Facebook Acquires FriendFeed

Several readers including carpenter37 let us know that FriendFeed has sold itself to Facebook. Nobody who knows is talking about the terms of the deal. Here is Facebook's announcement, and here is FriendFeed's, which elaborates: "As my mom explained to me, when two companies love each other very much, they form a structured investment vehicle." FriendFeed was founded in 2007 by four ex-Googlers, including Paul Buchheit — the engineer behind Gmail and the originator of Google's "Don't be evil" motto — and Bret Taylor, a former group product manager who launched Google Maps.

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Slashdot Poster Acquires Fiend Freed

[sexconker]

My new app will let you know whenever any of your fiends are freed from prison.

Keep tabs on your enemies and know when to fear for your life! Get alerts for end-of-sentence release, parole and work-release programs, prison transfers, breakouts, and death.

FiendFreed can mean the difference between life and death, and you'll never have to consider witness protection again!

Re:Slashdot Poster Acquires Fiend Freed

[value_added]

My new app will let you know whenever any of your fiends are freed from prison.

I'm in prison you insensitive clod!

Re:Slashdot Poster Acquires Fiend Freed

[SpottedKuh]

I know. Thanks, FiendFreed!

Re:That's funny...

[Brian Gordon]

Uh oh, "don't be evil" leaves just before the Google Wave launch?

And all of slashdot quivered in fear.

FriendFeed

[alienzed]

make a sandwhich, then make a friend, then give said sandwhich to said friend, et voila!

Next aquisition should be.....?

[Anonymous Coward]

A business plan. Yes, one that makes money.

Seems the only ones making money off these social sites seems to be hardware vendors and bandwidth sellers.

Re:Terms of the deal

[TaggartAleslayer]

An informative post, sir. Now I feel bad about using my mod points on random hooker jokes today.

Sold itself?

[cbraescu1]

Shame on them, for selling out. They should have become Open Source ;-)

Now seriously, is there any chance of writing the summary in a way that's not leftier than Stallman?

Re:full circle

[prockcore]

The fact that you list Google Reader as a "social networking site" tells me you are unclear on either google reader, or social networking.

Google Reader may have some social networking ability, but it's still primarily an rss aggregator.

Re:full circle

[Korbeau]

> How many social networking sites are we gonna go through before we settle on an open platform?

I'd say 60 or so. By that time we'll totally have lost our interests in so called "friends" and just go along our cyborg life.

Face[boook]Friend[Feed]

[tagno25]

So when will the newly designed FriendFace be bought by FaceFriend? Will I then be able to add Moss or Roy to my FaceFriend friend list?