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December 9, 2009, it was announced that Friendster had been acquired for $ 26.4 million by an internet company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia named MOL Global. MOL's ownership of Friendster patents including one for a "System, method, and apparatus for connecting users in an online computer
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In 2008, Friendster had a membership base of more than 115 million registered users and continued to grow in Asia. According to Alexa, the site suffered an exponential decline in traffic in
America beginning in 2009. From a peak 40, it dropped to position 800 in November 2010. Most people have since
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In June 2011, Friendster shifted from social networking site to a social entertainment site with a focus on gaming and entertainment. Previous users' accounts are unchanged. However, all the photos, messages, comments, testimonials, shoutouts, blogs, forums and groups that the users may have had in
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Friendster relaunched, the site attracted more than half a million new users and included over 40 games. Daily and monthly active users increased by 50%, with more than 90% of new users coming from Asia. At the end of 2015 Friendster closed the website and related
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and launched in March 2003. Before
Friendster was redesigned, the service allowed users to contact other members, maintain those contacts, and share online content and media with those contacts. The website was also used for dating and discovering new events, bands and hobbies. Users could share
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In June 2011, the company re-positioned itself as a social gaming site. It discontinued user social network accounts, but
Friendster accounts had not been deleted, and users could still log in using their existing passwords. Users' contact lists were preserved, along with basic information.
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claims. In April 2004, John Abrams was removed as CEO, and Tim Koogle took over as interim CEO. Koogle previously served as president and CEO at Yahoo!. Scott Sassa later replaced Koogle in June 2004. Sassa left in May 2005 and was replaced by Taek Kwon. Taek Kwon was then succeeded by Kent
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Friendster also had content partners, including game developers and publishers who provided monetization solutions on the
Friendster platform using MOL's payment channels and Friendster's large user base. Sub-brands of Friendster included "Friendster iCafe", a
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Friendster received another $ 3 million in funding in
February 2006 from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Benchmark Capital. In August 2006, Friendster also received $ 10 million in funding in a round led by
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the past may no longer be part of their
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wrote about Friendster's success, and the founder appeared on magazine covers and late-night talk shows. Friendster's rapid success inspired a generation of niche social networking websites, including
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in October 2003 with a reported valuation of $ 53 million. Friendster's decision to stay private instead of selling to Google in 2003 is considered one of the biggest blunders in
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that utilized content and data within the Friendster network to build and deploy customizable applications on and off Friendster. Friendster's Developer Program was an open, non-
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system based on their relationships within social networks" and Friendster's other core technical infrastructure patents, were bought by Facebook for $ 40 million in 2010.
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and content to be embedded in user profile pages through its developer program. In 2007, roughly 40% of Friendster's users had widgets on their profiles.
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767:"May: Month of the Internet Rapture – TNW Social Media"
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1598:Friendster awarded 'compatibility scoring' patent
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941:on September 16, 2008 – via www.wired.com.
1424:"Fake Area Newspaper Gets Real Television Show"
1355:Friendster gets $ 20 million, ex-Googler as CEO
1627:." VentureBeat. Retrieved on December 9, 2008.
1039:", Press Release. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
723:." New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
290:. The original Friendster site was founded in
2942:Issues relating to social networking services
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1537:." BusinessWeek. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
1335:Friendster scoops up $ 10 million in funding
1215:"Facebook Buys Friendster Patents for $ 40M"
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953:Dogster's Friendster for Dogs Raises $ 1M
452:In July 2006, Friendster was awarded Key
3096:Video game companies established in 2002
2993:Decentralized Social Networking Protocol
1458:. Comedy Central Insider. Archived from
1136:Michael Tarkington (December 15, 2009).
1106:", PC World. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
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1097:Friendster Opens Platform to Developers
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1699:"New Friendster Site Gaining Momentum"
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1163:Johnson, Bobbie (December 10, 2009).
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1019:"Will Facebook hold out or sell out?"
973:Secret Santa Gift Swap Goes High Tech
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1549:Lawrence Coburn, November 3, 2008. "
1353:Caroline McCarthy, August 5, 2008. "
1310:Nikhil Hutheesing, March 22, 2004. "
951:Pete Cashmore, September 14, 2006. "
822:", TIME. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
773:from the original on August 26, 2018
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406:Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
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1364:." CNET Retrieved October 23, 2021.
1059:. February 23, 2019. Archived from
999:from the original on April 16, 2017
531:(both Traditional and Simplified),
462:In April 2008, Friendster became a
237:Friendster was founded by Canadian
3066:Defunct social networking services
1533:Catherine Holahan, May 22, 2007. "
1508:"Friendster.com - Living the Game"
1375:"Friendster.com - Living the Game"
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1075:"Friendster.com - Living the Game"
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1021:. Associated Press. Archived from
886:"Friendster.com – Living the Game"
836:"Friendster.com - Living the Game"
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1578:from the original on June 1, 2016
1551:Widget Summit: Hi5 vs. Friendster
1333:Dawn Kawabata, August 21, 2006. "
1117:New Friendster CEO Has Asia Focus
811:Ling Woo Liu, January 29, 2008. "
739:"Friendster at a Glance document"
2739:Social network analysis software
1422:Itzkoff, Dave (March 22, 2010).
1397:"Webware 100 winner: Friendster"
1274:. ABS-CBN News. April 27, 2011.
995:. TechCrunch. October 15, 2006.
933:Schiffman, Betsy (May 9, 2008).
769:. Thenextweb.com. May 20, 2011.
712:Gary Rivlin, October 15, 2006. "
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1484:. HuffPost. December 16, 2009.
1248:. Rolling Stone. Archived from
993:"The Friendster Tell-All Story"
2863:Social network hosting service
1637:Gannes, Liz (August 4, 2010).
1213:Gannes, Liz (August 4, 2010).
499:infrastructure for retailers.
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3061:Defunct companies of Malaysia
1669:"Please read before you post"
1298:"Friendster terms of service"
683:Eric Eldon, August 4, 2008. "
2952:Problematic social media use
2836:Hospitality exchange service
155:8.2 million (June 2010)
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714:Wallflower at the Web Party
588:and the Facebook Platform.
65:; 22 years ago
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2858:Social network advertising
1760:Social networking services
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487:and credit card payments.
1623:February 8, 2017, at the
1603:October 24, 2021, at the
1557:January 22, 2009, at the
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1360:October 24, 2021, at the
1340:October 24, 2021, at the
1312:Corporate Inter-Face-Time
1122:November 8, 2016, at the
935:"In Praise of Friendster"
292:Mountain View, California
274:The name Friendster is a
196:Mountain View, California
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857:Saylor, Michael (2012).
813:Friendster Moves to Asia
690:August 24, 2017, at the
656:"DoubleClick Ad Planner"
546:Friendster launched all
2749:Web 2.0 Suicide Machine
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719:April 19, 2017, at the
447:Awards and recognitions
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258:social networking sites
2967:User gender difference
2795:Small-world experiment
471:The Onion News Network
300:small world phenomenon
165:; 21 years ago
3056:Blog hosting services
2957:Use in investigations
1876:Foursquare City Guide
1518:on December 19, 2008.
1252:on September 12, 2012
1085:on December 19, 2008.
1063:on December 19, 2008.
979:July 6, 2007, at the
975:", Today @ PC World.
892:on November 20, 2002.
846:on December 19, 2008.
818:May 26, 2009, at the
746:Images.friendster.com
2765:Attention inequality
1705:on February 5, 2012.
798:May 5, 2009, at the
327:Entertainment Weekly
194:originally based in
2800:Small-world network
2706:Software comparison
2655:Windows Live Spaces
2625:Tea Party Community
1673:Getsatisfaction.com
627:Site transformation
571:software developers
350:Windows Live Spaces
308:Nielsen//NetRatings
239:computer programmer
178:Current status
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3086:Malaysian websites
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1462:on August 22, 2012
1429:The New York Times
1025:on March 24, 2007.
456:Technology Patent.
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755:on July 31, 2009.
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437:Benchmark Capital
414:private investors
410:Benchmark Capital
400:Financial history
362:Benchmark Capital
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2911:Online petitions
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2785:1+ million users
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2374:Friends Reunited
1881:Foursquare Swarm
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