Friendster.

"Give me comment derh.."

"Add me worhz!"

"Your are my best friend!(with glitter effects)"

"FASTEST , DUN WAN SEE LIAO !!! ADD ME !!! ADD ME LAH !!! PLS LAH !!! HEHE !0!! THANK YOU ADD ME LAH !!! I'M HAPPY U ADD ME !!! WAITTING FOR YOU !!!! ^^ LOL !!
GOT FREE ADD ME COMMENT!!
THXxx...^^V"

Have you ever seen similar messages before? Yes, you did(I answered the question for you). Messages like these appear everywhere in friendster.com, a place where friends can connect, share images, tell others about their lives, etc, etc, etc.

But it is also a place where people strive to be "popular"; a person with many "friends" and comments/testimonials. They think that having many so-called friends will make them seem popular, but I disagree. People add them just because they are pretty(very pretty), and they have a "private profile". Which means that the guys will have to add them just to see their faces(over and over again).


Which leads me to another problem.

"Thanks for the add" is a popular exchange-sentence. They will say this when someone adds them, and so, the owner of the profile will say: Thanks for the add. Apart from the major English language error the question has, the sentence is a sign of desperation.


Adding other profiles is just a way to increase the number of "friends" they have in friendster. As there is a limit to the number of friends they have, they also make..

MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS!


Yes, people who have thousands of friends make multiple account for themselves. Good job! Now there are more galleries for me to view your photos! When I read their comments, all I see are Birthday greetings and "Care for intro" messages from guys. For the girls, they will say: "Friends forever". I disagree with the "friends forever" theory, this is because, everyone will die eventually.


There is also a much-abused system in friendster. And it is the bulletin board. Yes, it is full of spam and useless chain -bulletins; bulletins that is supposed to be "re-posted" again and again and again. I always avoid such areas in friendster.


I am not saying that friendster is bad or anything. It is just that many people abuse the system and thus making friendster a much littered place. If only everyone stick to the concept of design, then friendster would be an excellent place for everyone to "hang out".

Yeah.