![]() ![]() ![]() Literally terabytes of user-generated content was in danger of being wiped out, and Archive Team made it a priority to grab as much of Friendster as possible. After an initially high ranking and rating in the charts, Friendster's slow decline in hotness ensured an ever-growing chance of being deleted, and on April 25th, 2011, Friendster announced that most of the user-generated content on the site would be removed on May 31st, 2011. It is considered one of the earlier social media networks (although it has numerous predecessors dating back for years) and distinguished itself by allowing such "rich media" additions to a user's account. ![]() Founded in 2002, Friendster allowed the posting of blogs, photos, shoutouts/comments, and "widgets" of varying quality (not dissimilar to Facebook applications). It's estimated that Friendster had over 115 million registered users. Friendster was an early social networking site. ![]()
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