9. Global Competition: Unique Visitors
• We are currently the global leader but everyone is growing
• Orkut was above us in August
• Hi5 is gaining ground internationally
7,000
6,000 Friendster
Unique Visitors (000s)
5,000
Orkut
Friendster
4,000
MySpace
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Hi5
3,000
Orkut
Hi5
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• Profile
personalizaFon
• Music
• Groups
• Chat
(IM)
• Blogs
33. Friendster Q4 Product Roadmap
Add to existing
messages
1. New Features
1-to-many:
Enable Members Ability to select Discussion Groups
to Better multiple friends Boards
Communicate & -Public
-Public -Private
Interact
Ability to define -Private
subsets of friends
Instant Messaging
2. Improve UI
& Usability CSS cleanup
Header & Global Messaging Gallery UI Profile cleanup
Nav cleanup UI cleanup cleanup & extensibility
3. Better & More Photos: More & bigger
Dynamic
Content Blogs/ Link to Links to my Links to most
Blogs
RSS: mine favorites popular
4. Improve
Prospects Tour on Exposing parts of the Friendster
New User
Friendster.com site to non-registered users
Acquisition