So, ultimately it looks like we can learn an interesting tidbit from this whole mini-debacle: if the Parakey co-founder is chipping in on something pertaining to friend request confirmation, that could be a cool peek into what’s to come from Facebook’s new buy.Well they’ve bought some of Mozilla’s brains anyway. Should provide some interesting competion to Google Gears. I wonder if this will mean there’s a chance the platform will open up?
BBC NEWS | Business | Social site Facebook buys Parakey
Social networking site Facebook has bought internet start-up, Parakey, run by two of the co-creators of the popular web browser, Mozilla Firefox.
Parakey is described as a platform that “bridges the gap between information on the web and the desktop”.
As part of the deal, which is for an undisclosed sum, Mozilla Firefox founders Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt will help to develop the Facebook site.
[EDIT: Just reading about a Facebook glitch and lo and behold, it’s Blake Ross who is doing the announcing:
A comment on the Mashable post Sunday night from Blake Ross, co-founder of recent Facebook acquisition Parakey, explained, “This is a bug that will be fixed soon. Trust me, we find this as annoying as you do,” Ross wrote.
So, ultimately it looks like we can learn an interesting tidbit from this whole mini-debacle: if the Parakey co-founder is chipping in on something pertaining to friend request confirmation, that could be a cool peek into what’s to come from Facebook’s new buy.
Very interesting… ]
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