1. Friendster www.friendster.com July 2011
A Personal Message from Friendster's CEO
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Dear fellow Friendster members,
As many of you may know, Friendster announced that it is re-launching itself as
a social gaming portal and launched a beta version of the new Friendster a
couple of weeks ago. The beta version was well received. I am pleased to
announce that the new Friendster is going live thereby enabling all our users to
login to the new Friendster using your existing Friendster username and
password.
Friendster has touched the lives of many. Since MOL, the company I founded
acquired Friendster in early last year; many people have come up to me to tell
me how Friendster has changed their lives. Many have told me that they have
found their life partners over Friendster. Just last week, a successful Internet
entrepreneur in Singapore told me that her success was triggered by promoting
her business on Friendster. Friendster pioneered social networking and ignited
the social media industry that has created billion dollar companies such as
Facebook and Twitter, companies that may not have existed in their present form
if not for Friendster's early innovation.
Today, Friendster is in a unique position to take advantage on the growth of
social gaming. Through its relationship with MOL, which has a 10 year history in
working with gaming companies, Friendster has both the experience and track
record to make innovations in this space.
Today, as Friendster reinvents itself as a social gaming destination that enables
its users to create multiple avatars, play games and enjoy rewards; I hope that all
of you will wish us luck and continue to support us in our new reincarnation. The
new Friendster is not perfect and we will continue to add new games and
features such as localization and rewards over the next few months. Our team is
working hard on adding these features and welcomes your suggestions and
comments on how we can better serve your needs as a social gaming and
entertainment destination.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support and hope
that all of you will enjoy the new Friendster as Friendster continues to innovate to
serve and entertain you better.
Yours truly,
Ganesh Kumar Bangah
Chief Executive Officer
ceo@friendster.com