"Friendster = Friend? You Sure?"
I gotta admit that one of the must-visit websites that I keep on checking at least half a dozen time a day is Friendster. I don't know but even though it is sort of a passé right now (considering it's been around for over 3 years, I guess), I still find the need to keep updated with whatever it is going on with my friends (plus updating whatever inisgnificant changes with myself that I feel like exhibiosionistly share with whomever care to check my profile).
My latest Stats are as follows:
252 first-degree friend is nothing compared to some of my friends who has already had two full accounts that she/he had to create the third account. And God knows whether they really have over 1000 people that they can call "friends."
I think, that's the difference between people in your Friendster list and people in your Friend list. Friendster does not automatically translate into Friend. In my opinion, sometimes it is not more than just like a "dating page" where people put up a profile to attract member of opposite sex (or similar sex for some) and make a connection based on that online first encounter. Sounds creepy? Probably, but some people do "maintain" their Friendster account this way.
Although, I'm not denying that there are some that use Friendster primarily to keep in touch with old friends (which, I believe was the original idea of Friendster). For some people, Friendster list does translate into Friend list, and I really am amazed at how these kind of Friendster users still manage to have more than one account (boy, they must be super popular among friends).
For me, I try to maintain my Friendster list with people that I have at least met in the past. When someone sent me a "friend request" I usually ask him/her whether we know each other or not. And interestingly, it works as a filter so that they won't add me easily simply because "they like my profile" (hello.. this is no Match.com nor Yahoo! Personal).
And the main reason I maintain my Friendster account is mostly because most my friends are from my past , from where I lived thousands miles away from here. It's just easier to keep me updated of whatever happens with them since it will show me their updates whether it is only a slight change of interest, a new photo uploaded, or as big as a change of status: got married, just broke up, fighting with boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse (i.e. "It's Complicated") or a "change of something else" (e.g. from Single to "Domestic Partnership," that is assuming they know what that actually means.. :)
So, if you haven't friendstered yet, ever, I might wonder, "Where the h*ell have you been this far????" Check that out, and give it a try, you might like it. In the meantime, if you wanna get some inspiration or get encountered with what it is basically about, you will wanna check my profile here.
One word of advice: don't put your status as "Single" if you're not, that will get back to you, and it can be very, very ugly.. ;)
My latest Stats are as follows:
My Latest Stats
252 first-degree friend is nothing compared to some of my friends who has already had two full accounts that she/he had to create the third account. And God knows whether they really have over 1000 people that they can call "friends."
I think, that's the difference between people in your Friendster list and people in your Friend list. Friendster does not automatically translate into Friend. In my opinion, sometimes it is not more than just like a "dating page" where people put up a profile to attract member of opposite sex (or similar sex for some) and make a connection based on that online first encounter. Sounds creepy? Probably, but some people do "maintain" their Friendster account this way.
Although, I'm not denying that there are some that use Friendster primarily to keep in touch with old friends (which, I believe was the original idea of Friendster). For some people, Friendster list does translate into Friend list, and I really am amazed at how these kind of Friendster users still manage to have more than one account (boy, they must be super popular among friends).
For me, I try to maintain my Friendster list with people that I have at least met in the past. When someone sent me a "friend request" I usually ask him/her whether we know each other or not. And interestingly, it works as a filter so that they won't add me easily simply because "they like my profile" (hello.. this is no Match.com nor Yahoo! Personal).
And the main reason I maintain my Friendster account is mostly because most my friends are from my past , from where I lived thousands miles away from here. It's just easier to keep me updated of whatever happens with them since it will show me their updates whether it is only a slight change of interest, a new photo uploaded, or as big as a change of status: got married, just broke up, fighting with boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse (i.e. "It's Complicated") or a "change of something else" (e.g. from Single to "Domestic Partnership," that is assuming they know what that actually means.. :)
So, if you haven't friendstered yet, ever, I might wonder, "Where the h*ell have you been this far????" Check that out, and give it a try, you might like it. In the meantime, if you wanna get some inspiration or get encountered with what it is basically about, you will wanna check my profile here.
One word of advice: don't put your status as "Single" if you're not, that will get back to you, and it can be very, very ugly.. ;)
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