Friendster

[Korly]

I was reading Penny Arcade today, and came across this passage from Gabe:

I don't know if you have seen this Friendster thing yet but it's pretty cool. It is basically a big network of people and it shows you how many other people you are connected too via your friends. Sort of like a big six degrees of separation game. For example through the three friends I currently have on friendster I am connected to just over 4,000 other people. Click on anyone of their pictures and it will tell you their profile and how it is that you're connected to them. You know Bob who knows Jim who knows Frank who knows Jeff, that sort of thing. Anyway, I was browsing through my "personal network" this morning, shocked at the sorts of people I have connections too. I suppose the purpose of all this is to make meaningful connections with other human beings. I just like to laugh at them though.

I think it's a pretty neat idea, so I signed up. Anyone else interested can go to www.friendster.com

[Nash]

i'm already on there. just type in my email address to find me: nash@neomega.net.

[piku]

I don't get it. If the purpose is to meet new people through your friend’s friends, why don't you instead just ask, "Hey Friend, next time you hang out with Your Friend #3 would you mind if I tagged along?" instead of going this backasswards way through the internet.

Makes much more sense to me.

[Nash]

the whole idea is that your friends have friends you don't know about, and they have friends you don't know about, and so on and so on.

[Josh]

Anyone found Kevin Bacon yet?

[Will]

No but Patrick Muldoon gave me his number.


*sigh*

[Nash]

you guys should check out jean claude van damme.

[frostwolf ex]

tech tv has been flogging this site pretty badly, i have to finally get a pic uploaded,as this looks kind of fun.

[FuryFox]

I don't get how you look at other people's connections...(like, Van Damme, for instance). It only asks if I want to add them to my friend list.

Also, there's a listing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Jean Claude Van Damme, so which is legit? I'm guessing neither.

[Shine]

Originally posted by 88mph
Anyone found Kevin Bacon yet?

I <3 88mph.