Submit Response is a weblog by Jack Mottram, a Friendster
I signed up at Friendster about five minutes after it launched, and promptly realised that the only people there that I could add to my network were folk I ‘know’ in the sense that we occaisionally cross paths in the comment sections of weblogs, on mailing lists and via Trackback. So not really friends at all then.
As an aside: ‘Oh, she’s just a Trackback pal’ has a nice ring to it. I might attempt to use that in polite company, if only to see how many people attempt to punch my lights out.
Anyway, sans-friends, Friendster is more than a little pointless, but the other day a couple of real-life, non-geek chums mentioned the site in passing, so I decided to sign up a second time.
Bloody Hell, that place is big now! In a few seconds, I saw acquaintances from that London, folk I know from way back when, folk I’ve interviewed and kept in touch with, folk I’ve danced with in Berlin discoteques. In short, half the known world is in my extended network already, having only added the two aforementioned real-life friends to my profile, namely Dr. Alec ‘Fuck Theory’ Kennedy and the divine Ms. Janet ‘Sista Motivator’ Wilson.
So, consider this post an open call to everyone I know who is on Friendster to get in touch, and to those not yet in the network to sign up, pronto.
Update: Fascinating. Most of the folk I’ve found on Friendster who I genuinely know well in real life are not part of my network. Oh, and I don’t know why I returned to the fray, having already read this sorry tale of addiction.
Attention, idiots: This is a five-year-old weblog post about Friendster. It is in no way a support forum for Friendster. No one here knows how to fix your problem with Friendster.
like those photos! hee hee
Posted by Donna at 6pm on 04.09.03
eek - 13235 people in my network!
Posted by Donna at 6pm on 04.09.03
95002, doll, 95002 ;)
Posted by jack at 9pm on 04.09.03
167781 and rising, sunshine…
I’m addicted.
Posted by Donna at 10pm on 04.09.03
Numbers rising exponentially, but more importantly, I’m only two degrees from Dizzee Rascal, three from Pharrell Williams. Which makes me feel warm inside.
And yes, I will be killing myself shortly.
Posted by Jack at 11am on 05.09.03
now, my dear, you’ve taken that a wee bit too far there…
Posted by Donna at 5pm on 05.09.03
wow. 2 friends (L+ J) = 20,000+ people on my network. wow.
Posted by g.ape at 8pm on 05.09.03
It’s too early to tell, but I suspect it’s too big - nothing useful can come of me being linked to tens of thousands of random Americans, and the filtering is too basic - the Gallery just punts hot women at me, with whom I have nothing in common. Which is nice like, but not useful.
It would be a lot better if you had to fill out a really extensive questionnaire so that some genuinely useful connections could be made - I’m sure there are friends of friends of friends out there who are, say, learning PHP at the moment - if Freindster knew this about me and other people, we’d have an instant socio-culturally similar, trusted PHP coding beginners group. Filter that down further to PHP coder wannabes with a keen interest in electronic music, and you get a set of people who would all be into collaboratively building a S-o clone site as a learning project… and so on. Then you could go in the opposite direction, and have ‘conventions’ with other similar groups working outside your personal network…
Oh, hang on, this is turning into a proper post, not a comment… see above later for more wittering. God, wittering about Friendster is more addictive than Friendster itself…
Posted by Jack at 1pm on 06.09.03
Oh, and now I see my page is broken, claiming I am connected to 0 users through my little posse of 16 friends…
Wonder if that happens a lot.
Posted by Jack at 1pm on 06.09.03
Oh my god. It is addictive. Does anyone want to be my friendster?
Posted by Donny at 12am on 08.09.03
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Posted by Submit Response Spat Deletion Bot at 8pm on 09.09.03
hello…
can u be a friend?
Posted by Prince Gem at 8am on 29.02.04
why is it my friendster is not working on my computer.when im always logging in it is not responding.not like the other websites,everytime im logging in its always working.the computer techniqian checks up the computer it has no problem the techniqian said that friendster has the problem.can you help me about this?just mail me at leslie_4ever3@yahoo.com?plzzzz… i need all your reply!!
Posted by leslie at 8am on 04.08.04
why is it my friendster is not working on my computer , I cannot connect to the site.when im always logging in it is not responding.not like the other websites,everytime im logging in its always working.can you help me about this?just mail me at greatjediknight@yahoo.com?plzzzz… i need all your reply!!
Posted by ely at 3pm on 28.01.05
why does my computer can’t connect to the friendster website unlike the other website? i already reformatted my pc but nothing happens,i can’t still connect to the friendster site.i need a reply,help me!
Posted by iet at 9am on 18.12.05
hi everyone..i also cannot connect to my friendster website too but another website it’s ok..why is friendster having this type of problems i really need to connect into friendster, can anyone pls help me..i really need your help you can sent some of your opinions to this address crystalz_snow@hotmail.com. thx alot!!
Posted by thida at 11am on 17.05.07
I cannot connect to my friendster website but another website itââ¬â¢s ok..why is friendster having this type of problems i really need to connect into friendster, can anyone pls help me..i really need your help you can sent some of your opinions to this address rosesiler@yahoo.com
Posted by rose siler at 2pm on 04.07.07
Hi, I’ve the same problem with u guys …
I can’t access my friendster through my own pc. But I tried on other pc it worked.
I’ve tried delete cookies, temp folder, temp internet files, prefetch folder, and the last one was reinstall OS, but nothing change.
Does anyone can help ? thx …
Please sent me your opinion at my email iq_san213@yahoo.com
Posted by tri haryono at 4am on 20.08.07
why is it my friendster is not working on my computer , I cannot connect to the site.when im always logging in it is not responding.not like the other websites,everytime im logging in its always working.can you help me about this?just mail me at junasa_jehan@yahoo.com.ph
?plzzzzââ¬Â¦ i need all your reply!!
Posted by jehan at 7pm on 29.11.07
why is it my friendster is not working on my computer , I cannot connect to the site.when im always logging in it is not responding.not like the other websites,everytime im logging in its always working.can you help me about this?
Posted by junefritz at 10pm on 03.12.07
why i cant use submit photos on my page….
some users can hve it
my frends cant submit photos on my page
Posted by simplymhei at 5am on 30.12.07
i cant open my friendster using my comp for how many weeks.. but it opens in another computer.. how can i fix it? help me pls.. :(
Posted by sow at 4pm on 10.02.08
hi guys same problem here, my friendster is not running when login but running in other pc what should i do? hope you send me a reply thanx
Posted by armani at 7pm on 03.03.08
hi guys same problem here my friendster is not running in my pc when login, but working in other pc what should i do? pls reply this in chill_sj@yahoo.com tnx
Posted by armani at 7pm on 03.03.08
i have the same problem pls help me send your mail to my email nocx_enriquez@yahoo.com tanx guys..
Posted by philip at 2pm on 07.05.08
Hi. I can’t access my friendster here in my pc but i can browse to other websites.. only in friendster and only in my pc. I don’t know what happened. Hope you could help. thank you very much and hope to hear from you soon. my eadd is sheryl_breganza@yahoo.com
Posted by she at 7pm on 10.05.08
hi i cant logged on to friendster too. i cnt open the website,,
i can open other websites .. wat do u thnk is the problem… i really nid ur help kindly help me plss email me at cutiekai_stars@yahoo.com
-kary-l
Posted by karyl at 8am on 26.05.08
hey help me i cnt open fiendster,, but i cn open other websites except friendster email me cutiekai_stars@yahoo.com
Posted by karyl at 8am on 26.05.08
i can’t also enter to friendster site using my computer. i can only enter to friendster site by using other site. please help me. you can sent some of your opinion to this address zoOom_mj@yahoo.com. thank you
Posted by mj at 3am on 04.06.08
i canââ¬â¢t also enter to friendster site using my computer. i can only enter to friendster site by using other site. please help me. pls.email your response to me.spoolmak15@yahoo.com..tanx
Posted by sharie at 3pm on 11.08.08
heLLo why it is friendster not working in my computer..?? i cant understand that..!!!umMmMm..pls do something..!!! just email me what to do..!!!(JHeng_1321@yahoo.com)
Posted by JhengLuka at 10am on 15.08.08
why is it that I cannot connect to friendster?
but I can connect to other websites, this is the first time I encounter that problem. Pls help me.. just email me at albehindtheline@yahoo.com..thanks.. ^_^ (urgently needed your reply to solve his problem)
Posted by aLbehindtheline at 1am on 26.08.08
I don’t know why people are asking for Friendster support here, but just to be clear: I have no idea why you can’t log in to Friendster. You’d be better off asking someone who works at Friendster. I don’t even have an account there anymore.
Posted by Jack Mottram at 10am on 02.09.08
i can’t open the friendster site on my profile? what should i do?
Posted by ena. at 9am on 21.09.08
cannot connect
Posted by crislan at 2pm on 15.10.08
hi guys, same problem i’m encountering now with my friendster acnt, i can’t log in using my own pc but if i used another pc’s it works, could you help me to fix this problem ,send to my email chard_lennon@yahoo.com,many thnx guys!!!
//chard
Posted by richard at 7am on 12.12.08
i can’t open my friendster send my password in Natasha789@rocketmnail.com
because i can’t open my profile so that you will send it in Natasha789@rocketmail.com
Posted by Rica Mae at 12pm on 18.12.08
why i cannot log in or open in Friendster. com
Posted by Gina Caluya at 3am on 30.01.09