Meaning of Friendster | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A friend on the social networking site Friendster.
   Internet, historical
2. A user of the social networking site Friendster.
   Internet, historical
3. An account on the social networking site Friendster.
   Internet, historical

Examples

“Count⟳ my Friendsters: 48 with 4 pending.”

“danah boyd, speaking about the social networking site Friendster, shows that users are aware that there is a difference between friends and Friends: “Overheard conversations might include⟳ statements such as ‘She’s not my friend, but she’s my Friendster’ and ‘Did you see⟳ that Alex is Drew’s Friendster? (boyd 2004).”

“DON’T MESS WITH ME OR MY 346 FRIENDSTERS / Is Friendster more addictive than crack? Shit, yeah (“Can We Still Be Friendsters?” November)! […] Todd Dalton […] “I’d love⟳ to give⟳ Dave Matthews a makeover to look⟳ like⟳ a goth singer circa 1983. Only then would I accept⟳ him as my Friendster.” Audrey Levy”

“Uma Thurman hugs me good-bye, and we agree⟳ to become⟳ Friendsters.”

“Do you want⟳ to be my Friendster?”

“But once I’d clicked the acceptance button—and found out it was not Hippie but our other, Virginia connection that inspired Posse Pal’s overture—I found myself wondering whether I might find⟳ Poster Boy among his Friendsters. […] But when I responded by asking about those mission trips I’d heard about—and mentioning my own⟳ excursion to India—Poster Boy fell silent, though he added me to his Friendsters.”

“It was Abrams’ original intention to have⟳ a website that hosted pages for close⟳ friends and family to be able to connect⟳, not as a virtual popularity contest to see⟳ who could get⟳ the most “Friendsters” (Milian, 2009).”

“Most Friendsters aren’t trying to meet⟳ anyone they don’t already know⟳; […] Friendsters seem totally comfortable with strangers assuming they cheat on their wives and sketch⟳ portraits of unicorns in their free time, but they don’t want⟳ anyone to think⟳ they watch⟳ According to Jim unironically. […] For those unfamiliar with the site, the big draw⟳ within the Friendster universe is the testimonial, in which other Friendsters post⟳ enthusiastic endorsements of your relative awesomeness.”

“You also get⟳ your own⟳ email inbox on the site, as shown in Figure⟳ 17-1, which you can use⟳ to send⟳ notes to other Friendsters. (This is a safer way to meet⟳ new people than passing out your email address to online strangers.)”

“Friendster also lets users create⟳ individual blogs, share⟳ photos and video, post⟳ to discussion boards, and chat with other Friendsters.”

“Most “Friendsters” – as the site’s members were called – had joined the site, in keeping with its name⟳, to validate themselves socially by collecting a maximum number⟳ of “friends”.”

“The deal⟳ put⟳ a Friendster app on the Yahoo! website, promotional placements for Yahoo! products on Friendster, enchaned search⟳ results for Friendster user profiles and Friendster Fan Profiles within Yahoo! Search⟳, and the ability of Friendsters to link⟳ their accounts on the social network with their Yahoo! accounts.”

“Consider⟳ the hundreds of students from Singapore and Indonesia who create⟳ Friendsters for their teachers so that they can write⟳ testimonials about them.”

“You are the profile picture in my Facebook; you are my only friend in my Friendster.”

“I really, really want⟳ to go back in time and recycle⟳ my Friendster.”

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