I’m waiting for Facebook chat to become enabled in my profile, which gives me some time to think about what exactly I’m waiting for here. And, honestly, instead of being excited about a new feature, I feel kinda dumb.
The thing is, Facebook chat is not new in any sense of the word; it’s just trying to convert you and pull you away from other similar services - Twitter, instant messaging - by leveraging the fact that Facebook has a lot of users. It’s happening all the time: services often offer the same set of features in a slightly different package, but the real progress is nowhere to be seen.
Chat is actually a really good example. In the last couple of…
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