Since its inception, the social-networking service Friendster has taken a militant stance against members posting fake profiles of cartoon characters, political figures, celebrities and bogus people.

Ever since the news broke that social-network prototype Friendster will, for all intents and purposes, end its sad existence on May 31, many have speculated as to why it ultimately failed. CNET's ...

With a million members and counting, servers for six-month-old Web site Friendster are staggering under demand. Copycat competitors to the site are cropping up, and rumors of imminent subscription ...

Is some patent medicine the prescription Friendster needs to get back on its feet? A pioneer in the area of online social networking, the company and its Web site quickly fell from grace. Now it's ...

First Google Video and now Friendster. The once dominant social network announced this week that users have until May 31 to export their data from the site, at which point Friendster will focus on ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Friendster founder Jonathan Abrams at the Tech Policy Summit in San Jose ...

Charlena, Yetta, Wan, Aracely, LaNtRah, and Larue all say, “Hey.” So does Joe—a woman, judging by the photograph showing her in a teal bikini and cowboy hat. Hey is the subject heading that each of ...

Friendster announced a relaunch last week and, responsible journalist that I am, I wanted to sign up for an account and investigate the service thoroughly before ripping it to pieces. The first two ...

On December 10 2009, leading Southeast Asian payment provider MOL bought the pioneering social network Friendster for $39.5 million. Kuala Lumpur-based MOL is owned by Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri ...

As part of its efforts to better monetize its services, Friendster is looking to expand its brand beyond just a social networking site to one that encompasses games and location-based services. In an ...