One hour after Google did a public launch of , Facebook launched . The simultaneous launch is not a coincidence -- the two competing services are battling for mindshare as they strive to be the ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Shortly after Facebook banned Google’s Friend Connect, the ...

Google has launched a preview version of Friend Connect which allows non-technical website owners to add a range of social networking features.. Mussie Shore, a product manager at Google, wrote on the ...