Seven Things We All Miss About Friendster

Social media has definitely been part of our lives. Every day, we give time to check what our friends are up to or update them of what we are doing.

For this reason, different social media sites have appeared all throughout the years. One site, in particular, had standout among the rest, Facebook.

But before we got addicted in posting status updates on the Mark Zuckerberg-made site, there was Friendster (which shut down in May 2011 and reformatted as a social gaming site).

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Here are the things we sure all miss about the classic social media site:

1. Testimonials

Oh, those lengthy texts that our friends post in our walls to show how much they value our friendship. Who cannot miss testimonials? And I’m sure we all can remember the simple rule that when we are given a testimonial, we are also required to post one to our friend’s wall.

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2. Glittery texts

Speaking of testimonials, I’m sure we are all witness to the evolution of texts in Friendster. From posting just plain texts, we all discovered that putting testimonials in our friends' walls can be made more special by adorning them with colorful gifs.

3. Customized background

Social media wall had never been more personalized than during Friendster times. Although Facebook today has a way of customizing our page (timeline photos), owning the whole page by posting our choice of background and style was a sure miss for us former Friendster users.

4. Slam book-type profiles 

We share them all during those times. From our favorite colors and quotations to our favorite bands, music, and books, we were proud of telling others many things about ourselves and our personalities.

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5. Much personalized space       

Through customized backgrounds, friends’ testimonials, and slam book-type profiles, it was easy to identify whose wall we were looking at. Our walls were then a representation of our personalities. 

6. Old Friends

When we migrated from Friendster to Facebook, we left some friends that were considered then loyal to Friendster. Time had passed and we lost contact with them, and when the old social media site shut down its service, we don’t have any way to keep track of some of them.

7. Sentimental value

There’s this certain attachment with Friendster that we all can’t let go during the “transition” times. It was where we first learn to stay in touch with our important friends, be open with our feelings about them, and be proud of our own personality. In spite of different social media sites that had taken its place, I’m sure that Friendster will always have a space in our hearts.

From someone who grew up during the 90s