FriendFeed's new features undoubtedly make the site more engaging and interactive (for better and worse), though a few key elements have been lost along the way.

Facebook said it will acquire FriendFeed today in what reports peg at a price of $50 million, pulling in a team of high-profile early Google engineers, in what could be a concerted bid to one-up ...

FriendFeed's real time is a constant flow of information that comes in as soon as the service can get it to you. On Facebook, you get a little reminder to refresh the stream when there are updates.

FriendFeed isn't exactly a novelty, Iminta, which we looked at recently, Plaxo's Pulse network and others all do roughly the same thing. Even Facebook seems to taking the so-called lifestreaming ...

Basically, FriendFeed has been coasting on a lot of hype and not a lot of mainstream recognition, and it's not a bit surprising that it would be seeking an exit at this point. Facebook acquired it ...

Facebook acquired Friendfeed today, lighting up the Twittersphere, where reactions ranged from giddiness to despair at the presumed loss of a favored service. The reasons for the acquisition are ...

For those of you moving on to FriendFeed’s greener pastures, here are 13 essential tools for an organized, “noise”-free experience.

In an effort to personalize the site, FriendFeed has added a new feature dubbed “Rooms.” Similar to Reddit’s personal Reddit feature, or Flickr Groups, Rooms are designed to act as a filter ...

FriendFeed is not a lifestream aggregator anymore (at least to me and hundreds of others), it is the perfect platform for sharing and discussing content with groups focused on a specific topic. It ...

FriendFeed will shut down on April 9. Until then, FriendFeed users can view posts, messages, and photos. New users signups are no longer being accepted.

Certainly FriendFeed wins (by a small margin) on usability and scope, but it’s still yet another service in a sea of similar startups. Then there’s the why behind wanting a feed of content ...

But FriendFeed, while it may steal some mind share, is not killing anything -- nor is that its goal. Written by Jennifer Leggio, ContributorJune 25, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. PT ...