*shrug*  Livejournal uses MySQL just fine:

http://www.danga.com/words/2004_mysqlcon/mysql-slides.pdf

I dare say livejournal has more writes and is more real-time than friendster.

MySQL Cluster isn't a bad solution, just remember that you need
machines with LOTS of memory -- 'cause that's where all the data is
stored.

-Sheeri

On 12/6/05, JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi ALL,
>
>         We are planning to create a social software similar to friendster and 
> Im
> working on the requirements... I saw a site:
>
> http://philip.greenspun.com/teaching/6171/2003-fall/friendster
>
>         and for some reasons its telling me not to use MySQL, the initial
> infrastructure is a scale out hmmm starting with 4 data nodes cluster..
>
> tia,
>
>
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