Yes. Google has had a company wide task force of engineers since 2007 called the 'data liberation front.' http://www.dataliberation.org/ http://www.datalibera

Yes. Google has had a company wide task force of engineers since 2007 called the 'data liberation front.' http://www.dataliberation.org/ http://www.dataliberation.org/ I think they have the muscle to take facebook's crown when it comes to the more personal, friends and family side of social networking. I also trust them to take my rights and my privacy seriously. A lot more seriously than facebook does at any rate. Best case scenario: they nail the UX, and bring in a little of the awesomeness of wave while they're at it. Good luck to them.