Comments on: Friendster: Asia’s Social Network http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:39:57 -0800 hourly 1 By: » Friendster Seeks World Record, Abandons Twitter VC | Paul Papadimitriou http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2919125 » Friendster Seeks World Record, Abandons Twitter VC | Paul Papadimitriou Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:26:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2919125 [...] still hugely popular in South East Asia, is trying to set the world record of a physical gathering by a single social network in Manila [...] [...] still hugely popular in South East Asia, is trying to set the world record of a physical gathering by a single social network in Manila [...]

]]> By: Evolution: Friendster up for sale | Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2886395 Evolution: Friendster up for sale | Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:49:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2886395 [...] it looks like Morgan Stanley is shopping Friendster around in Asia, which makes sense considering almost its entire user base is located in the Asian-Pacific region. In the main document (embedded below), it says that 75 [...] [...] it looks like Morgan Stanley is shopping Friendster around in Asia, which makes sense considering almost its entire user base is located in the Asian-Pacific region. In the main document (embedded below), it says that 75 [...]

]]> By: Exclusive: Friendster Shopping Itself Around In Asia http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2881667 Exclusive: Friendster Shopping Itself Around In Asia Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:06:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2881667 [...] it looks like Morgan Stanley is shopping Friendster around in Asia, which makes sense considering almost its entire user base is located in the Asian-Pacific region. In the main document (embedded below), it says that 75 [...] [...] it looks like Morgan Stanley is shopping Friendster around in Asia, which makes sense considering almost its entire user base is located in the Asian-Pacific region. In the main document (embedded below), it says that 75 [...]

]]> By: jorgia http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2840296 jorgia Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:46:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2840296 i like fs because i have many friend here and very color full in my profile, while in fb i like also because in games and qa portion, add k! i like fs because i have many friend here and very color full in my profile, while in fb i like also because in games and qa portion, add k!

]]> By: markus http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2644421 markus Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:04:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2644421 yahhhh....ur rayt friendster is friendster....anu bayang friendster na yan nakakain bayan hehehehe.....kwentohan nyo ako about that things... yahhhh….ur rayt friendster is friendster….anu bayang friendster na yan nakakain bayan hehehehe…..kwentohan nyo ako about that things…

]]> By: Spamdog Millionaire - The geography of social media spam | StyleFeeder Tech Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2639783 Spamdog Millionaire - The geography of social media spam | StyleFeeder Tech Blog Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:34:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2639783 [...] would suffer, at least in part due to actions of their own countrymen. When you look at companies like Friendster - with something like 80% of their traffic coming from outside the USA - you have to wonder if [...] [...] would suffer, at least in part due to actions of their own countrymen. When you look at companies like Friendster – with something like 80% of their traffic coming from outside the USA – you have to wonder if [...]

]]> By: Reply http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2636604 Reply Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2636604 Hai Hai

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]]> By: Xyooj http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2609673 Xyooj Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:23:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2609673 many interesting comments.....the value of a social network is relative to the user. I have yet to find one out there that can offer to a user in his/her own language of choice....and we're investigating that at...http://www.AsianMe.com many interesting comments…..the value of a social network is relative to the user. I have yet to find one out there that can offer to a user in his/her own language of choice….and we’re investigating that at…http://www.AsianMe.com

]]> By: Ben Barren - Confessions of a Mad Man » it’s all digital goods + asia http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2607077 Ben Barren - Confessions of a Mad Man » it’s all digital goods + asia Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:37:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2607077 [...] worse : The pathway to hallowed profit’s first plank is geographic diversification that being Asia (friendster.com), and then for your mobile +/or web social network requiring monetization story just mention to [...] [...] worse : The pathway to hallowed profit’s first plank is geographic diversification that being Asia (friendster.com), and then for your mobile +/or web social network requiring monetization story just mention to [...]

]]> By: La vida secreta de las redes sociales - elMicrobio.com ©2k9 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2605299 La vida secreta de las redes sociales - elMicrobio.com ©2k9 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:24:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2605299 [...] de las redes sociales – Hoy, 10:10 Michael Arrington dedica una nota en TechCrunch, “Friendster: Asia’s social network“ a las últimas estadísticas de ComScore publicadas acerca de Friendster, la primera de todas las [...]

]]> By: ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: Stories From The Tell-All MySpace Book http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2605212 ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: Stories From The Tell-All MySpace Book Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:06:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2605212 [...] Friendster), allowed the nascent site to get a foothold that it is yet to relinquish. These days, Friendster has been pushed to Asia and has little U.S. [...] [...] Friendster), allowed the nascent site to get a foothold that it is yet to relinquish. These days, Friendster has been pushed to Asia and has little U.S. [...]

]]> By: Stories From The Tell-All MySpace Book http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2605010 Stories From The Tell-All MySpace Book Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:10:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2605010 [...] Friendster), allowed the nascent site to get a foothold that it is yet to relinquish. These days, Friendster has been pushed to Asia and has little U.S. [...] [...] Friendster), allowed the nascent site to get a foothold that it is yet to relinquish. These days, Friendster has been pushed to Asia and has little U.S. [...]

]]> By: Rhian http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2604218 Rhian Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:06:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2604218 Yeah! It's not tegalog, It's TAGALOG! don't say that friendster is a less sense than MySpace because here in Friendster, peoples who have been registered here are not bitch, rude and etc. :\ Friendster is the best website among the rest! :0 Yeah! It’s not tegalog, It’s TAGALOG! don’t say that friendster is a less sense than MySpace because here in Friendster, peoples who have been registered here are not bitch, rude and etc. :\

Friendster is the best website among the rest! :0

]]> By: La vida secreta de las redes sociales : Blogografia http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2602411 La vida secreta de las redes sociales : Blogografia Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:05:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2602411 [...] Arrington dedica una nota en TechCrunch, “Friendster: Asia’s social network“ a las últimas estadísticas de ComScore publicadas acerca de Friendster, la primera de [...] [...] Arrington dedica una nota en TechCrunch, “Friendster: Asia’s social network“ a las últimas estadísticas de ComScore publicadas acerca de Friendster, la primera de [...]

]]> By: Buzzeando » La vida secreta de las redes sociales http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2602223 Buzzeando » La vida secreta de las redes sociales Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:10:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2602223 [...] Arrington dedica una nota en TechCrunch, “Friendster: Asia’s social network“ a las últimas estadísticas de ComScore publicadas acerca de Friendster, la primera de [...] [...] Arrington dedica una nota en TechCrunch, “Friendster: Asia’s social network“ a las últimas estadísticas de ComScore publicadas acerca de Friendster, la primera de [...]

]]> By: Jonas de los Reyes http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601991 Jonas de los Reyes Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:31:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601991 Friendster has huge penetration in the Philippines mainly because it had the advantage of being one of the first social networks to be launched and which Filipinos immediately become attached with. However, the challenge now is retaining that base since Facebook recently has started to become the next "in" thing. Friendster has huge penetration in the Philippines mainly because it had the advantage of being one of the first social networks to be launched and which Filipinos immediately become attached with. However, the challenge now is retaining that base since Facebook recently has started to become the next “in” thing.

]]> By: Lance http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601699 Lance Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:44:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601699 fb > myspace > frienster http://thecashcratescam.blogspot.com fb > myspace > frienster

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]]> By: Gwapito http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601635 Gwapito Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:45:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601635 Lots of bugs and errors in Friendster: - i still keep having "unread messages" even though i read all of them. - very slow loading of pages. - photo comments sometimes does not appear. I still have an account in Friendster, but i only used it to find long lost friends, classmates. My two main social networks are Facebook and Multiply. Lots of bugs and errors in Friendster:
- i still keep having “unread messages” even though i read all of them.
- very slow loading of pages.
- photo comments sometimes does not appear.

I still have an account in Friendster, but i only used it to find long lost friends, classmates. My two main social networks are Facebook and Multiply.

]]> By: Social Networking Watch http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601627 Social Networking Watch Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:41:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601627 <strong>Friendster: Asia's Social Network...</strong> TECH CRUNCH -- Jan 20 -- Friendster has over 30m monthly visitors worldwide, says Comscore. Just 1.7m of those visitors are in the U.S. The vast majority, nearly 28m, are in the Asia/Pacific region. The company announced that they've opened...... Friendster: Asia’s Social Network…

TECH CRUNCH — Jan 20 — Friendster has over 30m monthly visitors worldwide, says Comscore. Just 1.7m of those visitors are in the U.S. The vast majority, nearly 28m, are in the Asia/Pacific region. The company announced that they’ve opened……

]]> By: Wednesday Morning Tech Roundup | lalawag http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601389 Wednesday Morning Tech Roundup | lalawag Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:02:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601389 [...] — the social network so old that your mom was probably in it — is switching gears and finding a second life in Asia. They have mostly setup operations in Australia with $20 million in funding to better take care of [...] [...] — the social network so old that your mom was probably in it — is switching gears and finding a second life in Asia. They have mostly setup operations in Australia with $20 million in funding to better take care of [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="734654147">Rachel Lam</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601296 Rachel Lam Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:59:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601296 I'm Asian and I used to be a heavy Friendster user, but I've obviously switched to FB. I think many mature social network users have begun switching to FB, but still maintain a Friendster account, because so many of our real-life friends still use Friendster regularly, instead of Facebook. Well's that my explanation anyway. But I think Friendster has done well to take advantage by using native languages in SEA to reach out to more SEAsians. I’m Asian and I used to be a heavy Friendster user, but I’ve obviously switched to FB. I think many mature social network users have begun switching to FB, but still maintain a Friendster account, because so many of our real-life friends still use Friendster regularly, instead of Facebook.

Well’s that my explanation anyway. But I think Friendster has done well to take advantage by using native languages in SEA to reach out to more SEAsians.

]]> By: Mike Abundo http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601294 Mike Abundo Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:58:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601294 <a href="http://mikeabundo.com/2009/01/21/philippines-content-license/" rel="nofollow">The Philippines may soon require a license to post content</a>. Friendster could instantly lose the vast majority of its users. The Philippines may soon require a license to post content. Friendster could instantly lose the vast majority of its users.

]]> By: jared l. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/20/friendster-asias-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-2601012 jared l. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:02:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=38626#comment-2601012 Soon Friendster will play catchup to FB in SEA Soon Friendster will play catchup to FB in SEA

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