Quoth the Zuck: "This is not e-mail... We don't think that a modern messaging system is going to be e-mail." Source: http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/15/technology

Quoth the Zuck: "This is not e-mail... We don't think that a modern messaging system is going to be e-mail." Source: http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/15/technology/facebook_email/ http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/15/technology/facebook_email/ EDIT: Although reading further, it looks like they will be offering @facebook.com addresses.