In wake of the news of the FriendFeed acquisition by Facebook, we’re faced with the real possibility that FriendFeed.com will be shut down for good. According to the press release, “FriendFeed.com will continue to operate normally for the time being…” In other words, it’s only a matter of time before the site is gone for good. What is the FriendFeed community to do?
At one time, FriendFeed clones like Lifestream.fm and Socialthing! looked like promising alternatives, but neither of them offered the same rich and innovative features that FriendFeed does - the very features which made FriendFeed the standout service that it is today. However, there is one service that may have an opportunity to capitalize on the FriendFeed exodus: social media aggregator Streamy.
I’m wondering if the demise of FriendFeed might give rise to the next gen of RSS readers-aggregators. Streamy might have potential, but is still a service that we’d come to rely on.
