Friendster hires ex-Googler as CEO, raises $20 million

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Tue, 08/05/2008 - 7:00am

It's long since passé in the U.S., but the social network is surging in Asia, so it's hired an exec familiar with the territory and raised money to help continue expanding.


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