Before I left I was asked to work on several Facebook app competitors using OpenSocial -- supposedly because of "executive pressure" that was, then, based on th

Before I left I was asked to work on several Facebook app competitors using OpenSocial -- supposedly because of "executive pressure" that was, then, based on the positive buzz around Facebook apps. I was disappointed to be so directly experiencing the Silicon Valley echo chamber. But, they've been wanting to use Gmail as the center of everyone's social network for awhile. I guess this is the first step.