More info at GigaOM.

More info at GigaOM.

Not only that, they’re going to be allowing search engines to index it!

Here’s the details:

Check out your Public Search Listing

Now people can search for this listing from Facebook’s Welcome page. In a few weeks, it may also be found through search engines like Google.

You can control whether you have a public search listing, and where it appears, from your Search Privacy page.

Read more…

Since your search privacy settings are set to “Everyone,” you now have a public search listing. This means that friends who aren’t yet on Facebook will be able to search for you by name from our Welcome page. Public Search Listings may only include names and profile pictures.

In a few weeks, these public search listings can be found by search engines like Google. No privacy rules are changing; anyone who discovers your public search listing must register and log in to contact you via Facebook.

Not only that, they’re going to be allowing search engines to index it!

Here’s the details:

Check out your Public Search Listing

Now people can search for this listing from Facebook’s Welcome page. In a few weeks, it may also be found through search engines like Google.

You can control whether you have a public search listing, and where it appears, from your Search Privacy page.

Read more…

Since your search privacy settings are set to “Everyone,” you now have a public search listing. This means that friends who aren’t yet on Facebook will be able to search for you by name from our Welcome page. Public Search Listings may only include names and profile pictures.

In a few weeks, these public search listings can be found by search engines like Google. No privacy rules are changing; anyone who discovers your public search listing must register and log in to contact you via Facebook.

@Glen – Heh, not a bad idea but I wouldn’t want to sneak anything

@Shortshire – Do you use it yourself? Friend me up so I can see it in action

@Nathan – I think someone will build something in for the live outloud types

@Nathania – A couple of people found me through mutual contacts but I think it is not as easy as it could be even if you know who you are looking for.

@Thiru – I might have to look up orkut when I have time

@Glen – Heh, not a bad idea but I wouldn’t want to sneak anything

@Shortshire – Do you use it yourself? Friend me up so I can see it in action

@Nathan – I think someone will build something in for the live outloud types

@Nathania – A couple of people found me through mutual contacts but I think it is not as easy as it could be even if you know who you are looking for.

@Thiru – I might have to look up orkut when I have time

There were two things I “discovered” that were fun.
1. Finding old college friends – way better than MySpace
2. The iLike music quiz.

I think the discoverability factor for Facebook is deepening relationships with your established network. You can learn cool things about people you already know.

Which is not something you get from Digg or StumbleUpon.

There were two things I “discovered” that were fun.
1. Finding old college friends – way better than MySpace
2. The iLike music quiz.

I think the discoverability factor for Facebook is deepening relationships with your established network. You can learn cool things about people you already know.

Which is not something you get from Digg or StumbleUpon.

Global/local community. Facebook another brick in the wall?
The network walls between local communities in facebook make it a digital sandbox thats fundamentally walled off. For instance, I couldn’t learn from anyone outside the DC region right now.

Sure privacy settings are important, but not all our data needs to be private. I just don’t want nefarious folks knowing my contact info (addy, phone, email). Otherwise, I really don’t care. Clearly folks are willing to give up some of the privacy constraints of Facebook. Look at myspace. Look at blogs. In fact, Plaxo launched recently to consolidate your social networking life (the new buzz word is “life stream”) It has variable settings in terms of privacy. There is no reason why Facebook can’t do the same… And my guess is that things will move in that direction. If I want to live my life outloud, digitally and otherwise, why can’t I???

Global/local community. Facebook another brick in the wall?
The network walls between local communities in facebook make it a digital sandbox thats fundamentally walled off. For instance, I couldn’t learn from anyone outside the DC region right now.

Sure privacy settings are important, but not all our data needs to be private. I just don’t want nefarious folks knowing my contact info (addy, phone, email). Otherwise, I really don’t care. Clearly folks are willing to give up some of the privacy constraints of Facebook. Look at myspace. Look at blogs. In fact, Plaxo launched recently to consolidate your social networking life (the new buzz word is “life stream”) It has variable settings in terms of privacy. There is no reason why Facebook can’t do the same… And my guess is that things will move in that direction. If I want to live my life outloud, digitally and otherwise, why can’t I???

Not trying to strike a match here – unless it’s to shed a little light! That’s a real question, and I’d love if someone could explain the difference… preferably in point form, and in words of one syllable.

Not trying to strike a match here – unless it’s to shed a little light! That’s a real question, and I’d love if someone could explain the difference… preferably in point form, and in words of one syllable.