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For the last several months, a large team of Googlers has been working on a secret project: a next-generation architecture for Google’s web search. It’s the first step in a process that will let us push the envelope on size, indexing speed, accuracy, comprehensiveness and other dimensions. The new infrastructure sits “under the hood” of Google’s search engine, which means that most users won’t notice a difference in search results. But web developers and power searchers might notice a few differences, so we’re opening up a web developer preview to collect feedback.
(see Google Webmaster Central)

Happy times for all the ex-Googlers around Paul Buchheit. After Facebook has integrated in their own system a Friendfeed-like feed couple of month ago, Facebook has finally aquired Friendfeed for approx. $50.000.000.

Take a look at all the happy guys after signing the papers for the deal.

That’s really bad if you are dependent on e-mails in just that moment. For example if you are using Google Mail in your company through Google Apps.

Ok, there are of course other disadvantages like e.g. privacy. :)