Malaysian company MOL buys Friendster. In other news, Friendster still exists.
Don't check your calendar, it is actually 2009, and we have some news about ... Friendster? Founded way, way back in 2001 (before Facebook was even a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg's eye), Friendster was one of the original social networks. It was outpaced by competitors like MySpace and Facebook, though, and didn't show up in the public consciousness as anything but a punchline for years. Well, now ...





