JULIE-PANKHURSH

Julie Pankhurst, 38, the founder of Friends Reunited. Friends Reunited was officially launched in July 2000 and by the end of the year it had 3,000 registered members. They redesigned the site and created a new logo which is still used today.

The aim was to make the site really simple to use and quick to download. Profit of over £22 million.Another internet memory site has just been launched by Friends Reunited, the school website that is one of the biggest online success stories this country has seen.

Fortunately for Steve and Julie, millions of people are interested in what happened to former school chums. A year after its launch, Friends Reunited attracts millions of hits a day, and nearly five million people have now become members. The site’s name started to spread slowly through friends telling their friends. It began to appear on other sites’ message boards as a great way of tracking down old friends.

“I’m keener to know what happened to workmates I’ve lost touch with.”

“Most of the time it’s just slogging through emails, but there can’t be many jobs you can get this much satisfaction from.”