Monday, November 9, 2009

Week 2; Entry 1: Friendster



Friendster was founded by computer programmer Jonathan Abrams in 2002 in Mountain View, CA. Today, Friendster has more than 90 million registered users and continues to grow, especially in Asia. It has lost its popularity over the years thanks to ‘copies’ like Myspace and Facebook.
Communication – 3 Stars
Friendster allows people to communicate with each other through comment postings. It loses points, because there is no instant messaging feature or Friendster inbox. However, there is a chatroom that gamers can talk on.
Profile/ File Sharing – 3 Stars
To create your profile, you go to the home page and enter your email address. After that, you will have to verify your email address and continue filling out you basic information. It loses points for making you go back to your email inbox to sign up.
Friendster allows people to share photos, blogs, and videos.

Applications – 5 Stars
Friendster has a wide variety of applications. There are applications for music, games, photos, emotes, text design, and videos.
Customization – 5 Stars
Friendster allows users to customize their profile page by either choosing from a list of themes already created or creating their own.
Notifications – 3 Stars
Friendster alerts users of friend requests and comment on their profile through your Friendster.com profile page and your email address. It loses points for cluttering up your inbox.
With
19/25 Stars, Friendster doesn’t come out on top, but it’s not too far behind. Being mostly popular in Asia now, you can help its popularity by clicking here.

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