FriendFeed- beginning of the end?

August 10, 2009 by Colby · Comments
Filed under: Facebook, FriendFeed, Mircoblogging, Social Networking 

Today was a big day in the social media world; Facebook acquired FriendFeed.

Being a big fan of FriendFeed because it is a small network with a lot of scientists who use it for the fact that it is simple and not bloated with distracting features, this is concerning.  The employees are now at Facebook working apparently as R&D, to improve Facebooks microblogging functionality.

The fate of FriendFeed is now up in the air.  It seems likely that the community will dissolve in the near future.

On the plus side, Facebook may get a boost in features and more use from the science crowd.  I still only use it for keeping in touch with personal connections, but perhaps it is worth another look.  Time will tell.

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