As of June 14, 2015, Friendster has closed. If you are looking for information on other popular dating service, take a look at our Match.com review and/or our eHarmony review.

Below, we have left our original Friendster.com review for your continued reading. The review received its last major update on March 8, 2014.

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Launched in 2006, Friendster.com is an incredibly fast-growing online social dating website focused on making it quick and simple to join a community of singles and meet new people. The site has members from 180 countries and is available in 25 languages—which means it’s truly a worldwide dating site. Friendster describes the site as “a community of interesting people locally and from all over the world, ready to share their experiences, interests, and friendship.” From the sign-up page to creating a profile, Friendster makes it easy to meet people.

You can chat, upload photos and videos, keep in touch with friends, meet new people and promote your life—all the things that you’d expect from a dating site. So, what makes Friendster stand out? Well, it is incredibly easy to use. The design is simple, easy to navigate, and makes the entire dating process enjoyable—from chatting, to searching for singles, to creating an attractive profile page. This site is very well designed, making it easy to navigate and enjoyable to use. Compared to many other dating sites with lots of ads and clutter, this site is simple and straightforward—allowing you to focus on what’s really important:meeting other singles. The thought and focus on detail put into the site makes it clear that the founders care about Friendster. There seems to be very little spam or fake profiles on the site.

The free basic service is actually quite extensive compared to many other free dating sites:you can send messages, search for members, upload photos and chat. The paid upgrade options simply give you enhanced features, like being listed at the top of search results. If you’re not sure whether you need the upgrades, don’t worry—just create a basic profile and spend time exploring the site; you can always upgrade later.

Friendster is so easy to use, it’s free and—best of all—it’s fun! Why not give it a try today?

Positives of Friendster

These are the best parts of Friendster.

• Completely free site
• Millions of users all around the world, increasing the chances that you can meet other interesting singles
• Ability to customize your profile as well as search the site’s groups and forums to find people who share your interests

Negatives of Friendster

These are the parts of Friendster which needs improvement.

• Because the site is free, there are banner ads and sponsorships on the pages

Friendster Free Membership

• Yes (unlimited)
• Included:
  • Create a profile (required)
    • Sign-up
      • Email address, first name, last name, create a password, date of birth, gender, country
      • Optional:
        • Upload a photo of yourself
        • Find other people you know by allowing Friendster to access your email address book, by importing your address book from a file, or by typing in friends’ email addresses
    • Profile
      • The Friendster profile has many options for customization—for your personal information as well as how your profile page looks. Following are sections of the profile:
        • Interested in dating, friends, etc; relationship status
        • State, city, zip, hometown
        • Occupation, companies you’ve worked at, and social/business affiliations
        • College or school information
        • What you enjoy doing, favorite books/movies/music/TV shows
        • Free-form description about yourself, and about who you want to meet
        • Customize your profile with decorative “skins,” or backgrounds
  • Upload videos (unlimited)
  • Upload photos (unlimited)
  • Games - more than 200 online games to choose from
• Not included:
  • Some games cannot be played for free

Friendster Costs

• Friendster.com is free to use. Additional features, such as the Friendster Gift Shop and select Friendster games, may require payment. However, all the core features of the website are free

Friendster Viewing & Communication Features

• Personal profile
• Post and view photos
• Post and view videos
• Ability to search & view other members’ profiles
• Send messages to other users
• Blogs – Create a blog to share your ideas and thoughts
• Forums – Discuss topics of interest
• Groups – Join a group based on topic of interest
• Gifts – By creating a “Friendster Wallet,” which requires uploading money after you’ve used the initial free “chips,” you can send gifts to other users
• Privacy and safety features
  • Block users if the are offensive or bother you
  • Choose who can view your profile, see your public photos, leave comments or send messages

Search For Members By

• Email address
• Name
• Keyword
• Groups and Forums
  • Browse two sections of the site—groups and forums—by a variety of categories (such as travel or hobbies); within the groups you can post messages on the discussion board and connect with other members of the group. This is a great opportunity to potentially meet other singles who are interested in the same things you are
• Friends of friends
  • You can search through friends of your friends. When viewing a friend’s profile, you can see their friends—and then you can simply click “add as a friend” and your request will be sent
• General search option
  • Use the search box in the upper right-hand corner of the site to search for someone’s name, or even to search for interests. For example, you could search for “country music,” or “surfing” to find other members who have listed these interests in their profile. You can also use the search option to search by location. When you search, you can filter your results by several attributes, including age, gender, country and profile type

Other Friendster Information

• While not designed specifically for online dating, Friendster is a general social networking website that can be used to meet new people

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