> But i have to say unless Google/Yahoo/Facebook/Twitter support this it will whitehr and die. Why? It might not become ubiquitous if they big players don't su

> But i have to say unless Google/Yahoo/Facebook/Twitter support this it will whitehr and die. Why? It might not become ubiquitous if they big players don't support it, but it could become the alternative that all the other sites use and makes their lives easier. I don't see a network effect here that means only one method will win and all the others lose.