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Friendster Relaunch

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Re: Friendster Relaunch

#11

Post by nikolay »

pixel_popping wrote: post #8

They seriously did a relaunch without being compatible with most of the planet? iOS only, who does that in 2026, get competent Devs friendster because you'll die again :/ Can't believe they'll waste an opportunity like this with non-sense, it genuinely make me mad.

It's not even a good iOS app, to be honest. I can vibe-code this in an hour and get a more visually-pleasing app with Android support, too. They only have a good domain with plenty of nostalgia, and that's it! If this took them months, then it's dead on arrival, truly!

Re: Friendster Relaunch

#12

Post by nikolay »

pixel_popping wrote: post #9
hootz wrote: post #4

Aaaaand no Android support. Dead on arrival for me.

No web support, no Android support, literal shame for a project of this potential value with a name known across the world, I can't believe the management gave the green light for this. Probably got self-brainwashed by the SaaS era "start with a MVP", nope, it's 2026, no one gives a damn about a poorly made MVP.

So, there's not even a login feature! You start creating a new profile, and then you can associate an Apple account, and then it overwrites everything! There's no way to search for people and add them as friends. No public feed either. This is a nothingburger!

Re: Friendster Relaunch

#13

Post by pixel_popping »

nikolay wrote: post #11
pixel_popping wrote: post #8

They seriously did a relaunch without being compatible with most of the planet? iOS only, who does that in 2026, get competent Devs friendster because you'll die again :/ Can't believe they'll waste an opportunity like this with non-sense, it genuinely make me mad.

It's not even a good iOS app, to be honest. I can vibe-code this in an hour and get a more visually-pleasing app with Android support, too. They only have a good domain with plenty of nostalgia, and that's it! If this took them months, then it's dead on arrival, truly!

how the hell is this possible :/ I hope whoever is in charge of this reads HN and actually take those critics seriously because I genuinely feel it will end up dead soon starting that way, why even start it half-assed? what's even the point? To save 2 weeks of dev?

Re: Friendster Relaunch

#14

Post by nikolay »

pixel_popping wrote: post #13
nikolay wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not even a good iOS app, to be honest. I can vibe-code this in an hour and get a more visually-pleasing app with Android support, too. They only have a good domain with plenty of nostalgia, and that's it! If this took them months, then it's dead on arrival, truly!

how the hell is this possible :/ I hope whoever is in charge of this reads HN and actually take those critics seriously because I genuinely feel it will end up dead soon starting that way, why even start it half-assed? what's even the point? To save 2 weeks of dev?

This is Hacker News, and launches here are taken seriously - you don't release too early, that's it! Do you even know what the concept of MVP is?! Go post on Facebook to get positive "feedback" from people who won't even check the app! Stoicism, especially the emotional kind, is crucial for successful founders!

Re: Friendster Relaunch

#15

Post by subpixel »

KingMob wrote: post #6

I remember when the original Friendster came out, everyone I knew signed up, only to realize...wait, what can we actually do with it other than look at our social graph? If Friendster had figured out a stickier use case, they could have preempted MySpace and Facebook before they ever got going.

I went home from a bar in 2003 knowing only the first name of a wonderful girl I chatted with that night, and thanks to Friendster I was able to locate her in a city of over 8MM people and find a way to contact her. We are married with a family now.

Re: Friendster Relaunch

#16

Post by jabrams »

subpixel wrote: post #15
KingMob wrote: post #6

I remember when the original Friendster came out, everyone I knew signed up, only to realize...wait, what can we actually do with it other than look at our social graph? If Friendster had figured out a stickier use case, they could have preempted MySpace and Facebook before they ever got going.

I went home from a bar in 2003 knowing only the first name of a wonderful girl I chatted with that night, and thanks to Friendster I was able to locate her in a city of over 8MM people and find a way to contact her. We are married with a family now.

great story!

Re: Friendster Relaunch

#17

Post by subpixel »

jabrams wrote: post #16
subpixel wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I went home from a bar in 2003 knowing only the first name of a wonderful girl I chatted with that night, and thanks to Friendster I was able to locate her in a city of over 8MM people and find a way to contact her. We are married with a family now.

great story!

I'm sure you've heard a few. Thank you though!
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