FriendFeed for the time being is not going anywhere. For the past week the lack of information has troubled and angered me, especially in regards to the termination date for the service. Now, almost a week on, the lack of information now gives me comfort. - Johnny

When ever you here about a take over of a car company or any business merger, the plans for both sides are well documented and everyone involved knows the road map ahead. So far, no one knows what will happen to friendfeed.com and I believe that is because either that hasn't been decided or there is no immediate plans to throw the switch. - Johnny

Facebook either doesn't want it or simply doesn't care. They got the talent and that is what they were after. FriendFeed posed no real threat to them and a great majority double fisted the sites anyway. So, since it is not an issue to them... it's not an issue to them. The site can continue to function as normal, with pace of updates and servicing slowing as time moves forwards... but it's not going away. - Johnny

It would be nice to get some form of notification but until told otherwise, it's business as usual. Even more so, if some form of monetization strategy is implemented, say with adds or even a premium subscription base, the FriendFeed service could not only continue long term but become a profitable venture. Now I'm not saying it's going to make Diddy-style dollars but Sanjya still eats well. - Johnny

Am I naive? Probably. Do I have any basis for my prediction? None other than rampant fanboy love.... but I tell you what... on the morning of December 25th, 2009, I plan to make my post wishing you all a Merry Christmas, toast the FriendFeed team and enjoy the day with my family and friends, digital or otherwise... - Johnny

Cough. http://www.louisgray.com/live... - Louis Gray

You know what? When I get home overstuffed from the annual family Christmas dinner, you can bet I'll get right back on FriendFeed. - Dennis Jernberg

Christmas?? Did I miss a few months somewhere? - Lindsay

Louis... I can never hope to drop science like you sir... but then again... I not only used the phrase 'Diddy-style Dollars' but threw in a 'double fisted' for good measure :P - Johnny

When it's Christmas, there's cold weather involved - I'm not a fan of that! - Drew

Lindsey, agreed, but what do they gain by not telling us that information if they know it? FriendFeed makes no money, no refunds need be paid and no customers are being hurt. In the cold hard truth, the team has cashed out and now have a bigger fish to fry. If they switch it off tomorrow, will you stop using Facebook because they now work there? No PR worries at all. It makes no sense for them to keep it quiet so, sense being the only thing I can go on, I must believe the information is not at hand. - Johnny

So, in other words... no ice bergs ahead at this stage. That means, crew of the good ship FriendFeed, I'm gonna keep pushing this site hard, promoting it and the community like I have a heater strapped to the front of the boat. - Johnny

Johnny, there is quite a bit of sense as to everyone keeping quiet about what is going to happen. Facebook have just bought themselves a competitive advantage and they are not about to give away that advantage by saying what it is that they will be doing now are they? - travispuk from iPhone

Other than releasing Facebook real-time search, buying FriendFeed and launching the Facebook Lite beta all withing 48 hours... yeah, they are keeping their cards close to their chest :P - Johnny

Yeah but all of the FB announcements not relating to FF were already complete with the FF team. Therefore you can only expect that the FF team will be working on some things that a VERY different. I also read that the FF team were actually being broken up an duferemt people were going to be in different areas at FB. - travispuk from iPhone

Patrick... we will :) - Johnny

... made it :) - Johnny from iPhone

Merry Christmas, JoWo. :) - Just your basic LB

I wasn't aware that FriendFeed was going to get closed down. I thought Friendfeed would continue on, but just owned by Facebook. - Colide81 (James)

Merry Christmas Johnny. - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

James, this was written in the wake of the sale... We didn't know anything :) - Johnny from iPhone

Yay! Happy FF Christmas, one and all! - WoH: Minding her Botts

Having a Merry Friendfeed Christmas! :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker

Merry Christmas, indeed! - Lindsay

So FriendFeed is safe then? - Colide81 (James)

Safe? It depends what you mean by safe...! They mostly come out at night....Mostly. - WoH: Minding her Botts

They used the logo you made! - Vezquex

More correctly, Johnny used the logo that they made. - Louis Gray