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Blow up your browser! The Next Big Thing is the AfterWeb. Facebook made a monumental announcement Monday that seemed as though it was designed to one-up its supposed rival Twitter. But in fact, the real news is that Facebook, like so many others these days, is morphing away from a website, to something far more evolved...
...Early today, Facebook announced it was opening up the "stream" - the real-time feed of members' status updates, wall posts and such - to outside developers. Developers can now create new programs that mashup and remix those core data, making the information more useful and fun for members. For instance, say you were a developer, you could build "Facebook dials," as a way for members to dial in which Facebook friends they're interested in - bucketing for later perusal status updates and so forth from the key people in their life - and dial down the ones who aren't. (Read "Facebook...
...similarity to Facebook is no accident. Google profiles are the search giant's fiendishly clever attempt to turn your ego-surfing pain into their gain. By giving users a modicum of control over the results that appear on a search for their name, Google hopes to establish a social network beachhead and take on wildly popular sites like Facebook and MySpace. Facebook users who otherwise couldn't be bothered to set up a separate profile page on Google might find the idea appealing if it gives them some control over the Google search results for their name...
...Google profile lets you set up a personalized page on which you can include links to your blog, Twitter feed or company website, plus share online photos and link to your other profiles on sites such as Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn. There's room for a brief bio, along with a place to list your current interests, places you've lived and schools you've attended. There's also a space that asks you to list your "superpower," proof that the engineers at Google have a sense of humor. Or think they...
...Like Facebook, your Google profile doesn't display any private information unless you've explicitly added it. You can share info with friends and family and control who sees what. There's no Google profile feature that lets you "friend" another user - at least not yet. But there is a "Send a message" feature that lets anyone with a Google account e-mail you without revealing your e-mail address. Another feature called "My places" displays all the cities you've entered on your profile and your current location on a map. A Google map, of course...