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1. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 556413Antisocial Media: The Rise and Fall of Friendster | Mental Floss

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   Sep 13, 2018 · Launched in March 2003, it quickly grew to host millions of users. Google began talks of a lucrative buyout. Abrams showed up on Jimmy Kimmel Live, anticipating the...

2. www.slashgear.com › 834024The Untold Truth Of Friendster - SlashGear

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   Jan 24, 2023 · Before TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook -- even before MySpace -- there was Friendster. Here's why the original social network collapsed.

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3. d3.harvard.edu › platform-digit › submissionBefore Facebook there was… Friendster? Yes, that’s right!

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   Mar 21, 2020 · Friendster was founded by Jonathan Abrams, a Canadian computer programmer, in March 2002. The site started in a basement with ten friends and went live that same month. It grew to several hundred users within a few weeks and grew to over 3 million users by early 2003.

4. www.latimes.com › archives › blogsFriendster founder on the rise and fall of America's first ...

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   Jul 23, 2009 · The site launched in March 2003 and by autumn, it had more than 2 million users requesting and accepting friendships and filling out personal profiles. The company was experiencing...

5. www.wired.com › 2013 › 04Friendster's Meteoric Rise and Fall as Both Tragedy and Farce

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   For Wired's 20th anniversary issue, we remember Friendster. At its zenith in 2003, Friendster was the first site to truly grasp the addictive nature of virtual connections with real-life...

6. thehistoryoftheweb.com › milestones › friendsterFriendster - The History of the Web

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   May 2, 2002 · Named as a combination of “Napster” and “friend” by creator Jonathan Abrams, Friendster launches as one of the earliest social networks with broad and general appeal.

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   How did Friendster start?

   • However, with the founding of Facebook in 2004, Friendster’s claim to the throne became murky and its story took a dark turn. Now let’s turn to how it all began…. Friendster was founded by Jonathan Abrams, a Canadian computer programmer, in March 2002. The site started in a basement with ten friends and went live that same month.

   Before Facebook there was… Friendster? Yes, that’s right!

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   How many users did Friendster have?

   • By June, Friendster had 835,000 users. By fall, there were 3 million. Facebook's launch in February 2004 was months away, and so low-key that Abrams met with Mark Zuckerberg to see if he'd consider selling. If an internet user wanted to socialize in a transparent manner, Friendster was the go-to destination.

   Antisocial Media: The Rise and Fall of Friendster | Mental Floss

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   How would a 'Friendster' work?

   • Strangers would be introduced through a mutual contact. If executed properly, the network would have real-world implications on relationships, something the internet rarely facilitated at that time. Abrams called his concept Friendster. Launched in March 2003, it quickly grew to host millions of users. Google began talks of a lucrative buyout.

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   What happened to Friendster?

   • His investors believed Friendster could generate billions. Instead, Friendster's momentum stalled. Myspace became the dominant social platform, with Facebook quickly gaining ground. Abrams, who once appeared poised to collect a fortune from his creation, watched as copycat sites poached his user base and his influence waned.

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8. computer.howstuffworks.com › friendsterHow Friendster Works | HowStuffWorks

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   Started in 2002 by U.S. businessman Jonathan Abrams, Friendster.com was designed as a place to connect with friends, family, colleagues and new friends over the Internet. But it went beyond just a one-way communication like Evite, which connects the social lives of people who already know each other.