MEDIA RELEASE PR36359
Friendster Partners With Intelius to Power Global Friendster User and People Search
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Intelius Makes Discovering Over 115 Million Friendster Profiles
and Beyond Even Easier
Friendster, Inc., a top global web site based on traffic, announced today
that it has selected Intelius Inc., a leading icommerce company that empowers
consumers and businesses with information to make intelligent decisions about
safety and security, to power all user searches on Friendster.com and people
searches originating on Friendster.com. This is the first time Friendster has
worked with a search partner to enrich the user experience around finding and
connecting people. The relationship officially launches today at The Lobby,
an invite-only conference for media, business and technology leaders held on
the Big Island of Hawaii.
The new user search, powered by Intelius, will be available to all
Friendster users globally in the coming weeks. Once deployed, users can
access it at the top of every page on Friendster. Users can also access it
From either location, users can search for people they know by name, email,
geographic location, college, school, interest, keyword (on a user's
profile), or any combination of search criteria.
Intelius will also provide the Friendster user community access to
information synthesized from more than 250 billion data points, allowing
members to search and locate almost anyone they know even if they're not a
Friendster user. The Intelius network represents the most advanced and
comprehensive people search engine on the Internet, as it links billions of
online and offline records from public databases, professional databases,
social networking profiles and other sources to instantly categorize and
connect people.
"We're excited to work with Intelius on this important feature as it will
bring a more robust and comprehensive search experience to our community. It
allows over 115 million Friendster users to find and connect with one
another, and our users can even find people from across the web," said Aaron
Barnes, VP of sales and business development at Friendster.
"Combining the Intelius technology with Friendster's massive user base
will ensure Friendster users can easily find people they're looking for
around the world and get the relevant information they need to stay
connected," said Jaideep Singh, general manager of the search business unit
at Intelius. "Our comprehensive people search solution is a natural fit for a
global leader in social networking like Friendster."
About Friendster
With more than 115 million members worldwide, Friendster is a leading
global online social network. Friendster is focused on helping people stay in
touch with friends and discover new people and things that are important to
them. Friendster is one of the best sites that allow people to meaningfully
participate with others in exciting and fun ways. Friendster prides itself in
delivering an easy-to-use, friendly and interactive environment where users
m.friendster.com from any Internetready mobile device. Friendster has a
growing portfolio of patents granted to the company on social networking,
with more expected over the next several months. Headquartered in Mountain
View, California, Friendster is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,
Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, IDG Ventures and individual investors. For
About Intelius
Intelius is a leading information commerce company providing businesses
and consumers with information to empower the decision-making process for
peace of mind and security. Customers worldwide use Intelius' information to
reconnect and protect their loved ones, businesses and assets. Intelius'
services include background checks, people search services, comprehensive
employment screening services and an award-winning identity theft prevention
product, IDProtect. Intelius is one of the top 100 most trafficked sites on
the Internet, according to comScore/Media Metrix. For more about Intelius
Source: Friendster, Inc.
CONTACT: Jeff Roberto of Friendster,
+1-650-237-1411,
press@friendster.com; or
Melissa Korb of Intelius,
+1-425-974-6146,
mkorb@intelius.com
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