Friendster (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Friendster" in English language version.

Last modified: 03:42:25, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

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5441web.archive.org

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107friendster.com

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62nytimes.com

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54cnet.com

447^th place

345^th place

33techcrunch.com

317^th place

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32venturebeat.com

831^st place

553^rd place

22gigaom.com

6,557^th place

4,503^rd place

22x.com

58^th place

125^th place

21usatoday.com

55^th place

36^th place

21wired.com

254^th place

178^th place

22pcworld.com

1,889^th place

1,323^rd place

21sexywidget.com

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11google.com

109^th place

87^th place

11thenextweb.com

2,998^th place

2,466^th place

11comscore.com

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11time.com

84^th place

63^rd place

11inc.com

2,680^th place

1,491^st place

11mashable.com

1,051^st place

654^th place

11cnn.com

36^th place

26^th place

11badcode.co.in

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11wsj.com

94^th place

66^th place

11theguardian.com

16^th place

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11espacenet.com

950^th place

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11nbcnews.com

156^th place

101^st place

11rollingstone.com

57^th place

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11abs-cbnnews.com

3,011^th place

1,553^rd place

11philstartech.com

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11philstarlife.com

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5,327^th place

11spot.ph

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6,437^th place

11forbes.com

71^st place

54^th place

11comedycentral.com

low place

7,414^th place

11huffpost.com

558^th place

364^th place

11getsatisfaction.com

low place

11kompas.com

510^th place

875^th place

abs-cbnnews.com (Global: 3,011^th place; English: 1,553^rd place)

"Friendster: It's a Facebook world | Latest Philippine Headlines". ABS-CBN News. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

badcode.co.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"These 8 Social Media Platforms Failed Because of FaceBook". February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

Dawn Kawabata, August 21, 2006. "Friendster scoops up $10 million in funding Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine." CNET News. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Caroline McCarthy, August 5, 2008. "Friendster gets $20 million, ex-Googler as CEO Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine." CNET Retrieved October 23, 2021.
"Webware 100 winner: Friendster". CNET. April 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Caroline McCarthy, December 9, 2008. "Friendster awarded 'compatibility scoring' patent Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine." CNET. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

"Will Facebook hold out or sell out?". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 24, 2007.

comedycentral.com (Global: low place; English: 7,414^th place)

ccinsider.comedycentral.com

"The Onion Takes Friendster Down a Few More Notches". Comedy Central Insider. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

comscore.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

ComScore Press Release, June 30, 2008. "India and China Propel Internet Audience Growth in Asia-Pacific Region, According to comScore Archived May 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", Press Release. Retrieved October 27, 2008.

espacenet.com (Global: 950^th place; English: 813^th place)

worldwide.espacenet.com

US 7069308, Abrams, Jonathan H., "System, method and apparatus for connecting users in an online computer system based on their relationships within social networks", published June 27, 2006, assigned to Friendster Inc.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

Nikhil Hutheesing, March 22, 2004. "Corporate Inter-Face-Time Archived February 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." Forbes. Retrieved December 4, 2008.

friendster.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

friendster.com

"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
Press Release, October 21, 2008. "Friendster is the #1 Social Network for Adults and Youth in Malaysia", Press Release. Retrieved October 27, 2008. Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
"Friendster.com – Living the Game". Archived from the original on November 20, 2002.
"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.
"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.

images.friendster.com

"Friendster at a Glance document" (PDF). Images.friendster.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2009.

getsatisfaction.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Please read before you post". Getsatisfaction.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

gigaom.com (Global: 6,557^th place; English: 4,503^rd place)

Gannes, Liz (August 4, 2010). "Facebook Buys Friendster Patents for $40M". gigaom.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
Gannes, Liz (August 4, 2010). "Facebook Buys Friendster Patents for $40M". Gigaom. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2011.

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

"DoubleClick Ad Planner". Archived from the original on October 10, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

huffpost.com (Global: 558^th place; English: 364^th place)

"Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of 'Friendster' Civilization: The Onion (VIDEO)". HuffPost. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

inc.com (Global: 2,680^th place; English: 1,491^st place)

Chafkin, Max (June 2007). "How to Kill a Great Idea!". inc.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

kompas.com (Global: 510^th place; English: 875^th place)

english.kompas.com

"New Friendster Site Gaining Momentum". September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.

mashable.com (Global: 1,051^st place; English: 654^th place)

Pete Cashmore, September 14, 2006. "Dogster's Friendster for Dogs Raises $1M Archived November 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", Mashable.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

"Friendster Reinvents Itself as Social Gaming Site". NBC News. April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

nytimes.com

Gary Rivlin, October 15, 2006. "Wallflower at the Web Party Archived April 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2008.

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

Itzkoff, Dave (March 22, 2010). "Fake Area Newspaper Gets Real Television Show". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

blogs.pcworld.com

Liane Cassavoy, Monday, November 22, 2004. "Secret Santa Gift Swap Goes High Tech", Today @ PC World. Archived July 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

pcworld.com

Heather Havenstein, October 28, 2008. "Friendster Opens Platform to Developers Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", PC World. Retrieved October 27, 2008.

philstarlife.com (Global: low place; English: 5,327^th place)

Tinsay, Gideon (April 30, 2026). "Here's what we know so far about Friendster's comeback". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

philstartech.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Solano, Dawn (April 29, 2026). "A throwback to simpler feeds as Friendster returns, ad-free". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 1, 2026.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

Scott Steinberg. "Friendster Is Dead: Encourages U.S. Users to Move On". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

sexywidget.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Lawrence Coburn, November 3, 2008. "Widget Summit: Hi5 vs. Friendster." Sexy Widget. Retrieved December 4, 2008. Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

spot.ph (Global: low place; English: 6,437^th place)

Guiao, Micah Avry (April 30, 2026). "Friendster Is Back, But Don't Expect Your Old Profile to Return". Spot.PH. Retrieved August 11, 2026.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

"The Friendster Tell-All Story". TechCrunch. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
Michael Tarkington (December 15, 2009). "Friendship Valued at Just $26.4 Million in Sale". Tech Crunch. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
Robin Wauters. "Friendster Gets A Major Makeover, Calls Other Social Networks Plain And Boring". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Johnson, Bobbie (December 10, 2009). "After seven years, Friendster sells to Malaysian company". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998^th place; English: 2,466^th place)

"May: Month of the Internet Rapture – TNW Social Media". Thenextweb.com. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

Ling Woo Liu, January 29, 2008. "Friendster Moves to Asia Archived May 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", TIME. Retrieved October 27, 2008.

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; English: 36^th place)

Fine, Camille. "From Vine to Friendster, a look back on defunct social networking sites we wish still existed". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

venturebeat.com (Global: 831^st place; English: 553^rd place)

Eric Eldon, August 4, 2008. "Friendster raises $20 million, nabs a Googler to be CEO Archived August 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine" VentureBeat. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
Eric Eldon, December 9, 2008. "Friendster nabs fourth social networking patent, dozen more pending Archived February 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." VentureBeat. Retrieved on December 9, 2008.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"DoubleClick Ad Planner". Archived from the original on October 10, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
Eric Eldon, August 4, 2008. "Friendster raises $20 million, nabs a Googler to be CEO Archived August 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine" VentureBeat. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
Gary Rivlin, October 15, 2006. "Wallflower at the Web Party Archived April 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
"Friendster at a Glance document" (PDF). Images.friendster.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2009.
"May: Month of the Internet Rapture – TNW Social Media". Thenextweb.com. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
ComScore Press Release, June 30, 2008. "India and China Propel Internet Audience Growth in Asia-Pacific Region, According to comScore Archived May 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", Press Release. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
Ling Woo Liu, January 29, 2008. "Friendster Moves to Asia Archived May 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", TIME. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
Chafkin, Max (June 2007). "How to Kill a Great Idea!". inc.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
Schiffman, Betsy (May 9, 2008). "In Praise of Friendster". Archived from the original on September 16, 2008 – via www.wired.com.
Pete Cashmore, September 14, 2006. "Dogster's Friendster for Dogs Raises $1M Archived November 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", Mashable.
Liane Cassavoy, Monday, November 22, 2004. "Secret Santa Gift Swap Goes High Tech", Today @ PC World. Archived July 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
"The Friendster Tell-All Story". TechCrunch. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
"Will Facebook hold out or sell out?". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 24, 2007.
Press Release, October 21, 2008. "Friendster is the #1 Social Network for Adults and Youth in Malaysia", Press Release. Retrieved October 27, 2008. Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
"These 8 Social Media Platforms Failed Because of FaceBook". February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
Heather Havenstein, October 28, 2008. "Friendster Opens Platform to Developers Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", PC World. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
Jessica Vascellaro, August 5, 2008. "New Friendster CEO Has Asia Focus Archived November 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine", The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
Michael Tarkington (December 15, 2009). "Friendship Valued at Just $26.4 Million in Sale". Tech Crunch. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
Johnson, Bobbie (December 10, 2009). "After seven years, Friendster sells to Malaysian company". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
Gannes, Liz (August 4, 2010). "Facebook Buys Friendster Patents for $40M". gigaom.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
"Friendster: It's a Facebook world | Latest Philippine Headlines". ABS-CBN News. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
"Friendster.com – Living the Game". Archived from the original on November 20, 2002.
Nikhil Hutheesing, March 22, 2004. "Corporate Inter-Face-Time Archived February 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." Forbes. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
Dawn Kawabata, August 21, 2006. "Friendster scoops up $10 million in funding Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine." CNET News. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Caroline McCarthy, August 5, 2008. "Friendster gets $20 million, ex-Googler as CEO Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine." CNET Retrieved October 23, 2021.
"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.
"Webware 100 winner: Friendster". CNET. April 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Itzkoff, Dave (March 22, 2010). "Fake Area Newspaper Gets Real Television Show". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
"The Onion Takes Friendster Down a Few More Notches". Comedy Central Insider. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
"Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of 'Friendster' Civilization: The Onion (VIDEO)". HuffPost. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
"Friendster.com - Living the Game". Friendster.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
Catherine Holahan, May 22, 2007. "Sharing the Widget Wealth." BusinessWeek. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
Lawrence Coburn, November 3, 2008. "Widget Summit: Hi5 vs. Friendster." Sexy Widget. Retrieved December 4, 2008. Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Robin Wauters. "Friendster Gets A Major Makeover, Calls Other Social Networks Plain And Boring". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
Caroline McCarthy, December 9, 2008. "Friendster awarded 'compatibility scoring' patent Archived October 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine." CNET. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Eric Eldon, December 9, 2008. "Friendster nabs fourth social networking patent, dozen more pending Archived February 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." VentureBeat. Retrieved on December 9, 2008.
Gannes, Liz (August 4, 2010). "Facebook Buys Friendster Patents for $40M". Gigaom. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
"Please read before you post". Getsatisfaction.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
"New Friendster Site Gaining Momentum". September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)

Schiffman, Betsy (May 9, 2008). "In Praise of Friendster". Archived from the original on September 16, 2008 – via www.wired.com.

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

Jessica Vascellaro, August 5, 2008. "New Friendster CEO Has Asia Focus Archived November 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine", The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2008.

x.com (Global: 58^th place; English: 125^th place)

@ca98am79 (June 6, 2026). "Friendster now available for android!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
@ca98am79 (August 1, 2026). "A web version is now up at http://friendster.com. I'm making the ios and android apps a bit better every day/week. Every day a little bit better - that's one of my goals" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).

Friendster (English Wikipedia)

abs-cbnnews.com (Global: 3,011th place; English: 1,553rd place)

badcode.co.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

cnet.com (Global: 447th place; English: 345th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

comedycentral.com (Global: low place; English: 7,414th place)

ccinsider.comedycentral.com

comscore.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

espacenet.com (Global: 950th place; English: 813th place)

worldwide.espacenet.com

forbes.com (Global: 71st place; English: 54th place)

friendster.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

friendster.com

images.friendster.com

getsatisfaction.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

gigaom.com (Global: 6,557th place; English: 4,503rd place)

google.com (Global: 109th place; English: 87th place)

huffpost.com (Global: 558th place; English: 364th place)

inc.com (Global: 2,680th place; English: 1,491st place)

kompas.com (Global: 510th place; English: 875th place)

english.kompas.com

mashable.com (Global: 1,051st place; English: 654th place)

nbcnews.com (Global: 156th place; English: 101st place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

nytimes.com

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889th place; English: 1,323rd place)

blogs.pcworld.com

pcworld.com

philstarlife.com (Global: low place; English: 5,327th place)

philstartech.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57th place; English: 39th place)

sexywidget.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

spot.ph (Global: low place; English: 6,437th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317th place; English: 224th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998th place; English: 2,466th place)

time.com (Global: 84th place; English: 63rd place)

usatoday.com (Global: 55th place; English: 36th place)

venturebeat.com (Global: 831st place; English: 553rd place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wired.com (Global: 254th place; English: 178th place)

wsj.com (Global: 94th place; English: 66th place)

x.com (Global: 58th place; English: 125th place)

abs-cbnnews.com (Global: 3,011^th place; English: 1,553^rd place)

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

comedycentral.com (Global: low place; English: 7,414^th place)

espacenet.com (Global: 950^th place; English: 813^th place)

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

gigaom.com (Global: 6,557^th place; English: 4,503^rd place)

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

huffpost.com (Global: 558^th place; English: 364^th place)

inc.com (Global: 2,680^th place; English: 1,491^st place)

kompas.com (Global: 510^th place; English: 875^th place)

mashable.com (Global: 1,051^st place; English: 654^th place)

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

philstarlife.com (Global: low place; English: 5,327^th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

spot.ph (Global: low place; English: 6,437^th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998^th place; English: 2,466^th place)

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; English: 36^th place)

venturebeat.com (Global: 831^st place; English: 553^rd place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

x.com (Global: 58^th place; English: 125^th place)