Meebo.com adds support for MySpace and Facebook chat services

Web-based chat company Meebo has announced that it now supports MySpace and Facebook's instant-messaging services. That adds to a lineup that already includes Google Talk, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and ICQ.

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Facebook to let other sites access platform code

Webware.com is reporting that Facebook making its platform architecture available as a model for other social sites.

Facebook has announced that the architecture for its developer platform will be made available to other social-networking sites, potentially rendering moot the criticism that its strategy is too "closed"--and potentially dealing a huge blow to Google's yet-to-launch OpenSocial initiative.

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Facebook sorry for Beacon slip-ups, offers full opt-out

from Ars Technica by jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)

Facebook didn't handle Beacon's launch or criticism very well, CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits. The company has now added controls that block Beacon from reporting their activities, which has some, but not all, satisfied.

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