<s>
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
builds	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
for	O
niche	O
groups	O
such	O
as	O
firefighters	O
,	O
police	O
officers	O
,	O
nurses	O
and	O
the	O
Armed	O
Forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Monster	O
Worldwide	O
for	O
US$61	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
sites	O
have	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
registered	O
members	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PoliceLink	O
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
law	O
enforcement	O
personnel	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
 '	O
most	O
active	O
sites	O
with	O
over	O
717,000	O
unique	O
visitors	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
after	O
Monster	O
acquired	O
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
,	O
it	O
then	O
bought	O
a	O
French	O
military	O
website	O
,	O
Armees.com	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
fee	O
,	O
then	O
transferred	O
the	O
site	O
to	O
its	O
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
social	O
networking	O
vertical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
still	O
successfully	O
operate	O
across	O
North	O
America	O
but	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
it	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
European	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
most	O
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
social	O
networking	O
domains	O
and	O
content	O
have	O
been	O
amalgamated	O
into	O
the	O
Monster	O
Worldwide	O
global	O
brand	O
as	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Christopher	O
Michel	O
in	O
2006	O
after	O
he	O
sold	O
Military.com	O
to	O
Monster	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
$40	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mayfield	O
Fund	O
and	O
Trinity	O
Ventures	O
invested	O
in	O
Affinity	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
its	O
Monster	O
Worldwide	O
buyout	O
.	O
</s>
