Friendster

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[|Friendster] is an online social network. Users must sign up for an account to be a part of this online community. It was discoverd in Mountain View California by Jonathan Abrams. It was established in 2002 and was privately owned by Abrams. Friendster revolves around the idea of the ‘Circle of Friends’; people are linked to each other through their similar group of friends. It is a way to meet people or to keep in touch with friends from across the globe. As a result, it can be categorized as and is a good example of a social networking community.

In 2004, MySpace took over Friendster due to excellent page views according to Nielsen/NetRatings. Competition includes [|Yahoo!360], [|Facebook] and Windows Live Spaces.

What Friendster has to offer
Firstly, an individual must sign up for a Friendster account. Once an account is set up, the user would have a page that is devoted to him/her. Once a member, users can search for their friends and add them on to their friend’s list. On the personal page of the member, a personal profile can be added to give a bit of description about oneself. Under the personal profile page, users can post up to 50 pictures and also create a picture album. Friendster also allows members to engage in a blog under their user page. Users can do just about anything on Friendster; meet people, post pictures, and personal blogs. A really unique feature that each member has is the testimonial section of each page. The testimonial section is for a friend to post on another friend’s page a shout out or a short message as known as Testimonials, which can be viewed by others.

On Friendster’s homepage, there is a section called Bulletins. This section allows members to post upcoming events or any interesting topics that are worth sharing. Also, instead of going to each friend’s page to check out their latest photos, there is a link on the front page to view a slideshow of people’s latest photos. There is also a birthday reminder for each month; therefore, everybody’s birthday will be announced when the time comes. Also, short messages can be sent to any members on Friendster as well as their daily horoscope.

Blog
Friendster allows you to share your thoughts, opinions, and stories to your friends or others. You can call it an online diary or journal where you can put anything from your thoughts or daily ramblings and have other people read your comment and post their own comment beside your posting.

Related Wiki Links
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 * Facebook
 * Social Networking
 * MySpace

Other services provided by Friendster:

 * Classified ads
 * Forums
 * Videos search
 * Groups
 * Visit sponsored links



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendster
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[|http://www.friendster.com]
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