3 month ago
deusx : Ronald Chevalier » Dr. Ronald Chevalier Is Now On Friendster! - "Dr. Ronald Chevalier has recently discovered the joys of networking socially via the world wide web! He can now be found on Friendster, as well as such lesser known networking sites as Myspace and Facebook." You know, I forgot there still was
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7 month ago
Rod Begbie : Social Networking Wars // Current - I hadn't seen the "Super News" animations before starting working here, but they can be pretty good -- and this one is excellently geeky. #
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8 month ago
philgyford : Lunch over IP: What social networking site is popular where - A map and charts showing relative popularity of Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, Friendster, etc in different continents. Amazing how much it varies. (via ChrisDodo)
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26 month ago
jkottke : The story of Friendster's failure - The story of Friendster's failure. By way of illustration, the people involved all blame each other for the debacle. I've gotta say, I loved watching Friendster fail...they were the poster child for stupid dot com companies during a time when that crap wa
Linkorama : Wallflower at the Web Party - There is no single reason that explains Friendster’s failure...“It’s a power story,†he said. “It’s a status story. It’s an ego story.†But largely, he said, Friendster is a “very Silicon Valley st
Andy Baio : Wallflower at the Web Party - in-depth NYT profile on Jonathan Abrams and the demise of Friendster [via]
philgyford : Wallflower at the Web Party - New York Times - Why Friendster floundered. I love reading technology failure (or not quite success) stories. (via ChrisDodo)
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29 month ago
cameron : RED HERRING | Friendster Wins Patent - Friendster gets a patent on general social networking application uses
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33 month ago
Andy Baio : Danah Boyd on Myspace vs. Friendster - is Myspace a fad? [via]
Linkorama : Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad? - Moral crisis to come!
Rod Begbie : Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad? - Another great danah boyd essay. "Hanging out on Friendster is like hanging out in a super clean police state where you can't chew gum let alone goof around and you're told exactly how to speak to others. Hanging out on MySpace is more like hanging out in [via] #
WillPate : Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad? - Excellent essay on the differences between Friendster and MySpace and how they put MySpace in a better position to survive.
Simon Willison : Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad? - Great essay from danah. MySpace finally makes a bit of sense to me.
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