▁Friend ster ▁also ▁received ▁$ 1 0   mill ion ▁in ▁fund ing ▁in ▁a ▁round ▁led ▁by ▁D AG ▁Vent ures , ▁and ▁Friend ster ▁announced ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁raised ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 2 0   mill ion ▁in ▁fund ing ▁in ▁a ▁round ▁led ▁by ▁ID G ▁Vent ures . ▁Prior ▁to ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁M OL ▁Global , ▁Friend ster ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁Kle iner ▁Per kins ▁C au field ▁& ▁By ers , ▁Ben chmark ▁Capital , ▁D AG ▁Vent ures , ▁ID G ▁Vent ures , ▁and ▁individual ▁invest ors . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recogn itions ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Friend ster ▁was ▁awarded ▁Key ▁Social ▁Network ing ▁Technology ▁Pat ent . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Friend ster ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Always On ▁Media ▁as ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Private ▁Company ▁Award ▁W inner . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Friend ster ▁became ▁a ▁Web ware ▁ 1 0 0 ▁winner . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁port ray al ▁by ▁The ▁On ion ▁News ▁Network ▁of ▁the ▁site ' s ▁discovery ▁as ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁re lic , ▁un touch ed ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Services ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Friend ster ▁announced ▁a ▁global ▁partners hip ▁with ▁M OL ▁Access Port