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So far, that's pretty much it. I've used the wall widget to put up a glorified guest book, and I have hopes that Google will pull their heads out of their rear and offer me updates to the sites I've joined either in my GProfile or reader. We'll see... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

To me, FB Connect is really about a social experience connecting to your FB social network and allowing you to comment and bring those conversations within the site and also onto your FB profile. Google Friend Connect just allows others to connect to you and to others on the site, but does not leverage your existing social network. Basically it's like having a chat within your site, so you don't have to implement one. But yes, it does look like MyBlogLog. - Alvin

Yes, it looks like - Bibi

I've been wondering that exact same thing...where's the value to the blogger who implements it? Is it just new and shiny? - Sarah Perez

I wish it were. It has none of MyBlogLog's coolest features -- like any of them. I'm experimenting with it at SmallBusiness.com (thanks Steve, for being the first person to join) and all it is now is: 1. A thing you can join. 2. A guest book commenting thing. MyBlogLog at least has the display of registered members who merely show up. However, what MyBlogLog also has is a Brand that sounds like its something that only bloggers would use. Another thing Friend Connect is supposed to have is OpenSpace gadgets. - Rex Hammock

For now, both FriendConnect and Facebook Connect are just new and shiny. However, in the near future we will probably start seeing new features in these widgets that take advantage of the network. - Rob Diana

I thought the same thing too, which is why I haven't installed either - Sally Church

Do these products negate things like Disqus and Intense Debate? - Kenley Neufeld

Stay tuned .... with the Twitter connection upcoming, it'll be far from a clone. - Charlie Anzman

Kenley: I can't see GFC (or MyBlogLog, for that matter) really directly impacting distributed commenting systems all that much. This is because GFC et al share the same fundamental weakness: the inconvenience of having to individually join each site you wish to participate in. With Disqus/Backtype/etc, however, you have one commenter profile which follows you wherever you go within the community. If a site implements Disqus, bingo, you're already on board. [...] - Derrick Burns

The only thing that's missing, in terms of establishing site-relevant user communities, is to take that existing distributed discussion infrastructure and building a tracking and display front end for it, such that a site admin would be able to display currently-active users, most-active users, etc, and allow the users to interact with one anothers' profile data in the same way that GFC does. - Derrick Burns

Good comments Derrick; thank you. I wonder if distributed commenting systems might move in the direction of allowing users to interact with each other. At least those who create an account with one of those services.Should be interesting to see how this all develops, but Google is clearly the elephant in the room and has been for a while. - Kenley Neufeld

Kenley: Google as the elephant in the room: There's some catchy artwork in there, I just know it. But you're absolutely right. Which leads me to speculate on how long it will be before the big G scoops up Intense Debate or one of its competitors and turns it into an integrated community-in-a-box system. - Derrick Burns

Gregory: *laugh* As long as the music in question is not ABBA. - Derrick Burns

Steve, you're so right! :) - Smeerch

Thank you ! I couldn´t get my head around why those Google widgets were such a big deal. Actually would make my blog even worse because intensedebate requires another login (for the time being). Btw, what´s that open source alternative to FB and GF Connect I think somebody mentioned here ? - Thomas Bøhm

I think so! - Luca Filigheddu from twhirl

It does. I just signed up because it seemed to be going around. I figure I will test it out for a few months and see how it goes. - Stephan Miller from Posty

Not really, MyBlogLog is different in the fact that it has a dedicated website for everything. With Google Connect you build the community with your site. - Mathew™ one of a kind

I joined a number of sites last evening after seeing links posted here. Then I clicked on a few people in the widget on the sites, and found more blogs to link to. So, I would say it can only help blogs to reach more prospective readers, even if one ends up grabbing the RSS feed. - Ian May

FriendConnect also provides full OpenSocial support and API to developers. FriendConnect is a development tool more than it is a set of widgets. - Jesse Stay

That's what I said. And yet people are still using it. Google branding seems to be all it has going for it. I can't find any functionality pros though. - Tamar Weinberg

8/10 cats found it more effective than a tin foil hat... - WorldofHiglet

Meloncollie... - Johnny Worthington

"You win this round, Charles Xavier, but I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!" - Steven Perez

it aint St Pattys Day yet ,... - johnpiercy

I am so gonna kill you in your sleep, you don't even know... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Tonight we dine in Hell! - Kevin Bondelli

Stay on target....stay on target - Anthony K. Valley ©

I iz ready for da powderpuffs game now! - Mattie Kenny

FOOTBALL!! - Johnny Worthington

haha, great comments everyone! - Nicholas Kreidberg

uh Sourpuss, hello? - Josh Haley

I use a different version of this photo for some of my profile pictures! http://franksworld.com/blog... - AJ Kohn

هدی تقریبا اندازه همین کوچولوئست حالا یکذره کمتر یا بیشتر - Vahid۹Online

هدي يا ندا ؟؟ :)) - mhmazidi

یکم کمتره اسمایله اذیت کردن هدی:دی - nastaran

حالا من دیگه نخواستم بگم، گفم شاید تو این مدتی که ندیدمش بزرگتر شده باشه :)) - Vahid۹Online

رو نوشت به اخرین پست وبلاگم ! - αida®

ای بابا ببین ما نبودیم چیا که نگفتن:دی نخیرم من خیلی بزرگتر شدم - hoda

یعنی اندازه پائینیه؟ - Vahid۹Online

لایک می‌کنم بچه رو! - ناباور

مموشی تو گلا چکار می کنی!! - دوشیزه شین

اين عكسو دارم. ولي خيلي زيباست.مرسي :) - mhmazidi

این شبیه آواتار کسی نیست ؟!! - YAAK

مزیدی: یعنی دیگه عکس موش نذارم - mahmoud

@محمود جان: اين كه موش نيستش كه همستره :)) بعدشم هرچقدر من چشمم به جمال اين مه‌پيكران روشن بشه بازم كمه :) - mhmazidi

:)) تو دلم گفتم الان دکتر میاد میگه این موش نیست همستره - دوشیزه شین

ببخشید، همستر - mahmoud

كتايون جان. من همستري هستم در بين اين همه گل :)) من اون كوشولوهه هستم اون گلا هم بچه‌هاي فرندفيدن :)) دخملم هستم :)))))))))) - mhmazidi

البته لازم به ذکر است که دکتر امیدوارست که عمرمان مانند گل نباشد - A.J.

دکتر مزیدی دختره؟ وای به چشام دارم شک می کنم - دوشیزه شین

من مزيدي نيستم كه من گاو مزيدي ...اااا ببخشيد همستر مزيدي هستم. مااااااااااااااااا :))))))))))) - mhmazidi

چرا عکسای همستر دربارش خیلی بحث میشه؟ - mahmoud

یکی از اولین چیزایی که توی وردپرس یاد گرفتم معنی همستر بود قبلا نمیدونستم :))) - Ayyoob

همینجا واسا الان میام - رضا.ب

e?????????? خودتون بودین تا بحال؟ من چرا فکر کردم این یک حدیث دیگه است پس؟ خوشحال شده بودم که معروفم تازه واردها هم می‌دونند من از نارنجی خوشم میاد. آخه فکر میکردم شناسه‌اتون ی چیز دیگه بود واسه همین به آدرس زیرش دقت نکرده بودم :) - Vahid۹Online

وایییییییی خرس پاندای نازنین چقدر شیرین کاری بلده - Viva Vida

:)))) - Amir Beitollahi

چقد زشته این جونور :)))))))))) - Ayyoob

Funtastic indeed! :) - AJ Batac

I love it. awesome! - Charles

pew pew pew! - Carmen

seriously, they could make an amazing war movie out of these guys - Zee.

@zee right on! Will it be the folks at Pixar or Walt Disney for this one? heh - Jonathan Kong

rofl - Duncan Riley

Once you pop, you can't stop... - Jemm

:))))))) - saeedeh

ha, ha!! good funny! - Susan Beebe

:-D - Lee G.

hahahaa - Rachael Depp

HAaaaaaaaaaaaahhahahahha! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

:)) - Picolo

Best way to start your day, wih a good laugh. Thanks. - David Z

Absolutely my pleasure, David. :) Have a good day! - Mona Nomura

ahahahahaha! - Imabug

Good One :) - bijou from twhirl

cute. - Admiral Anika

LOL - AJ Batac

ouch - Susan Beebe

Any sort of change is good. Nickels, Quarters, even pennies. - R. Alexander Spoerer

Oops, we are like John McCain, only ideas we exchange - Taban Khajehnassiri

this will never get old. know that. - Admiral Anika

I went to Emory (aka Coca Cola University) and a construction crew brought a Pepsi machine on campus. School threatened to pull the contract. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

And the construction crew was never seen again. - Mark Wilson

Looks more like he's on crack. -

HA HA HA HA! JMS FTW! - josh neff, geek at large

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+1 JMS - Mark Wilson

lol - Jay

That reminded me of this pic: http://beta.friendfeed.com/e... - Jemm

Good way to dig my out-of-job situation hehe 9/ - ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,

Double cute. - Russellreno

Those 2 looks so sweet! - Nia

anna wins again ;) - mjc

Very cute :-) - winckel

"I can haz be Jedi too, Anakin?" - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane

LOL @Slippy Lane :) - Anna Haro

Wonderful photo! - Kol Tregaskes

Stick with me kid and I'll take ya places you've never been before! - Susan Beebe

Looks like a scene from Star Wars? - Mike Reynolds

lol, expand the comments, Mike ;-) - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane

I've been a telecommuter for years. - Jason Wehmhoener

I would love to see employers suggest that their employees work from home one day a week. If we cut down the commuting traffic by 20% it would be a beautiful thing for everyone (and their great grandchildren). - Brian Jarvis

As a full-time telecommuter, I'd recommend that you still find time to get in the office on average of at least once a week. There's a LOT to be said for the focus that having other people around that are committed to the same general cause as you are. There's also something about "face time" that demands your focus and can't be replicated with telework without some kind of shared location. - Ben Madsen