we r having myffins here

that's way cool. when r u going to marry a HK chick to break into China?

Facebook's API over their network of data (and data of networks) is their strength. Known communities can be monestised as people self-select their interest areas and psychographically can be mapped into markets.

I didn't comment on the day, but I think that MS owns APIs, and less-so the formats (ref: OOXML)

Mebbe Facebook is more concerning with all the personal data wrapped up in their service (personal data being more than just date-of-birth -- friends, conversations etc)??

The VC/Startup stuff was the shiznit this year. Like getting $100,000 of free consulting.

http://www.on10.net/Blogs/nhodge/the-geek-stories-barcampsydney-tangler-and-cylo/

Second story in above link. It rocks.