Dead Social Media Sites: What Happened?
Social media, just like people and trends, come and go. Some were able to stay in the spotlight for a while, then there were…
Dead Social Media Sites: What Happened?
Social media, just like people and trends, come and go. Some were able to stay in the spotlight for a while, then there were…
Social Media Sites of the Past
Before Facebook rolled around, there were already a couple of social media services that Filipinos got hooked on. Of course, with technology rapidly developing,…
#Trending: What’s your Friendster story?
It’s not yet Thursday, but Filipinos went on twitter yesterday to remember what what was their to-go social networking site years ago: Friendster.
Have you exported your Friendster account?
Earlier this week, Friendster announced that they will be deleting all blogs, photos, comments and groups created or uploaded on their site. They then…
Seven Years of Social Networking
I still remember the day I opened an account on Friendster — it was September 2003 and a friend created an account for me….
Facebook users showing signs of inactivity?
While there’s a lot of talk about the new web-darling Facebook and its apparent overtaking of MySpace as the largest social networking site in…
Why Blogger isn’t that popular in the Philippines?
During a cocktail party held yesterday for several folks from Google Asia-Pacific, the Product Manager from SEA asked me this — while blogging is…
Does your company encourage Social Networking?
A story from the Business Week reveals that IBM has been encouraging social networking among its employees with in-house versions of Web 2.0 hits…
Universal McCann’s Social Media Research
I was sent this PDF file containing Universal McCann’s Social Media Research for March 2008. The research surveyed 17,000 internet users in 29 countries….
Friendster Philippines is looking for Senior Product Manager
Friendster ain’t dead yet. They’re actually looking for a Senior Product Manager in their Philippine office here in Makati. That’s according to a recent…
Ever wondered which countries or regions which social networking sites are popular? We know Friendster is still #1 in the Philippines; but what about…
New Freindster Phishing Site Uncovered
A reader emails in and points to a new site he accidentally stumbled while mis-typing Freindster instead of Friendster (a popular social networking site…
Friendster gets some Google lovin’
Friendster has really followed in the foot steps of MySpace and snag a crucial partnership with Google. My post on PTB has the details….
Could Friendster win you an election?
That’s what senatorial candidate Chiz Escudero is trying to find out. Check out my short entry on PTB: Friendster, an unlikely internet election campaign…
What’s next for Friendster & 5 Web 2.0 Ideas
I’m in a blogging binge. Just read the latest two entries I wrote over at PinoyTechBlog: The Story of Friendster Philippines 5 Filipino-Friendly Web…