Type of site | Social network game |
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Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ganesh Kumar Bangah (CEO) |
URL | www |
Advertising | Banner ads, Contextual ads, Sponsorships |
Registration | Free |
Users | 8.2 million (June 2010)[1] |
Launched | 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.[2][3] Before Friendster was redesigned, the service allowed users to contact other members, maintain those contacts, and share online content and media with those contacts.[4] The website was also used for dating and discovering new events, bands and hobbies. Users could share videos, photos, messages, and comments with other members via profiles and networks.[4] It is considered one of the original social networks.[5]
After the launching of Friendster as a social gaming platform in June 2011, the number of registered users reached over 115 million. The company operated mainly from four Asian countries: the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, and over 90% of the site's traffic came from Asia. As of 2008, Friendster had more monthly unique visitors than any other social network in Asia.[6][7][8] Friendster remained notably popular in Indonesia through 2012.[9]
The company suspended services in 2015, citing "the evolving landscape in our challenging industry" and lack of engagement by the online community,[10] and ceased trading in 2018.
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