I wouldn't put a last-minute play by the big G completely out of the picture yet, but from the rumor mill it appears that MS has won the bidding war for a stake in Facebook and the advertising leverage that buys them.

When I spoke with Mark Zuckerberg at the NYC Facebook developers meetup, he seemed completely confident in Facebook's future.

They're lean, profitable, and I'm pretty sure this is more about a partnership and establishing a high total valuation for the company than just about the money.

Hmm . . . interesting. We'll see.

Facebook (and any other clones) are so totally gay of social-networking places. I honestly don't get it. People generally don't have much authentic and original to say and do beyond few chit chat, and it is exactly the reason where Clipmarks shine when it allows you to go beyond that chit chat and follow up with your personal clips. I don't know what this all fuss about Facebook popularity etc but I find it boring and slow where as Clipmarks is fast paced and always happening regardless if the site is slow in generating new clips.