I agree with this 100%. This is one of the best purchases in a long time in silicon valley....good win - Jason Stephens

What if they turn off FF.com though and integrate with FB :( - Mark

Leo, I've respected you for years, but I see no evidence that anybody has a clue what they're doing with this merger. I like Facebook; I like Friendfeed, but I like Friendfeed more and I see way more potential for downside in this deal, as a user, than I do upside. - S of 2C

still the begining, let see what wave will do - abdellah

But will it become a combined service? I doubt it. - JCunwired

Leo, the word 'Leadership' is exactly right. As Dave and Robert recently discussed, the most frustrating aspects of Twitter are the inconsistent business practices, seemingly arrogant attitude, and poor account management. I'm glad FriendBook stepped up. - Dan Patterson

My worry is that the public facing service that made Friendfeed so great will disappear... - Andrew Terry

Don't forget their also buying brains...there is some real talent at friendfeed - Jason Stephens

I want only to carry on going to Friendfeed.com. Don't want it to be built into Facebook - Mark

@jason remember tey qui Google, they will never stay at FB - abdellah

I am an instructor and just integrated Friendfeed into my classes for sharing, etc. The groups and privacy were the winner. I cannot see taking the same thing over to FB even if it had the functionality because of its rep. I liked having a professional social media, and a private one on FB for my friends. I am somewhat bummed. - TonyatMATC

I want my data. - Bwana ☠

I want Bwana's data, too. - Akiva

This could turn ugly if they close FF.com or make it a Facebook landing page - Mark

proves that smart ideas have a market. - michael sean wright

We go from an open community to a walled garden. This is supposed to be a good thing? - JCunwired

First interview is up on techcrunch http://ff.im/6pQ88 - Mark

There is potential for a good Facefeed product, but I'm betting that FF will be no more a year from now. - Jason Thompson

Only fact I have is Facebook's Terms of Service - Data export please - Bwana ☠

I'm leery of this... - Casey Petersen

GRRR! - Josh Haley

Read Arrington's interview, he says they bought the people and not the service - Mark

Me too. I thinking of writing a quick script to get everything out, quickly. - Roberto Bonini from iPhone

Arrington believes the service won't survive long term as it is - Mark

Why not keep FF up as a testing ground for new services/ideas before taking them to FB - TonyatMATC

hmmph - Mark

I like FF better. Probably will buy Facefeed stock if they ever go public :) - mahjongmi

Oh my, tell me you just made that name up and that it actually won't be called that. LOL - David Lovekamp

I like that name, created by Leo, LOL - mahjongmi

Anyone watch that British show "The IT Crowd"? The Friendface episode now has whole new meaning haha - Mike

For this week's TWiT, can we please have Scoble to talk about this? I think he's one of the most appropriate people to talk to. - Michel from iPhone

If Scoble is there, invite Louis Gray too. We need a realistic perspective. - JCunwired

Guys, if you think FF is going to stick around read the press release and look at how many non-Facebook websites Facebook runs. They bought the people and maybe the tech, but FF as an independent app is toast. - invariant

+invariant - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)

best comment ever Leo - Braden Douglass

This is facebooks chance to have a public facing component, and to not have to duplicate Friendfeed, it's a win. And what's this thing called Twitter? - Christian Burns from iPhone

Sounds more like FriendFace to me - Tom Talbott, Jr

Wishful thinking ... Does Google split with TM owners? Twitter with UGC? No - Scott Moskowitz from iPhone

i just told someone how much better ff is than fb!! now this? - Mike Pollock

Thank my lucky stars I listen to Leo...couldnt get the name I wanted on twitter so I got it on Friendfeed.......in two weeks we ll all be saying Ashton and twitter who? - Flex Fitness

DO NOT WANT FF intergrated with Facebook....period - Johann Diaz from Nambu

Couldn't agree with you more Leo. :) - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

Isnt that what they said about the Titanic? ;) - Rich White