold MyPoints to El Segundo, California-based loyalty program marketer Prodege.

From Wikipedia’s article on United Online, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁷

Leadership

Who has led United Online, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Mark R. Goldston2006–2013

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

Theodore R. Cahall Jr.2006

200020052010201520202025

Chief executive officerFrancis Lobo Nov 12, 2013 to Nov 9, 2015¹⁰
Chief executive officerMark R. Goldston Feb 17, 2006 to Aug 7, 2013¹¹
ChairMark R. Goldston Feb 17, 2006 to Aug 7, 2013¹¹
PresidentFrancis Lobo Nov 12, 2013 to Nov 9, 2015¹⁰
PresidentHarold Zeitz Feb 17, 2011 to Mar 10, 2014¹²
PresidentMatthew J. Wisk Feb 24, 2009 to Aug 17, 2009¹³
PresidentRobert A. Taragan Feb 24, 2009 to Feb 18, 2015¹⁴
PresidentRobert S. Apatoff Nov 13, 2008 to Aug 12, 2013¹⁵
PresidentSteven B. McArthur Aug 24, 2007 to Feb 17, 2010¹⁶
PresidentMark R. Goldston Feb 17, 2006 to Aug 7, 2013¹¹
PresidentCharles Hilliard Dec 1, 2006 to Jun 1, 2007¹⁷
Chief financial officerMichelle D. Stalick Mar 21, 2014 to Mar 21, 2014¹⁸
Chief financial officerEdward K. Zinser May 20, 2014 to Jul 6, 2016¹⁹
Chief financial officerNeil P. Edwards May 11, 2007 to Feb 18, 2014²⁰
Chief financial officerScott H. Ray Oct 4, 2007 to Feb 17, 2011²¹
Chief financial officerCharles Hilliard Feb 17, 2006 to Jun 1, 2007²²
Chief operating officerTheodore R. Cahall Jr. Aug 17, 2006 to Nov 9, 2006²³

Board members and other officers (20)

SVP & GM, Comm & MyPointsFakiri Shahir Mar 17, 2015 to Feb 17, 2016²⁴
SVP & Chief People OfficerKesa Tsuda Jun 19, 2014 to Aug 17, 2015²⁵
SVP & Chief Accounting OfficerMichelle D. Stalick Nov 4, 2014 to Jul 6, 2016²⁶
SVP, Finance, Treasurer & CAONeil P. Edwards Feb 12, 2008 to Feb 17, 2011²⁷
EVP, Chief Personnel OfficerPaul Jordan Apr 2, 2007 to Aug 7, 2013²⁸
EVP, Chief StrategistJon O. Fetveit Jan 3, 2006 to Feb 28, 2006²⁹
EVP Gen. Counsel, Sec.Frederic A. Randall Jr. Feb 17, 2006 to Mar 2, 2012³⁰
EVP Ops., GM CybertargetRobert A. Taragan Feb 17, 2006 to Feb 18, 2009³¹
EVP, Sales & Chief Sales Off.Jeremy Helfand Jul 5, 2006 to Nov 22, 2010³²
EVP, Chief Mktg. Off.Matthew J. Wisk Aug 17, 2006 to Feb 18, 2009³³
Board memberKen Denman Jun 9, 2015 to Jul 6, 2016³⁴
Board memberHoward G. Phanstiel Nov 10, 2008 to Jul 6, 2016³⁵
Board memberCarol Scott Feb 7, 2006 to Jul 6, 2016³⁶
Board memberDennis Holt Feb 7, 2006 to Feb 25, 2015³⁷
Board memberJames T. Armstrong Feb 7, 2006 to Jul 6, 2016³⁸
Board memberKenneth L. Coleman Feb 7, 2006 to Jul 6, 2016³⁹
Board memberRobert Berglass Feb 7, 2006 to Jul 6, 2016⁴⁰
General counselGail H. Shulman Jan 13, 2014 to Feb 25, 2015⁴¹
General counselCharles B. Ammann Aug 18, 2009 to Aug 9, 2013⁴²
General counselFrederic A. Randall Jr. Aug 17, 2007 to May 18, 2009⁴³

Products and brands

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

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

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.

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Mobile phone

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

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.