If I may just share, hundreds of students here in our place are creating their Friendster accounts. And most of the time – the common problem is the account verification. Usually, these people just jump into signing up and writing a non-existing email address, just so they can have a “friendster”.

Well, you have to understand that some users are actually first timers or still unaware of the correct procedure. So, I listed here some of the frequent errors they usually encounter while signing up, and some pages of yahoo and friendster,  that I noticed needs modification. I hope someday yahoo and friendster can do something about this, to make signing up a bit user-friendly.

1. The first is the friendster account verification.

Users usually ignore this procedure. Why? Because most of them don’t really know how to verify their account and that the e-mail address they have entered doesn’t really exist. And, the fact that even without verifying, they can still continue using their account and use other services except sending messages. But, the ingenuity of Filipinos still prevail , they just use testimonials in sending messages. So, if you notice some friendster accounts have lots of private conversations on their testimonial portion.

1. Next one is the Yahoo signing up procedure.

When you ask ordinary Filipinos, what is their e-mail address, the automatic answer is something with @yahoo.com.

Signing up using the yahoo.com is easier.

But others prefer using the one at yahoo messenger.

But the problem is the zip code, even if you know your zip code you can’t use your real usual 4-digit number, because it requires 5. So, I guess that need modification for yahoo.

Another thing is the friendster lay-outs, I think the suggested layouts at the customize page section is just a waste of space. Because, the truth is most accounts don’t use them!

Hence, I suggest that it is time for friendster and yahoo to update them.