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date: 2026-05-10T21:04:00.000Z
title: I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here’s What I’m Doing With It
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Mike Carson bought the domain and rights to Friendster and is planning a reboot. The catch: you can only become friends with someone by physically tapping phones together. Does this bring genuine interaction back to social networking, or will it be a gimmick that hinders meaningful growth? I guess time will tell, but I'm rooting for him.