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Friendster

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Last discussed Aug 13, 2026

Early social networking service that preceded MySpace and Facebook

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Tom Freston
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vs: Mentioned alongside MySpace as early social media platforms Viacom was monito...

"We had seen Friendster, been watching MySpace. We thought social media, this is interesting."

Broke and in debt at 33 — then he built MTV (co-founder T... · ▶ 18:10 · Aug 13, 2026
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Mark Pincus
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Used for: Social networking experiment and proof of concept Praised: First thing Mark saw work in social networking

"We both came to Friendster at the same time and we just thought it was the perfect science experiment. We both put in the first money because we thought it was such an important experiment."

The Hidden Pattern Behind Winning Products | Farmville cr... · ▶ 19:44 · Jun 2, 2026
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vs: Preceded by Facebook as a fast follower

"Facebook was a fast follower of MySpace and Friendster and they wound up being a colossal win."

Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he call... · ▶ 1:09:14 · May 21, 2026
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