At a Glance
Fall 2008: Friendster at a Glance
In the News
December 9, 2008 - Friendster awarded 'compatibility scoring' patent
December 9, 2008 - Social Networking Patents Could Turn Friendster into Foe
December 8, 2008 - Friendster nabs fourth social-networking patent, dozen more pending
November 16, 2008 - Virtually Filipino
November 5, 2008 - Friendster has big ambitions here
October 2, 2008 - Friendster launches Support for Facebook Platform APIs
October 2, 2008 - Friendster says it's compatible with Facebook apps
August 28, 2008 - Friendster enthusiasts can keep in touch on the go
August 28, 2008 - Friendster enthusiasts can keep in touch on the go
August 19, 2008 - Friendster Deploys Google's OpenSocial API
August 18, 2008 - Friendster Platform Adds OpenSocial SupportAugust
August 5, 2008 - Friendster Gets $20M, and a Google Exec. The Rocky Balboa of SocNets?
August 5, 2008 - Friendster Lives: New Cash, New Boss and a New Strategy?
August 5, 2008 - Friendster gets $20 million, ex-Googler as CEO
August 4, 2008 - Another Google Exec Departs To Run Another Social Network: Kimber to Friendster
July 28, 2008 - Friendster Mobile Launches in Asia
July 1, 2008 - Friendster To Introduce Text Alerts in Asia, RP
June 20, 2008 - India and China Propel Internet Audience Growth in Asia-Pacific Region
May 22, 2008 - Friendster Goes Mobile
May 20, 2008 - Mashable: Friendster Mobile Launches in Asia
May 9, 2008 - WIRED: In Praise of Friendster
January 29, 2008 - TIME: Friendster Moves to Asia
November 7, 2007 - Mashable: Friendster Fan Profiles - The International Threat
November 1, 2007 - WIRED: What Can Users Expect From OpenSocial?
October 28, 2007 - PCWorld: Friendster Opens Platform to Developers
October 25, 2007 - WIRED: Friendster Hops on the Platform Bandwagon
October 25, 2007 - Mashable: Friendster Joins the Platform Party; Widget Directory Launching Nov 30
October 25, 2007 - Digital Trends: Friendster Confirms Developer Program
October 10, 2007 - Bloomberg: Jones of Friendster Sees More Ads on Networking Sites: Video
September 24, 2007 - WIRED: Friendster Debuts Chinese Site
September 24, 2007 - Techcrunch: Friendster Plays To Strengths, Launches In Chinese
September 24, 2007 - CNET News: With new language expansion, Friendster digs a hole to China
August 22, 2007 - Mashable: Friendster Pimps You Out with Fan Profiles
June 25, 2007 - VentureBeat: Friendster sees massive 40 percent page view boost in May
June 25, 2007 - Techcrunch: Friendster Up 40%
May 23, 2007 - BusinessWeek: Sharing the Widget Wealth
April 10, 2007 - BusinessWeek: How to Live Up to Innovation Hype
March 31, 2007 - Manila Standard Today: Social Networking to the Higher Level
Press Releases
December 18, 2008 - Friendster Launches All-New Blogs And Forums
December 09, 2008 - Friendster Expands It's Portfolio With Fourth Social Networking Patent
November 12, 2008 - Friendster Text Alerts Now Available in the Philippines
October 21, 2008 - Friendster Is The #1 Social Network for Adults and Youth In Malaysia
October 21, 2008 - Friendster Is The #1 Social Network for Adults and Youth In Singapore
October 8, 2008 - Friendster Text Alerts Now Available In Singapore
October 2, 2008 - Friendster Supports Applications From Facebook Developer Community.
September 25, 2008 - Friendster Text Alerts Now Available in Indonesia
September 25, 2008 - Friendster Text Alerts Now Available in Malaysia
August 05, 2008 - Friendster Announces New CEO And $20 Million in Funding
July 24, 2008 - Friendster is the #1 Social Network in Malaysia
July 23, 2008 - Friendster is the #1 Social Network in Singapore
July 2, 2008 - Friendster Mobile Site Now Available in Malay
July 2, 2008 - Friendster Mobile Site Now Available in Indonesian
June 26, 2008 - Friendster Announces Mobile Text Alerts
June 18, 2008 - Friendster Now Available In Malay
May 15, 2008 - Friendster, Largest Social Network in Asia, Now in Vietnamese
April 23, 2008 - Friendster Receives A 2008 Webware 100 Award In The Social Category
April 10, 2008 - Friendster Now Available In Indonesian
December 6, 2007 - Friendster Now Available in Japanese and Korean
November 22, 2007 - Asian Singer Karen Kong Debuts First Chinese Album On Friendster Fan Profile
November 7, 2007 - Friendster Now Available In Top Three Languages On The Internet
November 2, 2007 - Friendster Announces Support of OpenSocial APIs
September 27, 2007 - Friendster Launches Fan Profiles
September 24, 2007 - Friendster Launches In Traditional Chinese
July 12, 2007 - Friendster Wins Webware 100 Community Award
June 8, 2007 - Friendster Launches Google Search in Asia and Worldwide
March 15, 2007 - Friendster Receives Third Social Networking Patent As Part Of Growing Portfolio
March 7, 2007 - Friendster Announces Multi-year Global Search and Advertising Agreement With Google
January 17, 2007 - Friendster Selected by AlwaysOn Media as Top 100 Private Company Award Winner
January 9, 2007 - Friendster Poised For An Exciting 2007
October 19, 2006 - Friendster Receives Second Social Networking Technology Patent
July 27, 2006 - Friendster Strengthens Executive Team
July 7, 2006 - Friendster Awarded Key Social Networking Technology Patent
Press Contacts
Jeff Roberto
press@friendster.com
Lerin O'Neill
The Hoffman Agency for Friendster
loneill@hoffman.com
