var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084899\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1425332\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1425332-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1425332\">Loias calls you out if you can't RTFA</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084899\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:40:23-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:40 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084899);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084899');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Rock the Consumerist voting! \"I deeply hate this\" currently has ~80% of the votes.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084899, 'Loias calls you out if you can\\'t RTFA')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084904\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=6536\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-6536-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=6536\">Rectilinear Propagation</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084904\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:45:22-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084904);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084904');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><b>I deeply hate this.</b></p><p>Never has a Consumerist poll option so accurately described my opinion on the topic.</p><p>Given Facebook's position on privacy there is no way in Hell I'd ever use it for my regular e-mail. Next thing you know it's insta-friending every e-mail address in every message that you send or receive.</p><p>I don't get wanting to make Gmail social either. Couldn't they at least put that in Google Wave? Seems like it would make more sense there.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084904, 'Rectilinear Propagation')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20084994\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=74864\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-74864-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=74864\">MercuryPDX</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084994\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:34:53-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:34 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084994);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084994');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><i>I don't get wanting to make Gmail social either. Couldn't they at least put that in Google Wave? Seems like it would make more sense there.</i></p><p>I think they did, which is why no one is using it. ;)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084994, 'MercuryPDX')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084905\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=68766\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=68766\">MMD</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084905\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:46:45-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:46 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084905);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084905');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I use a Yahoo account and they've added status updates and a chat function to their email in recent months. I have no interest in either, and there's no way to turn them off...at least not that I can see.  Even though I'm supposed to be set to \"invisible\" on the chat, I still occasionally get porny spam chat messages.  All of this has had me starting to transition over to a Gmail account.  I hope their version of the changes have an opt-out!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084905, 'MMD')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->										<div class=\"num-replies\">4 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085011\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=48863\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-48863-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=48863\">dohtem</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085011\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:51:06-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:51 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085011);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085011');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Yahoo Mail has become an abomination.  There should be an option to turn everything off except mail.  I just want mail.  It's too social-y now.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085011, 'dohtem')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20085038\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1314487\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1314487-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1314487\">DangerMouth </a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085038\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T18:16:25-05:00\">February  8, 2010  6:16 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085038);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085038');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I finally left yahoo mail after nearly 10 years. The crap they laoded with it made it almost unusable, I was getting so many time-out messages. feh.</p><p>I went to inbox.com, it's simple and quick. </p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085038, 'DangerMouth ')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20085286\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=389492\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-389492-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=389492\">catastrophegirl chooses not to fly</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085286\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T23:36:36-05:00\">February  8, 2010 11:36 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085286);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085286');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>i would leave yahoo mail [which wasn't primary anyway] but they won't let me back in to clear it out until i provide them with additional personal information. nope, not worth it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085286, 'catastrophegirl chooses not to fly')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084913\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=312976\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-312976-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=312976\">Gateau</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084913\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:50:33-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:50 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084913);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084913');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>You get the porn IM requests on Yahoo and I get the guys looking for porn IM requests on Yahoo.</p><p>I guess this is the 2010 version of 'you've got your peanut butter in my chocolate\".</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084913, 'Gateau')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20084909\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1172862\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1172862-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1172862\">You Can Call Me Al(isa)</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084909\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:49:39-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:49 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084909);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084909');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>AIM has been trying to do it as well with their \"Lifestream.\"</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084909, 'You Can Call Me Al(isa)')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084910\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=185525\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-185525-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=185525\">whogots</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084910\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:49:40-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:49 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084910);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084910');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>No no no no no no no no no no no.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084910, 'whogots')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084912\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1136679\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1136679\">duxup</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084912\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:50:28-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:50 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084912);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084912');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>An E-mail interface is something that I like to remain fairly consistent and intuitive.  Facebook frequently redesigns their site's layout leaving me to hunt for menus and options that I used to find easily...  Facebook mail does not sound like anything I would want.  </p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084912, 'duxup')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084915\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=857746\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-857746-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=857746\">Vanilla5</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084915\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:51:18-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:51 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084915);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084915');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I use all social media independently for their intended use. Facebook has way too much shit on it for me to want to use it like Gmail. I mean Facebook messages are fine for what they are but I certainly hope that FB isn't trying to make it be more \"professional\" or what have you. I'd never use Facebook messages for anything outside of the social realm (get-togethers/other events/very casual communication). Gmail and GChat are used for more concrete communication, when needed. I use Twitter all the time but not for anything remotely important. </p><p>I really wish Facebook would go back to the way it was when you needed an email address that ended in .edu to be a member. If I get smacked with a pillow or asked to plow somebody's field one more time...</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084915, 'Vanilla5')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->											<div class=\"num-replies\">5 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085843\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=6536\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-6536-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=6536\">Rectilinear Propagation</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085843\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-09T11:11:14-05:00\">February  9, 2010 11:11 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085843);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085843');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><i>If I get smacked with a pillow or asked to plow somebody's field one more time.</i></p><p>You can block all messages that come from those apps. I you hover over it you should see an edit options link show up to the right. Select the option to block Farmville updates (or whatever app).</p><p>Of course they just changed stuff again so you might have to go someplace in Settings to shut those off now.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085843, 'Rectilinear Propagation')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085332\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=507439\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=507439\">AuntieMaim</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085332\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-09T02:47:44-05:00\">February  9, 2010  2:47 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085332);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085332');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Yeah, I actively discourage people from messaging me on Facebook.  I have a work e-mail and a personal e-mail; I don't need another one.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085332, 'AuntieMaim')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085053\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=81426\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=81426\">47ka</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085053\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T18:28:57-05:00\">February  8, 2010  6:28 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085053);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085053');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Hey, didn't you read Antigone?</p><p>Creon - \"There are places enough for him to push his plow\" (Sophocles 426).</p><p>They're not asking you to till soil, they're asking you to .</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085053, '47ka')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084944\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1172862\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1172862-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1172862\">You Can Call Me Al(isa)</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084944\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:05:09-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:05 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084944);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084944');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>You can block certain people and applications from sending notifications/app invites to you. I, too, got sick of the Farmville messages, so I blocked it! Now I only get my Mafia Wars notifications *don't judge* ;-)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084944, 'You Can Call Me Al(isa)')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20084930\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=394262\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-394262-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=394262\">antisane</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084930\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:57:52-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:57 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084930);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084930');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Could you fertilize my field for me? </p><p>*ducks*<br /></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084930, 'antisane')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084916\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1525062\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1525062-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1525062\">NarcolepticGirl</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084916\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:51:55-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:51 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084916);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084916');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Okay. Why can't Google leave all the social crap to Google Wave?<br />Gmail already has a chat function which is social enough.<br /></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084916, 'NarcolepticGirl')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084926\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1366465\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1366465-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1366465\">Rocket</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084926\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T16:57:14-05:00\">February  8, 2010  4:57 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084926);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084926');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I use Gmail for my e-mail.  I use Thunderbird (or the Mail app on my iPod Touch) to get my messages.  I don't care if Gmail adds a 'social\" part to at, as I won't ever see or use it.  As for Facebook email, I really don't understand the point in doing this.  Don't you need an existing e-mail address to sign-in to Facebook?  Why would you want another e-mail if you already have one?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084926, 'Rocket')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084937\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=315381\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-315381-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=315381\">metsarethe...</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084937\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:02:11-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:02 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084937);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084937');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Finkle is Einhorn, Einhorn is Finkle!!!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084937, 'metsarethe...')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20084945\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1172862\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1172862-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1172862\">You Can Call Me Al(isa)</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084945\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:06:11-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:06 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084945);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084945');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>haha!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084945, 'You Can Call Me Al(isa)')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->     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title=\"2010-02-08T17:03:45-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:03 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084941);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084941');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>This does absolutely nothing for me.  </p><p>However, I will say that an @facebook.com account would be good for some people, like my in-laws in their mid-60s. They are just getting the hang of \"the facebooks\", and it is actually a good way for them to interact on \"the internets\" (I did have to tell them to \"NEVER\" click on anything in the right-hand column).  For them, having a true portal with email, photos, video, and social-nonsense would work.  I think.</p><p>I will continue to stick with my Yahoo mail and flickr, thank you.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084941, 'hosehead')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084948\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=469349\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-469349-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=469349\">admiral_stabbin</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084948\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:07:27-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:07 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084948);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084948');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Sad to see the two biggest tech. innovators of the 21st century have already begun to give up and turn to each other for their innovations.</p><p>Oh, and where was the voting option for me to say, \"F*** Twitter!\". I'm not entirely sure why I despise Twitter so much, but I'm simply not self important enough to use it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084948, 'admiral_stabbin')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20085250\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=3320\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-3320-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=3320\">Danj3ris</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085250\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T22:38:36-05:00\">February  8, 2010 10:38 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085250);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085250');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I suggest to you a Twitter alternative: actually living life instead of narrating it.</p><p>Oh okay, I'll throw in something like twitter, but strangely nowhere near as hatred-inducing.<br /><a href=\"http://txt.io/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://txt.io/</a></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085250, 'Danj3ris')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084953\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1531173\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1531173\">V</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084953\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:09:50-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:09 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084953);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084953');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Tweetdeck and others already do this.  On tweetdeck you can have your twitter accounts & lists & facebook, linkedin & myspace accounts open on one page seperated in columns so you do not have to sign in to all accounts all the time. The one thing you do not have access to on tweetdeck is your email account(s).  So it actually would be a cool thing to have if you have your email open all the time anyway. I have gmail already and if someone sends me a message or comments on facebook it sends an email saying this & I can reply to the comment or message from within gmail already so I do not really see any difference except now it might be easier to access it?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084953, 'V')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084959\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=428567\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-428567-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=428567\">zlionsfan</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084959\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:15:03-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084959);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084959');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>The way Facebook has been devolving recently, a year after they launch Facebook Mail, one of two things will be true: either you'll only be able to send message by pasting together ads that contain the words you want to use, or they'll limit each message to 255 characters and call it a \"feature\".</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084959, 'zlionsfan')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084967\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=13251\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-13251-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=13251\">Starfury</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084967\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:19:51-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:19 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084967);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084967');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Facebook is about 95% waste of time.  As for Gmail: I don't like it and I use Yahoo for my primary e-mail account.  Overall it's pretty dumb.</p><p>I'm surprised that Twitter wasn't mentioned in this post somewhere.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084967, 'Starfury')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20085139\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1525062\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1525062-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1525062\">NarcolepticGirl</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085139\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T19:52:11-05:00\">February  8, 2010  7:52 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085139);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085139');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>lol</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085139, 'NarcolepticGirl')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084973\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1259272\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1259272-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1259272\">doctor 7</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084973\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:23:29-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:23 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084973);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084973');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I wouldn't trust Facebook to make anything incredibly worthwhile and useful. The sheer amount of stuff I have to forcibly block in order to get Facebook to show me what I want to see is mind-boggling. </p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084973, 'doctor 7')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20085024\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=782863\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-782863-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=782863\">PsiCop</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085024\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T18:00:40-05:00\">February  8, 2010  6:00 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085024);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085024');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>In order to avoid \"chat spam\" and other assorted Facebook crap, I've cut off access to all 3rd party applications and will never again allow one access to my profile. Yes, that means I don't play Mafia Wars or Farmville and never will ... however, I think <a href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2009/11/06/zynga-scamville-mark-pinkus-faceboo/\" rel=\"nofollow\">I have very good reason to avoid them</a> (as does everyone).</p><p>It also means that, as my FB friends' accounts send out automatic notices from those 3rd party applications, I've had to click the \"Hide\" option for each, the first time it shows up, and prevent it from showing up in my feed.</p><p>The latest trend I've seen is for notices from some of the games to come in from (apparently) unrelated 3rd party applications. For instance, I've gotten \"Farmville\" notices from the \"Birthday Cards\" application. These apps might be run by the same company so they \"share\" each other's services ... but I don't care. I hide each one anyway.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085024, 'PsiCop')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084975\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=488150\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=488150\">grapedog</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084975\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:24:00-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:24 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084975);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084975');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>like someone else said, i already log into facebook with an e-mail address...  what's wrong with the one I already use?  hmm, maybe I can have all idiotic facebok spam automatically sent to my craptastic new facebook email account.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084975, 'grapedog')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20084983\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=614388\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-614388-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=614388\">TheWillow</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20084983\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:26:58-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:26 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20084983);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20084983');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I have a friend who works at one of these companies and his assessment was: Fbook mail will be exactly as successful as Google Wave.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20084983, 'TheWillow')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085000\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=782863\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-782863-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=782863\">PsiCop</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085000\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T17:38:17-05:00\">February  8, 2010  5:38 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085000);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085000');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Enough already with every technology company trying to be every other technology company.</p><p>Haven't any of these outfits realized that -- sometimes -- the attraction of something is its distinctiveness? People go to Facebook because it's Facebook. People go to Gmail because it's Gmail.</p><p>Besides, haven't tech companies already learned that you can't always be all things to all people? Web portals popped up by the dozen, and some of them were even successful for a while (e.g. <a href=\"http://www.answers.com/topic/excite-1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Excite</a>) ... but they all eventually met their demise.</p><p>The bandwagoning has gotten ridiculous, and it needs to stop, fercryinoutloud.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085000, 'PsiCop')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085028\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=233963\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-233963-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=233963\">microcars</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085028\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T18:08:40-05:00\">February  8, 2010  6:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085028);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085028');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Facebook is the new AOL<br />take THAT Facebook!</p><p>that being said, I have a friend who always \"emails\" me from \"Facebook\" instead of using his Gmail account for some reason.  Bugs the crap out of me.<br />I have to go to Facebook to reply to him.</p><p>well, maybe not anymore.  I will just email him a reply instead.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085028, 'microcars')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085036\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1529453\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1529453-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1529453\">ChungkingXpress</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085036\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T18:13:51-05:00\">February  8, 2010  6:13 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085036);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085036');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Awesome, I was the 666th vote for \"I deeply hate this\"...</p><p>The oldest email account that I still actively use is 11 years old, much longer than the lifespan of any social networking site thus far, I don't foresee facebook email ever reaching that kind of longevity...</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085036, 'ChungkingXpress')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085103\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1250719\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1250719-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1250719\">bitsnbytes</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085103\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T19:15:43-05:00\">February  8, 2010  7:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085103);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085103');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Isn't the appeal of Facebook messaging supposed to be its isolation from spammers?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085103, 'bitsnbytes')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085146\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1523089\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1523089-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1523089\">legalguy</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085146\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T19:58:28-05:00\">February  8, 2010  7:58 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085146);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085146');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Facebook sucks anyway - unless you are in the target age group, that is. I'll keep my GMail but I also will NOT do a Google social thing. I socialize in person. It's lots more fun!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085146, 'legalguy')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085202\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=53212\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-53212-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=53212\">2 replies</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085202\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T21:08:33-05:00\">February  8, 2010  9:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085202);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085202');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I don't see why people are freaking out about this (ie \"I deeply hate this\").</p><p>Both are fine with me. I wish there were \"Meh\" or \"Cool beans\" voting options.<br />I mean, I've already got my main gmail account aggregating five or six email addresses. I just hope that FB would allow POP or IMAP access to the face-mail (or allow users to set up automatic forwarding).</p><p>As for a more social gmail,... Gmail has had chat for a while now. Longer than Facebook has had it. And Google already had Orkut for over half a decade. And they've had Blogger for even longer!<br />It's about time they integrate them all into their hit app (Gmail), like they did with documents and search.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085202, '2 replies')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085247\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=3320\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-3320-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=3320\">Danj3ris</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085247\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-08T22:32:31-05:00\">February  8, 2010 10:32 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085247);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085247');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Gmail killer.. right. I deeply hate this. For my upcoming birthday I'm quitting Facebook.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085247, 'Danj3ris')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085391\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=19674\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=19674\">soldstatic</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085391\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-09T08:37:03-05:00\">February  9, 2010  8:37 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085391);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085391');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Hmm I highly doubt this will ever fly for facebook. So many companies block facebook on all levels because of it's drain on productivity. The gmail thing will work, might not be the most awesome thing ever but it'll at least work. The facebook email thing. I doubt it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085391, 'soldstatic')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-20085407\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\">        <img src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1502841-100x100.png\"             width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" />            </a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">brandnewhistory    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20085407\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-09T08:54:02-05:00\">February  9, 2010  8:54 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20085407);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20085407');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Can't wait until they implement the news feed publishing based on e-mails sent, by default.  Without anyone’s knowledge.</p><p>\"John Doe just sent an awkward e-mail to ex-wife Jane Doe\"<br />---- 14 Comments ---- 26 People Like This ----</p><p>Then, cue the ads on FB for divorce attorneys.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20085407, 'brandnewhistory')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-20086799\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1525062\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1525062-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1525062\">NarcolepticGirl</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2010/02/google-wants-to-be-facebook-facebook-wants-to-be-gmail.html#comment-20086799\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2010-02-09T16:20:23-05:00\">February  9, 2010  4:20 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(20086799);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=20086799');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><a href=\"http://lifehacker.com/5467841/google-buzz-explained\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://lifehacker.com/5467841/google-buzz-explained</a></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(20086799, 'NarcolepticGirl')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>");