Friendster predated MySpace and Facebook, and although it had faded in the West by 2010, it was still one of the most popular sites in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, with a Malaysian owner, MOL Global, that had bought it in 2009.
- Domain in 2010
- friendster.com
- Launched
- March 2002
- Founders
- Jonathan Abrams
- Owner in 2010
- MOL Global
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Status today
- Shut down
What people used it for
- Profiles and testimonials
- Browsing friends-of-friends
Interface characteristics
- Grey and blue profile cards
- Testimonial walls
- Slow page loads that became a running joke
Notable features
- Friends-of-friends browsing that defined the genre
What happened later
Friendster relaunched as a gaming site in 2011 and shut down in 2015.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
