25 April 2012, Manila – A decade ago, Friendster was introduced to the world as an early adopter of online community engagement. Users could share video, photos and connect with others.
In 2009, it was acquired by MOL Global Pte Ltd an e-payment and e-lifestyle provider from Asia and was synergized with its other businesses/expertise. MOL redesigned Friendster last year and introduced the Beta site to the public. Users were given the opportunity to try out the new features such as their new games and new user interface, while constantly making improvements and adding in new features and content.
MOL is in the business of Media and payment products.
Today, Friendster has evolved into a social discovery and gaming platform which combines search, content discovery and social functionalities. Users can enjoy a plethora of games from multiple genres as well as exciting new reward concepts.
Friendster is Asia’s largest end-to-end content, distribution and commerce network, pairing MOL’s offline retail channel partners and payment platform with Friendster’s large online footprint, social network and user community in Asia.
With 100 million users globally, the four Asian countries with the highest penetration include Philippines (13.27%), India (13.26%), Indonesia (11.79%) and Malaysia (11.28%).
Friendster’s intended audience would the be anyone who enjoys playing online games, meeting new friends and earning rewards at the same time.
Some of the redesign upgrades include:
- Innovative and user-friendly interface
- You can choose avatars to suit your personas
- Friendster Chat application lets you chat with with existing and new friends while playing games
- Over 50 online games from eight different genres such as role-playing, strategy, simulations and card games. Top featured games include Boomz, Dragon’s Call, Pearl Heroes, Battle Stations and Crystal Legacy which are suitable to any age group
- Earn rewards points for every activity on the site when adding friends, engaging with friends, logging in daily or playing games
- Online currency that is easy to obtain can be used to purchase virtual goods, online games and applications in a safe and convenient manner.
Friendster’s new look launch will coincide with its biggest game event “Friendster FunXtion” on 27 April at Philippines’ top info-technology shopping mall, SM North Cyberzone.
