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Friendster

Friendster is a social networking service originally based in Mountain View, California, founded by Jonathan Abrams and launched in March 2002. 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…

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Founded
2002; 24 years ago (2002) (first incarnation) 2023; 3 years ago (2023) (second incarnation)
Headquarters
Dover, Delaware, United States
Advertising
Banner ads, contextual ads, sponsorships
Area served
Worldwide
Current status
Active
Dissolved
2015; 11 years ago (2015) (first incarnation)

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Friendster

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples91
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
Components1

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Friendster

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related to Languages · 15
Friendster → Asian, Available, Chinese, English, Filipino, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Simplified, Spanish, Thai, Traditional, Users, Vietnamese
related to history · 13
Friendster → Benchmark Capital, Byers, Canadian, Facebook, Google, Hi5, In, Jonathan Abrams, Kleiner Perkins Caufield, Makeoutclub, MySpace, SixDegrees, The
related to Awards and recognitions · 10
Friendster → AlwaysOn Media, In, In April, In July, Key Social Networking Technology, Patent, Private Company Award Winner, The Onion News Network, Top, Webware
related to Services · 10
Friendster → Friendster Hotspots, Friendster Wallet, Friendster's, In November, MOL, MOL AccessPortal Berhad, MOL's, Sub-brands, The Friendster Wallet, Wi-Fi
related to Patents · 7
Friendster → Inducing Content Uploads, Managing Connections, Method, Online Social NetworkCompatibility Scoring, Social NetworkMethod, Social NetworkSystem, Users
related to Site transformation · 7
Friendster → An, However, In June, June, Photos, Previous, The
related to Development · 5
Friendster → APIs, August, Friendster's, Friendster's Developer Program, In
Native clients on · 3
Friendster → Android, iOS, Web
is a · 2
Friendster → portmanteau of, social networking service originally based in Mountain View
related to External links · 2
Friendster → November, Wayback Machine

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FriendsterAdvertisingBanner ads, contextual ads, sponsorships1.00infobox
FriendsterArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
FriendsterCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
FriendsterDissolved2015; 11 years ago (2015) (first incarnation)1.00infobox
FriendsterFounded2002; 24 years ago (2002) (first incarnation) 2023; 3 years ago (2023) (second incarnation)1.00infobox
FriendsterFounderJonathan Abrams1.00infobox
FriendsterHeadquartersDover, Delaware, United States1.00infobox
FriendsterKey peopleMike Carson (CEO)1.00infobox
FriendsterLaunchedMarch 22, 2003; 23 years ago (March 22, 2003) (first incarnation) 2026; 0 years ago (2026) (second incarnation)1.00infobox
FriendsterNative clients oniOS1.00infobox
FriendsterNative clients onAndroid1.00infobox
FriendsterNative clients onWeb1.00infobox
FriendsterParentFriendster Labs, Inc. (2003–2009; 2023–present) MOL Global (2009–2015)1.00infobox
FriendsterRegistrationFree1.00infobox
FriendsterType of siteSocial networking service1.00infobox
FriendsterURLfriendster.com1.00infobox
FriendsterUsers8.2 million (June 2010)1.00infobox
Friendsteris asocial networking service originally based in Mountain View0.90text
Friendsteris aportmanteau of0.90text

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