Facebook and MySpace are trying to turn themselves into application platforms (how else will they monetize their audience?). Google is pushing OpenSocial to compete with it. But no matter what features they offer their users, they user still orbits the site.

Scot Hacker talks of BuddyPress changing the game, turning “social networks” from destination websites, to features you’ll find on every website. And the “social network” is the internet, with all those sites sharing information meaningfully.

Some might say this is little more than overgrown XFN, but Tris Hussey thinks Ning is on the ropes and Facebook should be worried.

At least the design shows all the right stuff.

Alpha Liberal reminds me that Bush somehow gets his head around the following:

“the jury is still out on evolution”

and

“the bird flu virus could evolve to a form that can be spread easily from human to human”

eh, I’ll take any excuse to point to Michelle Leeds’ photo and bash Bush’s stupidity.

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