PayPal outage frustrates merchants, consumers Aug 4, 2009
Friendster Launches 'Do It Yourself' Ads. Friendster, Inc., a top 20 global website based on traffic*, today announced the launch of Friendster "Do It Yourself" (DIY) Ads, a simple and cost-effective way for local businesses to buy and launch highly targeted ads with any budget on Friendster ... DIY Ads are available immediately for use by anyone, including Friendster's tens of millions of active users and Internet users around the globe. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Niche social sites fight Facebook's shadow Jul 29, 2009
Google-led OpenSocial's members include Yahoo, Hi5, MySpace, Friendster and LinkedIn. Advertisers go where users are, but it is no easy task to amass an audience. (MSNBC -- Technology)
* FEATURE : Thin is in for Singapore youth, even if it is too thin Jul 24, 2009
But Fauzi, who is also the creator of The Thinspo Club on the social networking site Friendster, said all he was trying to do was gather like-minded individuals to share slimming tips. I just want Singaporeans to lead a healthy lifestyle as well, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Newsweek: Will Facebook be around in five years? Jul 23, 2009
By the end of freshman year, I had stopped visiting each of the networks I had signed up for the year before because they were courting a demographic different than my own: Friendster was for old people (which, at the time, meant thirtysomethings); was for people in Europe, or Canada, or somewhere foreign; MySpace was for ... Friendster has all but disappeared. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Heather Dinich » Jul 10, 2009
Remember that the general public, including news reporters, also have access to these websites (Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, etc. . (ESPN -- College Football News)
The Twitter Cycle: Curiosity, Abandonment, Addiction Jun 26, 2009
Global Visitors Hit 37 Million. The adoption cycle for Twitter is a bit strange. (Newsmax)
Computer dating clicks with college crowd Jun 24, 2009
These youngsters started on social networks; they warmed up on Friendster, they drifted to MySpace, then Facebook, he said. They are used to having a world of choice under their fingertips, and they are more demanding of a good match. (Boston Globe)
Americans spending more time on social networks: study Jun 4, 2009
AFP - Thursday, June 4. Employees at work in the Facebook headquarters, where the atmosphere is casual and laid-back, in Palo Alto, in March 2009. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Time on social networks almost doubles Jun 4, 2009
"Remember Friendster? Remember when MySpace was an unbeatable force? Neither Facebook nor Twitter are immune. Consumers have shown that they are willing to pick up their networks and move them to another platform, seemingly at a moment's notice.". Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Jun 3, 2009
Social networking Web sites, such as MySpace, Facebook, and Friendster have become established forums for keeping in contact with old acquaintances and meeting new ones. Information on how to protect your SSN, the text of the 1974 Privacy Act and various court cases on disclosure. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Facebook use grows by 700%; maintains top social networking spot Jun 3, 2009
"Twitter has come on the scene in an explosive way, perhaps changing the outlook for the entire space. The one thing that is clear about social networking is that regardless of how fast a site is growing or how big it is, it can quickly fall out of favor with consumers. Remember Friendster? Remember when MySpace was an unbeatable force? Neither Facebook nor Twitter are immune.". But while are spending an increasing amount of time on the site, another Nielsen study out at the end of April showed... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Indonesian Muslim clerics frown at Facebook May 23, 2009
"We forbid the use of Facebook, Friendster and other social networking sites unless they are being used to foster Islamic teaching," a spokesman for the clerics, Abdul Muid Shohib, said. "So spreading ill words about others, gossiping and other things that go against religious teaching on social networking sites in the virtual world are forbidden according to Islamic law.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Targeting teen market May 16, 2009
Associate planner Caryl Heah says online social networking sites like Facebook and Friendster have a huge following in the teens market. Teenagers want to communicate with one another and technology helps them do this, she says, adding that companies could create some interesting games online to attract teens while improving brand awareness. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Social Networks Enable Birthday Bonanza May 15, 2009
Facebook, like MySpace and Friendster, includes birth dates as one of a handful of basic identity entries. Of course, you can skip it, lie about it or evade it with simply a vague "1972" or even "the '50s.". (Newsmax)
Travelscream and Where I've Been Announce Travel Deals Distribution Partnership May 14, 2009
The partnership integrates Travelscream's travel deals from thousands of global travel service providers onto Where I've Been's website and into its social media application, which has become a "profile must" on the world's top social networks including Facebook, Bebo, hi5, Friendster and MySpace ... The partnership integrates Travelscream's travel deals from thousands of global travel service providers onto Where I've Been's website and into the application, which has become a "profile must" on... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Saving face in Indonesia May 14, 2009
Friendster, a competing social networking site that gained early popularity in Southeast Asia, has seen eat into its market share ... Friendster still outranks Facebook in the Philippines, according to Alexa ... Yulinar used Friendster previously, she says, but not anymore. (CNN -- International)
I am a Twitter quitter May 11, 2009
I was the first among my friends and colleagues to join LinkedIn, Facebook, even Friendster (remember that. . (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Hulu Looks Outside the U.S. May 7, 2009
Hulu hired , who previously ran international operations for Friendster and Overture, as SVP of international in late March. Today non-U.S. visitors to Hulu see the following message: ;Hulu is committed to making its content available worldwide. (Multichannel News)
How to Monitor Your Brand 24/7 Apr 29, 2009
here is a new entrant from Singapore, OrSiso whilst having tweetdeck functionality they also organize your social networks OrSiSo currently supports: Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Friendster, Twitter, AIM, MSN Messenger & Yahoo. Messenger. (FastCompany)
Monitoring Internet Groups Not Worth the Hassle Apr 17, 2009
You re also a member of one of those big social networking Web sites (think Facebook, MySpace, maybe even Friendster or something). So one day you think, Why don t I create a fun little group on this site where my friends and I can chat about how great it would be if said senior came to our school. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Evite rival Socializr launches events aggregator Apr 16, 2009
NEW YORK - Socializr, the online invitations startup from Friendster founder Jonathan Abrams, now helps users manage their events from sites like Facebook, MySpace, Evite and Meetup ... "Our new stuff is useful to anyone who ever goes to any events or receives event invitations," said Abrams, who pioneered social networking with the launch of Friendster in 2002. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Facebook: Population 200M, Faces an Identity Crisis Apr 9, 2009
0,Sarah Williams, a freshman at Berklee School of Music in Boston told me, What makes it (Facebook) so much better than Friendster is that it s your peers rather than a random assortment of people. Maybe this blast from the past is something Mark, Chris Cox and some of the smart young people who make up Facebook should think about. (Salon)
Mafia Wars by Zynga Hits the iPhone Apr 8, 2009
Zyngas games are available on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, Yahoo. and the iPhone, and include Texas HoldEm Poker, Mafia Wars, YoVille, Vampires, Street Racing, Scramble and Word Twist. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
I See You Typing Apr 7, 2009
Friendster is at once a thriving success and a robot-ruled ghost planet. David Roth | March 5, 2009. (Slate)
RM700mil capex Celcom to upgrade infrastructure Apr 2, 2009
To him, no one expected the growth to be so robust and it was partly due to the current economic climate and sites such as Friendster and Facebook that were attracting people to connect to the worldwide web. More people are staying at home and they turn to the Internet as their gateway to the outside world. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
We're Related on Facebook Platform Fools Millions Apr 2, 2009
The company operates several genealogy web sites and has popular applications on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, and Friendster. The company's We're Related application is currently the third most popular application on Facebook and has helped users define more than 150 million family relationships. (PR Newswire)
Nifty Clicks: BugMeNot, CoolIris, File Zipping, SpySweeper Apr 1, 2009
The software works with Flickr, Facebook, Google images, Yahoo images, Friendster and Picasa photo albums. There are plenty of other features that make this worthwhile and best of all it s free. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Singapore Internet Users Spend Half of Online Time on Social and Entertainment Sites Mar 28, 2009
Facebook and Friendster Rank as Two of the Most Visited Online Properties ... com, which reached more than 1 million visitors and ranked as the fourth most visited property in February, and Friendster ... 9% FRIENDSTER.COM 3 6. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hollywood's biggest stars are all a-Twitter with technology Mar 27, 2009
The former Friendster developed and stars in Web Therapy, an online series on LStudio. com. (USA Today -- Life)
Stealing MySpace Mar 27, 2009
The site itself was a rip-off, a hastily thrown-together clone of its predecessor Friendster ... Like Friendster, Myspace alloted each user a profile page with pictures and interests and links to friends. (Time.com)
Twitter: Get on board, but know the risks Mar 26, 2009
These are the same people friends, co-workers, relatives who earlier twisted your arm to join other networking platforms such as Facebook, MySpace and Friendster. Dan Costa isn't one of them. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
BU newest addition to thefacebook.com Mar 23, 2009
com, a service similar to Friendster ... com last February with popular site Friendster ... However, the scope of the site, according to Hughes, is noticeably different from that of Friendster. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
MySpace odyssey Mar 22, 2009
They weren't capable of building clever network algorithms, like the smarter-than-you techies at Friendster, the site they were mimicking. Instead, Anderson and DeWolfe figured out that people came to social networking sites to express themselves, and they mostly let their users do what they wanted. (Boston Globe)
Books of The Times: A Web beast with a rough back story Mar 17, 2009
MySpace modeled itself on the earlier site Friendster, while noting that Friendster had angered users by not allowing fakes or imposters onto its site ... The MySpace founders, Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson (who did not make themselves available to Angwin), would go on to dump Friendster's strictures and make their own site an all-Halloween playground. (International Herald Tribune)
Zynga's "Live Poker" with Facebook Connect Available on Apple's App Store Mar 15, 2009
Zyngas games are available on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, Yahoo. the iPhone and iPod Touch, and include Texas HoldEm Poker, Mafia Wars, YoVille, Vampires, Street Racing, Scramble and Word Twist. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tweetering on Face Space Mar 13, 2009
I thought the social networking trend had hit its epoch a few years back when Demetri Martin profiled sites like Friendster, Facebook and MySpace during a Trendspotting Piece on the Daily Show. Side note, that was a brilliant bit, try to illegally download it (I mean legally view) right now. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Which social network should I join? Mar 11, 2009
From ARPAnet to bulletin boards to Usenet to the World Wide Web to the current slew of Friendster-alikes, all a social network is, really, is people communicating with people. Within most of the services we think of as social networks nowadays -- MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Tribe, Geeks, Bebo, whatever -- you can find groups that cater to individual interests ranging from classical music appreciation to backpacking to amorous interaction between consenting adults who also happen to like... (CNN -- Tech)
Ubikwiti Provides FREE Personal Expenses Application for Facebook Users Mar 9, 2009
Ubikwiti plans to follow the Facebook Personal Expenses application with personal applications for MySpace, Friendster, and other social networks ... Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Amazon and any other trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Social Network Mar 6, 2009
Today's date: 6 March 2009. Coming Thursday: Chimp attack: What's the risk/reward of wild animals at home. (Why Files)
Celebrate yourself on International Womens Day Mar 6, 2009
Time to change your profile pictures on Facebook, Friendster, or MySpace. 24. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Ye Olde Social Network Mar 5, 2009
Friendster is at once a thriving success and a robot-ruled ghost planet ... The real giveaway that all these messages were fake was that they arrived via Friendster in the first place ... As , Friendster is hardly the only social network beset with spam-bots. (Slate)
Britney Spears' Long And Winding Road Since Last Tour Mar 3, 2009
A lot has changed between 2004's Onyx Hotel Tour and Brit's Circus jaunt, which kicks off Tuesday (VHI.com -- Music News)
Friendster names chief financial officer Mar 3, 2009
Mountain View-based Friendster said Shah has more than 10 years of experience in finance and accounting to the team. He previously held the position of finance director at Fairfax Digital, an Australian provider of online news and classifieds. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Shop till you log off: Online shopping addiction takes hold Feb 14, 2009
Even sites such as Friendster, Multiply, personal blogs and forums have turned into shopping plazas. Just take a look at sites such as www. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Charles Darwin Tagged You in a Note on Facebook Feb 12, 2009
Similar navel-gazing letters had popped up over the years through e-mail and on blogs, MySpace, Friendster, and the venerable blogging site LiveJournal. The Facebook strain had a good run, but by the end of 2008 it appeared to have stagnated. (Slate)
Friendster Users Can Now Send Money Via GCASH Feb 11, 2009
Millions of Friendster Users Can Now Send and Receive Money from Family and Friends - An Industry First ... Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Friendster, Inc., a top 20 global website based on traffic* and the #1 social network in Asia, today announced that it has launched support for users located in the Philippines and abroad to send and receive money on Friendster via the GCASH payment solution ... This launch makes Globe Telecom the first partner to enable money transfer on Friendster, through its... (PR Newswire)
Mass. sellers find sweetener needed Feb 10, 2009
Younger buyers also are turning to social networking websites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Friendster as part of their property search, the report said. About 87 percent of home buyers ages 18 to 24 reported using social networking sites, up from 50 percent last year. (Boston Globe)
Is MySpace Becoming Facebook? Feb 10, 2009
MySpace went online in 2003 and soon overtook Friendster, which had been launched the year before, as the number one social networking site in the world ... Firstly, the creators of MySpace took on Friendster s best features when setting up their website ... Of course, if MySpace did not make concerted efforts to improve its layout and functionality and keep up with the times, they would be in danger of falling away like Friendster. (Suite101.com)
For the love of code Feb 8, 2009
Its not like going on and adding people to your Friendster or Facebook profile, youre actually working with them and you have to understand them first before you can effectively work with them as a team, he said. Participating in GSOC made Raj realise that the real world is more than whats contained in university textbooks. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Penn State Letter of Intent Day Central Feb 8, 2009
Get updated on PSU recruiting direct to your Facebook, MySpace or Friendster accounts with the Scout Recruiting Widget. We have setups for nearly every online networking community and your PC and Mac desktops. (LionNews.com)
