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October 7, 2009

Is Friendster Getting Revamped?

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On October 5, Friendster invited a few bloggers for lunch to meet with Ben Dunn, VP Philippines and Global Head of Brand Experience.

Mr. Dunn asked us feedback about friendster and why some people stopped using it.

We shared our thoughts about the service one by one.  What really came out was friendster lost its edge mainly because they stopped innovating/improving after a while that other services like facebook, multiply took that chance and penetrated the online networking world.

It is really good to know that Friendster is reaching out to get our opinion. I am glad that whatever plans Friendster has, I hope they get to improve their service.

We were treated to Fish & Co.. By the way, I ordered my favorite fish & chips.

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Here are what we shared to Ben (I also gathered feedback from friends):

  • Reasons why we stopped using friendster
  • – too much spam – no improvements – grandparents/parents joining the network – site looks dirty – page loads very slowly – no friendster application for gadgets like iPhone & Blackberry
  • Suggestions
  • – Have your own niche – change the look of the site – simpler user experience – develop an application for gadgets like iPhone, Blackberry, Palm OS, etc. – SMS + Friendster integration – aggressive marking & advertising

If you do have suggestions, please do post it here 🙂 I’m pretty sure, Friendster guys will appreciate your comments.

Here’s a picture of the group:

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If you have a friendster account, you can add me up here.

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  1. Gian says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:09 am

    I'm looking forward to the day friendster will rise again… XD

    Reply
  2. Cocoy says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:01 am

    yum. re: fish and chips.

    Reply
  3. Cocoy says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:01 am

    yum. re: fish and chips.

    Reply
  4. Cocoy says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:01 am

    yum. re: fish and chips.

    Reply
  5. Jonas Diego says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:09 am

    Nakatago pa rin yung nice yellow dress. 😀

    Reply
  6. Jonas Diego says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:09 am

    Nakatago pa rin yung nice yellow dress. 😀

    Reply
  7. Jonas Diego says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:09 am

    Nakatago pa rin yung nice yellow dress. 😀

    Reply
  8. Badet says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:32 am

    The presence of spammers in Friendster, grrr… And I just feel that Friendster is not safe anymore to post pictures, etc…

    Reply
  9. Badet says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:32 am

    The presence of spammers in Friendster, grrr… And I just feel that Friendster is not safe anymore to post pictures, etc…

    Reply
  10. Badet says

    October 7, 2009 at 4:32 am

    The presence of spammers in Friendster, grrr… And I just feel that Friendster is not safe anymore to post pictures, etc…

    Reply
  11. Gian says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:09 am

    I'm looking forward to the day friendster will rise again… XD

    Reply
  12. Gian says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:09 am

    I'm looking forward to the day friendster will rise again… XD

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:35 am

    other social networking sites provide applications such as games…online chat…and community. the main thing is instant interactivity, interaction and connection with friends and family and maybe as was mentioned the next thing would be multimedia(iphone,blackberry,etc.)

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:35 am

    other social networking sites provide applications such as games…online chat…and community. the main thing is instant interactivity, interaction and connection with friends and family and maybe as was mentioned the next thing would be multimedia(iphone,blackberry,etc.)

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:35 am

    other social networking sites provide applications such as games…online chat…and community. the main thing is instant interactivity, interaction and connection with friends and family and maybe as was mentioned the next thing would be multimedia(iphone,blackberry,etc.)

    Reply
  16. rochellesychua says

    October 7, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    I'm also looking forward to the day friendster will rise again ahhaha. excited!! 🙂

    Reply
  17. rochellesychua says

    October 7, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    I'm also looking forward to the day friendster will rise again ahhaha. excited!! 🙂

    Reply
  18. rochellesychua says

    October 7, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    I'm also looking forward to the day friendster will rise again ahhaha. excited!! 🙂

    Reply
  19. Jeff Yu says

    October 14, 2009 at 7:39 am

    yah too much SPAM!

    Ang daming beautiful girls sending me the same message over and over again! Kala ko pa naman tunay. Bots lang pala! hahaha

    Reply
  20. Roch says

    October 14, 2009 at 7:55 am

    hahahahaha natawa ako dun ah lolz

    Reply
  21. dennisvillegas says

    December 27, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    I stopped using Friendster because Facebook is much much better. And one social networking service is enough for me. That simple 😉

    Reply
  22. Roch says

    December 27, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    a lot of people share your sentiments… I still keep both though 🙂

    Reply

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