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xvxvx 17 hours ago [-]
‘Friendster is invite-only. You can join by linking with a real-life friend in person.‘
Good idea but not practical for me as my friends and family are widely dispersed.
forbiddenvoid 12 hours ago [-]
I don't really need a social network for the people I'm already in close proximity with. But, I'm glad they're making an attempt here, at least.
sidcool 7 hours ago [-]
I think people have become used to the scrollable social media now.
KingMob 11 hours ago [-]
I remember when the original Friendster came out, everyone I knew signed up, only to realize...wait, what can we actually do with it other than look at our social graph?
If Friendster had figured out a stickier use case, they could have preempted MySpace and Facebook before they ever got going.
SwellJoe 14 hours ago [-]
You know what? Good for Friendster. It can't be worse than what we have now. But, also, good luck with that. Facebook may be terrible (it is definitely terrible), but it's where everybody's friends are. I dunno how you reproduce that network effect today, but maybe they do.
pixel_popping 7 hours ago [-]
They seriously did a relaunch without being compatible with most of the planet? iOS only, who does that in 2026, get competent Devs friendster because you'll die again :/
Can't believe they'll waste an opportunity like this with non-sense, it genuinely make me mad.
hootz 13 hours ago [-]
Aaaaand no Android support. Dead on arrival for me.
pixel_popping 6 hours ago [-]
No web support, no Android support, literal shame for a project of this potential value with a name known across the world, I can't believe the management gave the green light for this.
Probably got self-brainwashed by the SaaS era "start with a MVP", nope, it's 2026, no one gives a damn about a poorly made MVP.
Good idea but not practical for me as my friends and family are widely dispersed.
If Friendster had figured out a stickier use case, they could have preempted MySpace and Facebook before they ever got going.
Can't believe they'll waste an opportunity like this with non-sense, it genuinely make me mad.
Probably got self-brainwashed by the SaaS era "start with a MVP", nope, it's 2026, no one gives a damn about a poorly made MVP.