Friendster Gets New CEO, $20 Million In Funding

Friendster is a social network that almost never gets mentioned in the same breath as MySpace and Facebook.  Googlers living in Australia are also a little distance away from what's seen as the mainstream.  Add these two things together, though - and toss in $20 million - and you have an intriguing development.

Major Internet Companies Agree On China Code Of Conduct

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have announced they are close to completing a voluntary code of conduct for doing business in China and other countries that censor the Internet. Details of the code of conduct have not yet been made public but Senator Dick Durbin (D-Il) was supportive of the companies' progress. "We must ensure that American companies operating in repressive regimes protect fundamental human rights," Durbin…

Google Street View Expands To Australia, Japan

It's a teensy bit ironic that the first overseas launch of Google's Street View related to the Tour de France.  Street View now appears to be holding a speed trial of its own, you see, with images of Australia, Japan, and over 30 American cities getting released yesterday evening.