FriendFinder

FriendFinder is another popular dating website that was founded by Andrew Conru in 1996. Based out of Boca Raton, Florida, FriendFinder’s parent company (Various, Inc.) was purchased by the Penthouse Media Group in 2007. Although the FriendFinder website is the company’s flagship product, it also owns Cams.com and Adult FriendFinder. Much like similar sites, FriendFinder helps users not only find a date but also build strong friendships. The user community currently consists of over 1,500,000 active members. The site caters to an international crowd with language options in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Tagalog. FriendFinder also provides additional options to its users, including various chat rooms that are location based or focused on a specific mood or theme. The FriendFinder Network also includes the French FriendFinder, Jewish FriendFinder, Italian FriendFinder, Amigos, Senior Friend Finder, Big Church and Korean FriendFinder networks.

The Look of FriendFinder

The FriendFinder website takes on a very fun, upbeat appearance with a bright orange color scheme and color images depicting its user community. The site encourages a lighthearted approach to meeting people online.  Users can search directly from the FriendFinder homepage or browse a list of location based categories that focus on specific U.S. states as well as countries all over the world. The chat room area allows users to chat based on geographic region (which is depicted with a color coded map of the United States).  Topical rooms are also available with playful names like the hot tub, club house and screening room.

The FriendFinder Community

FriendFinder does not restrict membership to a specific demographic. Although networks that fall within the FriendFinder network may vary by location, religion and other criteria, the FriendFinder website does not. Users of all ages (as long as they are over 18 years of age) can join up and participate in chats, browse for other singles and watch videos posted by other FriendFinder users.

FriendFinder Features

FriendFinder provides users with a number of different engaging activities. Users can join a text based chat in the chat room area. The site also provides video media uploads so users can send a personal message out to any singles who might be interested in meeting them. The magazine area encourages users to share content and comment on pieces submitted by other users on FriendFinder.