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Launched. March 22, 2003; 21 years ago. ( March 22, 2003) Current status. Defunct (as a social networking site) Closed (as a social gaming site on June 14, 2015; as a company on June 30, 2018) Friendster was a social network based in Mountain View, California, founded by Jonathan Abrams and launched in March 2003.
- 2002; 21 years ago
- Ganesh Kumar Bangah (CEO)
- MOL Global
Dec 23, 2022 · Friendster was a social network that allowed users to connect with friends and family, but it faced many challenges and eventually shut down in 2015. Learn about its history, features, reasons for failure, and its rebranding as a social gaming site.
Feb 27, 2013 · A group of internet archeologists have picked over the digital bones of Friendster – the pioneering social networking site that drowned in Facebook's wake – and we now have a clearer picture ...
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Learn about the history, features and challenges of Friendster, one of the first social networking sites on the Internet. Find out how to create a profile, connect with friends, join groups, use applications and more.
- Leah Lerner
Sep 13, 2018 · How a software engineer's vision of social networking became a victim of its own success and competition. Learn about the origins, rise, and decline of Friendster, the precursor to Facebook and Myspace.
Mar 21, 2020 · Where is Friendster today… Well, the simple answer is it doesn’t exist. But before its unspectacular disappearance, it was sold to a Malaysian company, MOL Global, for $26 million in 2019.
Feb 27, 2013 · How did Friendster, the grand-daddy of social networks, die in 2009? Computer scientists analyzed its data and found that a low cost-to-benefit ratio and a vulnerable k-core distribution were the main factors.
