The social networking site Friendster (www.friendster.com) announced on December 9 that the search engine Eurekster (www.eurekster.com), which is powered by community and social networking technologies, will provide Internet search and navigation services on Friendster networks in eight countries. Friendster Search will show results that are ranked based on the preferences of Friendster members and their friends.
In addition to search capabilities, the new functionality informs Friendster users of new content on the Web, including the most recent destinations visited by friends in their network. Friendster Search also displays commercial and non-commercial results from Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) and Overture (www.overture.com).