COMPANY

Social networking website founded 2002 by Jonathan Abrams. Acquired by Malaysian firm MOL Global in 2009 for about $39M. Sold its patent portfolio to Facebook in 2010 for $40M including cash and intangibles.

Official Website:
http://www.friendster.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
(subsidiary)

Corporate headquarters:
Mountain View, CA

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Scott Sassa	Business	2-Feb-1959		Former President of NBC

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Doerr	Business	29-Jun-1951		Silicon Valley venture capitalist
Jeffrey G. Katz	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Orbitz, 2000-04
Timothy Koogle	Business	5-Jul-1951		CEO of Yahoo, 1995-2001

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Scott Sassa	Business	2-Feb-1959		Former President of NBC

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peter Thiel	Business	11-Oct-1967		Co-Founder of PayPal

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