FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

Facebook announced today that Skype will be integrated into Facebook for real-time video chat.

It will require only clicking a call button to connect to a friend. If the Skype App is not already downloaded, it will start-up in about a minute or less.

It is not clear if it will work yet on mobile phones.

The announcement also included improvements in Groups and in the layout -- on wide-screen monitors only-- of Friends available for Chat.

Underlying this announcement was an important statement of Facebook's vision of the future:

The most important trends they see are (in this order):

1- the integration of new Apps that will take advantage of the infrastucture and large community of users on Facebook

2- the roll-out of features to mobile tablets & smart-phones

3- Groups.

Also very interesting was the fact that the announcement was LIVE on full-screen streaming video. It looked great! It was almost like being there (except for the networking, and they did not use the new Skype feature to allow questions from the Internet in the Q&A).

SNL 1/29/2011 JESSE EISENBERG

SNL really up tonight. Jesse Eisenberg doing great. Most of the writing better than normal.

Can't tell which is which... the real Zuckerberg or the real Jesse. Both on SNL. Twins.

What restraint! Jesse & Mark together & a "Social Network Revolution" in Cairo and not one social network joke on SNL. (Well, maybe one, when Mubarek appeared on the "news.")


Some almost classics:

The early Science Show sketch was terrific up until the end, when it needed a real ending and just sort of wimped out.

The opening hit some of the necessary jokes but left out the opportunity to tell some bad-history jokes. A "JayWalking" segment would have been an appropriate way to highlight our Congresswoman's level of historical uncomprehension.


Some highlights:

The "Creepy" SNL Digital Short.

The Spa ... Remember... Pamper and refresh!

Mubarek was one of the best visitors to the news desk, ever.

The closing home-made "Penis Shriveler" commercial.



Jesse Eisenberg was very good (and in lots of sketches), and Nicki Minaj was the rare musical guest who aced a role in a sketch, as the booty favored Wife of Blackenstein.



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