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Web 2.0 Innovation: Friendster.com

With more than 33 million members, Friendster is the best way to stay in touch with your friends and it's the fastest way to discover the people and things that matter to you most. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Friendster aims to make the world a smaller place by bringing the power of social networking to every aspect of life, one friend at a time. Entrepreneur Jonathan Abrams founded Friendster in 2002. The company is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark Capital, Battery Ventures, and individual investors.

 

OVERALL WEB 2.0 RANKING (-10/10)

4.16

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75 Criteria based on which the overall ranking is given

Rank
Criteria
7
Innovativeness
8
Effectiveness
3
Uniqueness
6
Competitiveness
4
Trustworthiness
4
Simplicity
6
Respectfulness
9
Overall Performance
6
Leadership
6
Influential
6
Disruptor
6
Authority
3
Maturity
3
R&D Activity
6
Concept
6
The Idea
2
Business Model
2
Revenue Generating
1
Cash Flow
1
Profitable
1
Products
1
Services
1
Solutions
8
Brand Awareness
5
Overall Public Image
7
Buzz Level
10
Popularity
10
Traffic / Visitors / User Base
10
Alexa Ranking Overall Situation
7
Google(r) Indexation Level
7
Google(r) PageRank(tm)
7
Link Popularity Level
7
Web Mention Level
6
Press Coverage Level
7
Blogs Mention Level
2
Logo
5
Overall Design / Layout
5
Site Architecture / Technology
2
Strong Web 2.0 Concept and Technologies
1
Web 3.0 Skeleton Laid Out
5
Large-Scale / Huge Web Properties
5
Search Engine Optimized
1
Multilingual
10
Funding Rank
10
High-Profile Investors Involved
10
Location, Location, Location
10
The Management
8
Directors, Advisors, Partners
2
Customer Service
6
Equal Opportunity Employer
2
Social Responsibility
1
Philanthropy
3
Transparency and Openness
1
Distinctive / Defendable Technology
10
Growth Potential
9
Potential of Becoming $1B Opportunity
9
The Industry, Market, Sector, Niche Overall Situation
10
Market Acceptance
1
International Operations
-2
Spam Level
0
Scam Level
0
Crap Content
0
Site Corruption Level
0
Fishy Level
0
Debts Level
0
Bad Expenditures Habits
0
Scandals Level
0
Malpractice
0
Bad Web Practice
0
Complaints Level
0
Lawsuits
0
Legal Issues
0
Adware
0
Evil Company
-2
Overall Negative Image

TOTAL SCORE

312

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Rank History:

  • 4.16 started

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