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Friendster Going Strong In Asia, Maybe Soon In Court

Posted by kdawson on from the now-for-the-guns-and-money dept.

Dekortage writes "Remember Friendster? Long ago outrun and lapped by MySpace and Facebook, and a textbook case of social networking collapse, Friendster appears to be going strong in Asia, and has recently stolen Google's Asia chief for its new CEO. More ominously, though, a recent press release (PDF) notes that the company 'was the first social networking company to launch key features, including the social graph server, a network activities tracker, and more. Friendster has been granted three fundamental patents and has more patents pending.' Hello, lawyers!"

13 of 58 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Stupid patents aside by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I take it you don't have alot of friends.

  2. so you're saying... by deathtopaulw · · Score: 4, Funny

    Friendster is the perfect place to grab a hot asian girlfriend? I see a social networking un-collapse in their future.

    1. Re:so you're saying... by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

      Friendster is the perfect place to grab a hot asian girlfriend?

      [Sigh.] Yet another market we've surrendered to the Chinese.

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      Have gnu, will travel.
    2. Re:so you're saying... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Friendster is the perfect place to grab a hot asian girlfriend?

      [Sigh.] Yet another market we've surrendered to the Chinese.

      Surrendering the hot Asian girlfriend market implies that we had a hold of it in the first place.

      I had a hold of it last night.

  3. Re:Goatse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    thanks for this - i've always been interested in a career in proctology, i heard there're a lot of openings in it.

  4. Re:Stupid patents aside by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, because those 631 friends on your MySpace are really great buddies

  5. No! by thermian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Facebook has got me closer to getting a date then anything else on the internet!

    Oh wait, did I just hit submit?

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    A learning experience is one of those things that say, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' - D. Adams
    1. Re:No! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      facebook didn't but slashdot will

      bearly looking man in this 40s is looking for a good time. i am built like an elephant. might need some extra shaving though.

    2. Re:No! by thermian · · Score: 4, Funny

      cannot unread...

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      A learning experience is one of those things that say, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' - D. Adams
  6. New Motto by greymond · · Score: 2, Funny

    People don't like us...Sue until they have too!

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    Ave Molech Setting
  7. Re:Stupid patents aside by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's not that I don't appreciate the contributions to software that MySpace and Facebook have done, but I applaud this turn of events, because there are a number of underpaid trial lawyers who need to make a buck.

  8. Re:Stupid patents aside by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Someone sounds bitter.

  9. Re:sperring ellor by glittalogik · · Score: 2, Funny

    That racism is why you're ronery...so very rooonery... [/space-cockroach]