Classmates.com and SchoolFeed

Back in June 2012, Classmates.com acquired SchoolFeed, a very useless Facebook App.

I think the whole idea here was to get enough people to use the SchoolFeed App so that the number base (millions) would be attractive for another dot com business to purchase.

How did you join? One of your FB friends sent a request, you clicked it on and before you knew it, you joined!

I also noticed that if you don't visit SchoolFeed through your App, it will disappear from your FB sidebar.  If you visit, then it shows up on your timeline and activity log.  I had to find (by search) the SchoolFeed link to get back in as it was not on my sidebar anymore.

I was quite shocked to see that whatever you did on FB, automatically posted to SchoolFeed, including photos.

You need to delete your SchoolFeed account  because deleting the App, your info remains on the site. Not fair.

Your info left on the site is info the marketers use for info to sell you stuff.

Now, why should you belong to Classmates.com when they charge annual fees and FB does not? (Not sure if SF will in the future now that Classmates.com owns them.)  Yes, you can sign up for "free", but then after a quick trial period, they start charging your credit card (very fine print).  My brother signed up when it was cheap but then three months before his membership expired, he found a renewal charge of $40. on his credit card without notice.  They said that it was a courtesy!  The only way to avoid them charging is to remove that info in your account, or if you end up with a new credit or debit card number, then they can't charge you.  Also, the emails from them and from their advertisers, are relentless, so make sure you mark the address as spam on your email so they go in your junk file.

Don't join SF (or even pricey Classmates.com)!
Learn how to get off Schoolfeed below. Easy!

Article: SchoolFeed: The Facebook App Everyone Needs to Avoid -- great article, includes a response from Schoolfeed also in the comments.