Friendster Launches Own Platform for Developers
Friendster has launched their own platform for developers with a big Friendster Apps advertisement splattered across the main members page. And they call it Friendster Widgets. Sounds familiar? It should. Every other social media website is doing it.
The documentation page tells you all you need to know to get started on making your own Friendster Widget.
I think it’s great that friendster is doing something to improve on their current features. But the big question still remains to be unseen.
Will Friendster Apps Click?
I think it could cater to some local developers hoping to make a name for themselves. And it could be a good addition to your resume especially when you’re applying for a local job as a developer or web programmer. But other than that, I really don’t see this taking off.
What do you think? Can you really see this thing click?
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Hmm.. I think the question is will Friendster catch up to Facebook apps. Facebook has tons of applications (widgets for the misnomer) can be useful and a good time waster. I wonder how this will go with Filipino developers.
One thing is for sure though, if you can create an interesting app for Friendster, Facebook or even meebo (I’m currently looking into this but I still suck at web apps), you’re bound to get lots of traffic.
One thing is for sure though, if you can create an interesting app for Friendster, Facebook or even meebo (I’m currently looking into this but I still suck at web apps), you’re bound to get lots of traffic.
That is very true. It could also serve as linkbait. Kind of like how free wordpress themes are being used. How long since you started looking into web apps. I’ve been studying Facebook’s API and I’m still kind of lost. What tools do you use anyway?
I just started a month ago. The Meebo platform uses Javascript (God how I hate using js) and Actionscript (Flash). I’m still quite lost too since developing web apps branches quite differently from my current programming path which is client-based applications.
I see. I’ve also been digging deep with javascript, jQuery to be exact. It’s actually pretty cool. Hope to see some of your sample web apps. Haha.
I share your loathing againts js. But we have to learn it if we are going to develop fascinating web applications.
Haha no. They’re bad and looks a lot worse.
Hahaha. Come on. I promise I won’t laugh.
Does anyone even use Friendster anymore? Most people I know have switched over to Facebook.
Haha. It might surprise you that Friendster is the number one most trafficked site here in the Philippines.
But I can some of my friends switching to Facebook too.
Yes. You still have Friendster users. Even here in the US, the Filipinos still prefer to US Friendster than Myspace or Facebook.
How to Kill a Great Idea! - Death of Friendster!
I saw this story on one of my few searches using scribd.
I find this very informative especially to start-up tech’s or to whatever investment you are into right now. Enjoy your read..
How to Kill a Great Idea!
Net media darling Friendster should have become a billion-dollar company. What happened? Founder Jonathan Abrams who invented social networking tells us all. By: Max Chafkin, Inc.com, Published June 2007
[...] face it. Social Media Sites are great for networking and are good time wasters. But if you plan to finish a project with a [...]
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