CONTRA COSTA TIMES — Two years ago, there was Friendster. At the beginning of the year came Catster for cats and Dogster for dogs. Now there's Elfster — to link elves with elves? Sort of. Computer programmer Peter Imburg of Oakland created the Web site to organize high-tech Secret Santa gift exchanges.
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Mark Brooks: It's amazing the breadth of spin-offs and copycats Friendster has inspired. Tired of Friendster? Try http://www.fiendster.com.  fyi… http://www.everyonesconnected.com was one of the few precursors to Friendster and part of Jonathan's (Founder) inspiration set.