Friendster Dresses Up to Get Hitched
ADOTAS – If you really want to date yourself, reminisce about the good ol’ days in 2001 and 2002 when you were totally hooked on Friendster. Watch as the youngen’s crack up and tweet about what a relic you are.
Only thing is, while Friendster has definitely faded in the U.S. social mediascape, it’s still the hotness in the Asia Pacific region, with an average of 28 million monthly visitors from that area. Half of the 100 million registered users hail from Asia-Pacific.
No surprise then that an Asian limited firm will like acquire the company for around $100 million in a deal that should be announced at the end of the month. Morgan Stanley has been procured to broker the deal Friendster Chief Executive Richard Kimber told Reuters.
Six years ago, Friendster resisted a $30 million buyout from Google — see, the best things do come to those who wait.
Possibly to make the site all the more attractive, Friendster introduced a makeover today — new logo,new catchphrase, new display. It even released an introductory video in which it calls other social media sites “plain and boring.” Big words, little guy!
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