#friendster — Public Fediverse posts

The Register: Friendster rises from the grave to make social media great again. “It’s been more than a decade since social media platform Friendster went dark, but a new owner has brought it back from the dead – sort of – with the hope he can give exhausted users of modern platforms a reprieve.”

‘Not the OG’: Pinoys on Friendster’s comeback

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2026/04/30/312726/pinoys-friendster-comeback/

Oh, look! Another tech bro "savior" promises to resurrect a digital dinosaur nobody asked for! 🤔💸 After a thrilling #adventure through the #JavaScript maze, the brave knight bought #Friendster for the price of a used car, and we're all on the edge of our seats waiting for this epic #revival. 🚀💀
https://ca98am79.medium.com/i-bought-friendster-for-30k-heres-what-i-m-doing-with-it-d5e8ddb3991d #techbro #digitaldinosaur #epicfail #HackerNews #ngated

I Bought Friendster for $30k – Here's What I'm Doing with It

https://ca98am79.medium.com/i-bought-friendster-for-30k-heres-what-i-m-doing-with-it-d5e8ddb3991d

#HackerNews #Friendster #Buyout #TechNews #StartupJourney #SocialMedia

I Bought Friendster for $30k – Here's What I'm Doing with It

https://ca98am79.medium.com/i-bought-friendster-for-30k-heres-what-i-m-doing-with-it-d5e8ddb3991d

#HackerNews #Friendster #Buyout #TechNews #StartupJourney #SocialMedia

I Bought Friendster for $30k – Here's What I'm Doing with It

https://ca98am79.medium.com/i-bought-friendster-for-30k-heres-what-i-m-doing-with-it-d5e8ddb3991d

#HackerNews #Friendster #Buyout #TechNews #StartupJourney #SocialMedia

I Bought Friendster for $30k – Here's What I'm Doing with It

https://ca98am79.medium.com/i-bought-friendster-for-30k-heres-what-i-m-doing-with-it-d5e8ddb3991d

#HackerNews #Friendster #Buyout #TechNews #StartupJourney #SocialMedia

I Bought Friendster for $30k – Here's What I'm Doing with It

https://ca98am79.medium.com/i-bought-friendster-for-30k-heres-what-i-m-doing-with-it-d5e8ddb3991d

#HackerNews #Friendster #Buyout #TechNews #StartupJourney #SocialMedia

@volkris All very good points! But, at the end of the day, if reach is their goal, then limiting themselves to a platform that is, to quote Bridgy, “burning”, is contradictory. In the first place, many of them joined because it became popular. But, now, even with the growing popularity of the fediverse, and other platforms, they don't want to.

Think of it this way. Majority of Facebook and Twitter users joined these platforms because knowing that they will have to start from scratch and convince their family and friends to sign-up. They knew they have to sacrifice their existing #Friendster and #Myspace connections. Yet, they did.

Years later, these same people are refusing to create an account in other platforms (not just the fediverse), and the most frequent reason given is “lack of connections”.

Or, an example from the business side, #IE6 in South Korea. The financial infrastructure there was heavily dependent on features only available in IE6. For years, they refused to leave IE6. They cited most, if not all, of the things you pointed out.

Eventually, Microsoft called it quits and killed IE6 for good. Probably got tired of waiting. IIRC, SoKor had to pass a law to force their banks to move away from IE6 and to guarantee there won't be an ‘apocalypse’ once IE6 is gone for good.

I think a combination of both is happening with many of these companies. They've forgotten how they started, and why they have those accounts. They went through explaining and convincing, they went through trying to get their projects signed-up, trained people, and so on. The difference is, today, they don't want to do it because… for those reasons. Are they going to wait until the other platforms turn into ashes?

I do understand your points, very valid, I've been through that myself, chased their signatures, prepared presentations, but at the end of the day, it all comes down to our target market. That target market split into various platforms. Just like ten or so years ago, we followed where they were flocking. We should be ready for any changes in the landscape. If the other platform turn into ashes, we are already set up and running in other platforms. Otherwise, a lot of projections and targets will go into red.

Then again, if someone is already pushing for these things and kept getting refused no matter what explanation they gave, someone is going to enjoy an #IToldYouSo moment. ^_^;; (LOL. I also experienced that moment once.)

@youronlyone @sharearea