When Google does something new, or even if there are rumours of Google introducing something new, I get this weird mixture of goose pimples and butterflies in the stomach.  And those who know me know how addicted I am to all things Facebook. I would love for it to be an all encompassing application – in fact, I think Facebook should have its own unique browser where all my Facebook activities are being pinged on one tab, while I use the other tabs for various online activities (I would love to have an eBay account directly linked to Facebook and use either Google-based search from my profile or create a distinct search facility). I know, I know, I dream… 

But – I came across the following post: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/google-to-out-open-facebook-on-november-5/ .

Goose pimples, butterflies, anxiety – and then I came across the paragraph below:

"And that is a potentially killer strategy. Facebook has a platform to allow third parties to build applications on Facebook itself. But what Google may be planning is significantly more open - allowing third parties to both push and pull data, into and out of Google and non-Google applications."

Its hard enough being an SEO, but I wonder what sort of mutants these new APIs will create? I am sure, like most of what the Big G does, it will be interesting, and I totally understand where they are coming from, but it does worry me that pretty soon I will have to hire a whole team of application / widget designers to keep up with the market.

Nor is the above the only rumour about Google boosting their Social Media strategies: http://mashable.com/2007/09/23/google-earth-social-network/ - this reminds me of the August entry http://mashable.com/2007/08/21/unype-facebook-application/...

I am not a big fan of Orkut – compared to FB, I think it’s clumsy, too reminiscent of www.hi5.com … I mean, I totally agree with point 1: https://moz.rankious.com/_moz/blog/dear-google. I hope that the new applications (if the rumours are true) will be fun and engaging... although this would not ease the guilt I would feel if I migrated from Facebook... 

Well, it seems I should create an Orkut profile, just in case….