Socializr, for planning events online
Socializr, a new San Francisco-based company that wants to help you plan events online, opens to the public today.
It is owned by Jonathan Abrams, the founder of the early social networking site, Friendster. When Friendster emerged four years ago, it was cutting-edge — creating enormous buzz in what is now a booming industry. Friendster badly fumbled its opportunity, though, losing its lead to MySpace and Facebook.
Now Abrams wants to make a comeback. We’ve just… Continue Reading
The woeful story of Friendster, and lessons
Gary Rivlin, of the New York Times, has just written the best overview yet of the terrific bungle of social networking company, Friendster.
Jonathan Abrams, founder of Friendster, had a great initial vision, and sparked the social networking revolution by allowing friends to hook up with others. The company had an amazing lead, and potential.
But when he took money from high-profile venture capitalists, he paid a high price: These mostly “50-year-old white guys” had their own… Continue Reading