ConnectU site goes live

By Nils Menten – Thursday, May 20, 2004 / 12:00am View more articles

Cambridge, Massachusetts - ConnectU recently launched a brand-new social networking service targeted at an audience its founders know well: the Ivy League of colleges and universities. The popular service is the brainchild of three recent graduates of Harvard University Class of 2004. ConnectU allows students and alumni to connect and collaborate, on a professional or personal level, to help them network and connect within their collegiate community. Members use the service for everything from swapping textbooks and connecting with classmates to finding friends with similar interests and activities.

iMarc built and hosts the ConnectU site and the underlying applications that power the service. ConnectU is currently online at 33 leading colleges and universities, with more planned for this fall.

Visit the ConnectU site.

iMarc is a full-service web development and hosting firm that uses a unique, multidisciplinary approach to web and on-line application design. iMarc's applications and web sites are typically next generation projects, with higher levels of interactivity and engagement for the user, yet more functionality and ease of maintenance for the administrator. iMarc's customers include EMC, New England Pension Consultants, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, and UPromise. For more information, contact iMarc at 978-462-8848 or visit www.imarc.net.

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