Friendster granted key social networking patent

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Found on: arstechnica.com

Friendster, the once high-flying social network, has recently found its wings clipped by money problems and long load times. Though the site was once hailed as the "next big thing" on the Internet, the crown was quickly passed to MySpace instead (recently gobbled up by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.). Friendster hasn't had any such luck, despite putting themselves up for sale, but they have received some recent good news: more venture capital is coming, and a key patent application has been approved.