"Wallflower at the Web Party" is a great read on how Friendster had the potential for shooting for the moon but stumbled here and there and ended up playing second fiddle. Sad but educational.
DannyHSDad -- an Asian-American -- looking at technology based on both US/UK and Japanese news articles. Working as software engineer in the US for 17 years (and counting) and 3 years in Japan -- and even several business trips to France.