Comments on: Friendster Philippines Office closed down? http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/ Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:56:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Friendster Philippines is looking for Senior Product Manager | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-215084 Friendster Philippines is looking for Senior Product Manager | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:29 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-215084 [...] Friendster Philippines used to be with Pusit, Inc. but is now with moved on to Entertainment Gateway Group Co. (Hyper Application on Mobile; EGG). Full job requirements and specifications can be found here. {hat tip to Raych} [...] [...] Friendster Philippines used to be with Pusit, Inc. but is now with moved on to Entertainment Gateway Group Co. (Hyper Application on Mobile; EGG). Full job requirements and specifications can be found here. {hat tip to Raych} [...]

]]> By: merika oribello http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-212799 merika oribello Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:59:22 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-212799 I would like to be a member of thise yugatech............... I would like to be a member of thise yugatech……………

]]> By: i.ph upgrade; Legal Forum back up at Atty-at-Work http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-144429 i.ph upgrade; Legal Forum back up at Atty-at-Work Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:35:20 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-144429 [...] I mentioned earlier that the Atty-at-Work started at i.ph, but had to move due to bandwidth limitation. i.ph upgraded its system over the weekend, which appears timely considering that the Friendster’s local office, as noted by Abe, had closed down. [...] [...] I mentioned earlier that the Atty-at-Work started at i.ph, but had to move due to bandwidth limitation. i.ph upgraded its system over the weekend, which appears timely considering that the Friendster’s local office, as noted by Abe, had closed down. [...]

]]> By: The Mike Abundo Effect » Murdoch: MySpace Now Worth $6 Billion http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-72615 The Mike Abundo Effect » Murdoch: MySpace Now Worth $6 Billion Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:01:17 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-72615 [...] Meanwhile, wannabe patent troll Friendster can’t even hold down a tiny office on a third-world Pacific island. No wonder all the hottest Filipina babes are switching to MySpace. [...] [...] Meanwhile, wannabe patent troll Friendster can’t even hold down a tiny office on a third-world Pacific island. No wonder all the hottest Filipina babes are switching to MySpace. [...]

]]> By: aj http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-70042 aj Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:01:04 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-70042 @miguel: here's your answer... http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/nov/12/yehey/career/20061112car1.html @miguel:

here’s your answer…
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/nov/12/yehey/career/20061112car1.html

]]> By: demonique http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-68443 demonique Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:13:29 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-68443 What's with your content.. shouldn't you be blogging on Google's new acquisition or books.googler.com or something.. heck with friendster and all those filipino code monkey.. FYI.. they'r too incompetent to finish the jobs.. your fool of crap! What’s with your content.. shouldn’t you be blogging on Google’s new acquisition or books.googler.com or something.. heck with friendster and all those filipino code monkey.. FYI.. they’r too incompetent to finish the jobs..

your fool of crap!

]]> By: JC John SESE Cuneta http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-67172 JC John SESE Cuneta Sat, 04 Nov 2006 16:11:32 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-67172 jayvee.. [quote] i read somewhere (was it from duncan riley?) that social network monetization is very bad. CPM is something like 0.001 cents. [/quote] You just don't know how bad ;) Our company lost millions (my former employer that is) :p jayvee..

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i read somewhere (was it from duncan riley?) that social network monetization is very bad. CPM is something like 0.001 cents.
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You just don’t know how bad ;)
Our company lost millions (my former employer that is) :p

]]> By: Miguel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-66441 Miguel Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:14:14 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-66441 Either the Pusit group, or Friendster, should come out with an official statement so they could end this speculation. Either the Pusit group, or Friendster, should come out with an official statement so they could end this speculation.

]]> By: GigaOM » Friendster Philippines Office closed? http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65988 GigaOM » Friendster Philippines Office closed? Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:06:26 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65988 [...] Hey could this be true? Friendster has shut down its office in one of its biggest markets? Couldn’t be - maybe they relocated! [...] [...] Hey could this be true? Friendster has shut down its office in one of its biggest markets? Couldn’t be - maybe they relocated! [...]

]]> By: Techno Pinoy » Blog Archive » Philippines in Digg http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65360 Techno Pinoy » Blog Archive » Philippines in Digg Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:39:42 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65360 [...] The next news item is further evidence of the decline of Friendster. Yuga reports that the office of Friendster Philippines, formerly known as Pusit.com has closed. “It’s possible that Friendster Ads and Friendster Classifieds weren’t successful in monetizing the service about the 5 million Filipino Friendster user (sic),” he opines. [...] [...] The next news item is further evidence of the decline of Friendster. Yuga reports that the office of Friendster Philippines, formerly known as Pusit.com has closed. “It’s possible that Friendster Ads and Friendster Classifieds weren’t successful in monetizing the service about the 5 million Filipino Friendster user (sic),” he opines. [...]

]]> By: Rickey http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65312 Rickey Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:09:43 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65312 Being first, doesn't account for much apparently in this situation. The reason why Friendster failed is because their servers got so slow and unusable, all the early adopters from the U.S. left, and never came back or gave a damn. The article I linked to sums it up pretty nicely. I guess you stick to where your friends are that's why so many Filipinos are still using Friendster. With 75% of its user base outside the U.S., this American company is now forced to service cultures it is completely alien to. I don't know about you guys but isn't it obvious that its a money-loser? If 75% of Friendster's users are outside the U.S. then all the ads they have there (netflix, t-mobile) are useless! (Question: If you are in the Philippines, does Friendster sill serve you Netflix and T-Mobile ads? Or are they Philippine advertisers?) Becoming a major Philippine website was obviously not the goal of Friendster when it started. Being first, doesn’t account for much apparently in this situation.

The reason why Friendster failed is because their servers got so slow and unusable, all the early adopters from the U.S. left, and never came back or gave a damn. The article I linked to sums it up pretty nicely.

I guess you stick to where your friends are that’s why so many Filipinos are still using Friendster.

With 75% of its user base outside the U.S., this American company is now forced to service cultures it is completely alien to. I don’t know about you guys but isn’t it obvious that its a money-loser? If 75% of Friendster’s users are outside the U.S. then all the ads they have there (netflix, t-mobile) are useless! (Question: If you are in the Philippines, does Friendster sill serve you Netflix and T-Mobile ads? Or are they Philippine advertisers?)

Becoming a major Philippine website was obviously not the goal of Friendster when it started.

]]> By: elmer http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65258 elmer Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:09:33 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65258 pusit.com, what an interesting name, i thought they're into seafoods business?? my bad. pusit.com, what an interesting name, i thought they’re into seafoods business?? my bad.

]]> By: Miguel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65248 Miguel Sun, 29 Oct 2006 03:49:26 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65248 AJ: I was speculating that it was gone because classifieds.friendster.com was down. This was last Friday when I saw the closed sign. keekai: that was much of the topic of last nights' Google Philippines presentation. in any case, about Friendster... the reason why we started speculating is for the lack of official word from the companies involved. AJ: I was speculating that it was gone because classifieds.friendster.com was down. This was last Friday when I saw the closed sign.

keekai: that was much of the topic of last nights’ Google Philippines presentation.

in any case, about Friendster… the reason why we started speculating is for the lack of official word from the companies involved.

]]> By: keekai http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65235 keekai Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:08:40 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65235 Friendster PH CPM may look cheap but getting high SOV is a killer to advertisers... we (pinoys) are afterall a friendster crowd and geo-targeting ads to PH users is basically geo-targeting a large chunk of the community. Friendster PH CPM may look cheap but getting high SOV is a killer to advertisers… we (pinoys) are afterall a friendster crowd and geo-targeting ads to PH users is basically geo-targeting a large chunk of the community.

]]> By: AJ http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65215 AJ Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:33:53 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65215 This part is completely incorrect - "Migs adds that Friendster has ceased running Friendster Classifieds" Friendster Classifieds is still up and running and can be found at http://classifieds.friendster.com This part is completely incorrect - “Migs adds that Friendster has ceased running Friendster Classifieds”

Friendster Classifieds is still up and running and can be found at http://classifieds.friendster.com

]]> By: Mike Abundo http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65193 Mike Abundo Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:43:06 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65193 Friendster focused too much on a geographic market niche. Today's most profitable market niches are not geographic, but psychographic. Friendster focused too much on a geographic market niche. Today’s most profitable market niches are not geographic, but psychographic.

]]> By: Dexter Zafra http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65114 Dexter Zafra Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:38:32 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65114 I read an article a while back about why friendsater is far behind Myspace. The author said is due to users geographical location. 50% of Friendster's users are based in Asia were Myspace is US based users. How this affect Friendster in terms of revenue and finding Venture Capital? Well the author stated that more US based Companies will likely backup and advertise with Myspace. I read an article a while back about why friendsater is far behind Myspace. The author said is due to users geographical location. 50% of Friendster’s users are based in Asia were Myspace is US based users. How this affect Friendster in terms of revenue and finding Venture Capital? Well the author stated that more US based Companies will likely backup and advertise with Myspace.

]]> By: SELaplana http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/friendster-philippines-office-closed-down/#comment-65025 SELaplana Sat, 28 Oct 2006 05:33:57 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1300#comment-65025 nalugi na po yata kaya nagclose. siya nga po pala.... down po ba ang server po ng ploghost.com? Pati po kasi yung site ko down din simula pa po yata kanina umaga. nalugi na po yata kaya nagclose.

siya nga po pala…. down po ba ang server po ng ploghost.com? Pati po kasi yung site ko down din simula pa po yata kanina umaga.

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