The New Friendster

I just thought of opening my Friendster account this noon to check if I have new messages. I opted out of getting notifications because it sends out so many, including those unimportant ones. Anyway, I use Facebook now and just kept my Friendster account for some of my other friends.

See the screenshot above (click it for larger view)? That’s the new Friendster interface. Yes, they changed their look and made it cleaner and simpler. Although, at first glance, you’d think right away it’s a knockoff of Facebook. The shoutout is so much like Facebook’s wall. It’s a cleaner version, of course, since you cannot leave comments or like any of the activities listed. You can now also easily see who’s celebrating their birthdays at the upper right hand portion of the homepage. If you check out the other sections, particularly the Fun tab, you will see Games listed under it. Friendster is now offering interactive games much like what Facebook has been doing. The rest are still the same.

All in all, I think the people behind The New Friendster got their inspiration from Facebook. Sure, it loads faster now, has a really clean look and they focused on more interaction between members. The new logo looks more fun, too. I just think that it’s a little too late now for Friendster to lure back it’s members who are hooked to Facebook already. Include this blogger.

Have you seen The New Friendster already? What do you think of it?

Let me know your thoughts.

Tags: Facebook, The New Friendster

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