Nasza-klasa.pl
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Nasza-klasa.pl, now nk.pl (nasza klasa - pl
. our class) is a large Polish social networking service, bringing together students and alumni.
Launched in November 2006, the service has 13.5 million registered users. It is owned by Forticom
(70%) and Polish Nasza-Klasa Sp.z.o.o. (30%), the founding company of Nasza-Klasa.
Nasza-klasa is a website similar in concept to the American Classmates
, allowing its users to register from particular schools and graduation years. The users are able to keep and maintain a personal page containing information such as their name, age, photos, interests and the history of schools and classes attended. Nasza-klasa doesn't require an invitation to join, however registration is necessary to browse the service. The leader of the project is Maciej Popowicz from Wrocław.
Nasza Klasa is compared to services such as Facebook
or MyYearbook
.
at the University of Wrocław, along with Paweł Olchawa, Michał Bartoszkiewicz and Łukasz Adziński, launched the website "nasza-klasa.pl". The name refers to the song “Nasza klasa” by Jacek Kaczmarski
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Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
. our class) is a large Polish social networking service, bringing together students and alumni.
Launched in November 2006, the service has 13.5 million registered users. It is owned by Forticom
Forticom
Forticom is an IT company based in Lithuania. It is the owner of online social networks One.lv and One.lt . 100% of Forticom is owned by Digital Sky Technologies....
(70%) and Polish Nasza-Klasa Sp.z.o.o. (30%), the founding company of Nasza-Klasa.
Nasza-klasa is a website similar in concept to the American Classmates
Classmates.com
Classmates.com is a social network service created in 1995 by Randy Conrads who founded Classmates Online, Inc.The social media website was originally designed to assist members in finding friends and acquaintances from kindergarten, primary school, high school, college, work and the United States...
, allowing its users to register from particular schools and graduation years. The users are able to keep and maintain a personal page containing information such as their name, age, photos, interests and the history of schools and classes attended. Nasza-klasa doesn't require an invitation to join, however registration is necessary to browse the service. The leader of the project is Maciej Popowicz from Wrocław.
Nasza Klasa is compared to services such as Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
or MyYearbook
MyYearbook
-History:myYearbook was initially created by two high school students, David and Catherine Cook, and their older brother Geoff, during Spring Break of 2005. Catherine persuaded Geoff, who founded EssayEdge.com and ResumeEdge.com from a dorm in 1997, to invest in their project...
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Possibilities
According to the initial use of the service nk.pl makes the lists of schools and classes accessible, to which a user may sign in as a student, teacher or a guest, or he may just check who has already signed in.History
The web portal ‘classmates.com’ was established in 1995. On 11 November 2006 Maciej Popowicz, a student of information technologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
at the University of Wrocław, along with Paweł Olchawa, Michał Bartoszkiewicz and Łukasz Adziński, launched the website "nasza-klasa.pl". The name refers to the song “Nasza klasa” by Jacek Kaczmarski
Jacek Kaczmarski
Jacek Kaczmarski was a Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author.Kaczmarski was a voice of the Solidarity trade union movement in 1980s Poland, for his commitment to a free Poland, independent of Soviet rule. His songs criticized the ruling communist regime and appealed to the tradition of...
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