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Oct16
Friendster's Sad Tale Is Recounted (Again)

All of us involved in social writing feel some pangs of regret for Friendster, as we hash over, again and again, what might have been.  The New York Times adds salt to the wounds of Abrams' wounded and bleeding social network that started it all:

He could take the safe bet and accept the $30 million that Google was offering him for Friendster, the social networking Web start-up he began only a year earlier, in 2002. Saying yes to Google would provide a quick and stunning payout for relatively little work and instantly place the Friendster Web site in front of hundreds of millions of users across the globe.

Yeah, we helped write the cautionary tale, but you can't say it doesn't pain us to see it fade away and die.  Why oh why didn't you take the money Jonathan?  We hurt for you, even as we watch the trainwreck.

Hopefully Abrams evite competitor (reportedly based how he planned to make Friendster invite-focused) will fare better.  They say in business you often fail many times before you suceed.  We're rooting for you man...


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